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Beazley Launches Breach Response Services for Non-U.S. Policyholders

Dec 9 2015 // Beazley has introduced a suite of breach preparedness services tailored to the needs of policyholders outside the U.S. The insurer has partnered with privacy specialist lawyers DAC Beachcroft; IT security specialists CGI...

UK Insurers Ready to Aid Recovery from Storm Desmond ABI Assures Policyholders

Dec 7 2015 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin reassuring homeowners and businesses hit by Storm Desmond that insurers “are doing everything possible to help them recover.” The ABI listed some...

Texas Mutual Distributes $3M in Early Qualifier Dividends

Dec 1 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has paid more than $3 million in early qualifier dividends to approximately 4,000 newer workers’ compensation insurance policyholder owners across the state. This payout is the final...

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Shedding More Policies

Nov 30 2015 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon reported that three insurance companies new to Louisiana are participating in the latest round of depopulation of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Citizens is the state’s property...

GEICO 1st Auto Insurer in N.Y. to Offer Digital ID Cards for Policyholders

Nov 18 2015 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that GEICO has become the first insurer in New York State to complete the certification process through the Department of Motor Vehicles to allow customers to begin using electronic...

The Price of Price Optimization in Insurance

Nov 17 2015 // The use of price optimization in insurance pricing is drawing increased attention and could be the next big industry battle. Or it could not be. Consumer groups and a growing contingent of states are labeling the practice...

CAMICO Broadens Protection for Continuously Renewing CPA Policyholders

Nov 4 2015 // CAMICO, a nationwide CPA-directed program of insurance and risk management for the accounting profession, has broadened protection for potential professional liability insurance claims known to policyholders who...

Shortchanged Sandy Victims Get More Flood Insurance Cash After Claims Review

Oct 29 2015 // Many people who complained a federal insurance program shortchanged them after Superstorm Sandy swamped their homes are getting some validation three years later in the form of cash. A Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Delaware Bans Price Optimization in Insurance Pricing

Oct 19 2015 // Delaware has issued a bulletin prohibiting the use of price optimization in insurance pricing. The Delaware Department of Insurance said in its Bulletin No. 78 on Oct. 1 that “while price optimization has no...

Citizens’ CEO Updates Board on Water Loss Issue, Depopulation Program

Oct 19 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s top executive warned the company’s Board of Governors Sept. 30 that water loss claims will continue to hamper efforts to reduce rates for many Florida...

Delaware Bans Use of Price Optimization in Insurance Pricing

Oct 6 2015 // Delaware has issued a bulletin prohibiting the use of price optimization in insurance pricing. The Delaware Department of Insurance said in its Bulletin No. 78 on Oct. 1 that “while price optimization has no...

Rhode Island Addresses Price Optimization

Oct 5 2015 // Rhode Island’s Insurance Division issued a bulletin on Sept. 18 for personal lines property/casualty insurers in the state that effectively prohibits the use of non-risk related features of price optimization. Rhode...

FEMA, HUD Grant Relief to Sandy Victims

Oct 5 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sept. 15 announced an official 30-day deadline extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who are considering requesting Superstorm Sandy-related...

Citizens’ CEO Updates Board on ‘Critical’ Water Loss Issue, Depopulation Program

Oct 1 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s top executive warned the company’s Board of Governors Wednesday that water loss claims will continue to hamper efforts to reduce rates for many Florida...

NAS Introduces CyberNET Support for Cyber Liability Policyholders

Sep 29 2015 // NAS Insurance has launched “NAS CyberNET Support,” a customer support product which includes 24/7 phone support and a range of cyber risk management resources. NAS CyberNET Support is a full suite of...

Rhode Island Directs Insurers Using Price Optimization to Submit Revised Filings

Sep 23 2015 // Rhode Island’s Insurance Division issued a bulletin on Sept. 18 advising that any personal lines property/casualty insurer that uses price optimization to rate policies in Rhode Island should submit revised filings...

Construction Defect Analysis for Occurrence and Manifestation Occurrence Form Policies

Sep 21 2015 // The commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the standard insurance policy used for construction liability risks. Because of this, a question often arises as to whether or not the policy that’s in force when the...

Citizens’ 2016 Rates Approved With Minor Adjustments

Sep 21 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the rates...

FEMA Extends Deadline for Requesting Sandy Claims Review to Oct. 15

Sep 16 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a 30-day deadline extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who are considering requesting Superstorm Sandy-related payment reviews. The...

Florida Approves Citizens’ 2016 Rates With Minor Adjustments

Sep 9 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the...