Latest Policyholder Headlines
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Florida Regulators Approve Rate Increase for Citizens Policyholders
Sep 19 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved a 6.4 percent overall rate increase for 2017 for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. homeowners’ multiperil policyholders across the state. According to Citizens, the...
Oregon’s SAIF Announces $140M in Dividends to Workers’ Comp Policyholders
Sep 15 2016 // The Oregon SAIF board of directors has decided to give workers’ compensation policyholders two dividends this year totaling $140 million. One dividend is based on premium, and the another is tied to safety...
National Flood Insurance Program Claim Filing Deadline Extended in Louisiana
Sep 13 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an extension for Louisiana National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders affected by August’s severe storms and flooding to file proof-of-loss...
California Commissioner Approves Rate Reductions on State Farm Commercial Policies
Sep 6 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved rate reductions for several State Farm commercial policies that he said will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for tens of thousands of small businesses,...
Ohio Mutual Offering Distracted Driving Prevention Device to Policyholders
Sep 2 2016 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group plans to offer its policyholders distracted driving technology from Cellcontrol to help reduce distracted driving claims. Cellcontrol is a combination hardware device and software. A toll booth...
California Commissioner Approves Rate Reductions on State Farm Commercial Policies
Aug 24 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved rate reductions for several State Farm commercial policies that he said will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for tens of thousands of small businesses,...
Flood Claims Mount; FEMA Extends Insurance Renewal Period for Some in Louisiana
Aug 23 2016 // Due to the damage and displacement caused by recent flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended to 120 days the grace period to renew flood insurance policies in certain Louisiana parishes. The...
Louisiana Issues Post-Flooding Emergency Insurance Rule
Aug 19 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued an emergency rule allowing greater protection and flexibility for insurance policyholders impacted by recent flooding. The emergency rule gives flood-affected...
American Integrity Insurance Launches Umbrella Coverage for Florida Homeowners
Aug 19 2016 // Tampa-based American Integrity Insurance Co., a Florida property insurance company, has launched a new umbrella policy for Florida consumers and property insurance policyholders. The new coverage offers up to $5 million in...
CastlePoint National Conserved by California Regulator to Protect Policyholders
Aug 8 2016 // CastlePoint National Insurance Co., the sole remaining carrier member of the Tower Group, was placed into conservation in late July by order of the San Francisco Superior Court to protect policyholders and injured workers...
Retention Strategy with Millennial Policyholders
Aug 8 2016 // Within the last decade, the global business marketplace as a whole has undergone several facelifts when it comes to the comprehensive sales process. Perhaps the most noticeable change within this spectrum is the hefty...
CastlePoint National Conserved by California Regulator to Protect Policyholders
Jul 29 2016 // CastlePoint National Insurance Co., the sole remaining carrier member of the Tower Group, was placed into conservation on Thursday by order of the San Francisco Superior Court to protect policyholders and injured workers...
BHSI Offers Cyber Liability Cover in New Zealand; Marshall to Lead Product Line
Jul 28 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced that it has introduced cyber liability insurance in New Zealand and appointed Ian Marshall to lead the product line locally as senior underwriter, Executive &...
What to Know About Liability and Legal Costs for Apps
Jul 25 2016 // The purchase and use of smartphones, tablets, wearable computers and other mobile computing devices (MCDs) connected to the internet have experienced staggering growth in the past several years. Soon after the Apple App...
Illinois Moves to Shut Down Health Insurance Co-Op
Jul 25 2016 // Illinois insurance regulators are seeking the rehabilitation of a failing health insurance co-op that the department previously attempted to rescue. Anne Melissa Dowling, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of...
BHSI Launches Cyber Liability Cover in Australia; Osgood Leads Product Line
Jul 21 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced it has introduced cyber liability insurance in Australia and named Emma Osgood as head of Cyber Liability in the region. BHSI is focusing on the...
Berkshire Hathaway Purchasing New York Medical Liability Insurer
Jul 18 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary National Indemnity Co. is acquiring Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co. of New York for an undisclosed price. The deal comes as the insurer completes its conversation from a mutual company...
Selling Medical Insurance to Brazil Travelers – An Expert Offers Advice
Jul 18 2016 // How should an agent or broker approach selling travel medical insurance to those heading to Brazil? The answer is simple: know what potential dangers they face, provide them with the information to reduce their risk, and...
UK Auto Insurance Policyholders Embrace Telematics to Get Lower Premiums
Jul 18 2016 // Demonstrating a growing intolerance of mobile phone use at the wheel, a survey of 1314* motor insurance policyholders in the UK found that consumers want to be rewarded with lower premiums for not using their smartphones...
5 Principles for Successfully Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims
Jul 11 2016 // Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When they do, the impacts to...
