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Louisiana Bill Would Ban Insurance Cancellations Due to Chinese Drywall
Apr 23 2010 // A prohibition against insurance companies dropping coverage for homes or businesses that contain corrosive, Chinese-made drywall has advanced in the Louisiana Senate. The bill by Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie, would bar...
Florida CEOs Urge ‘Cost Driver’ Reforms as Legislature Nears End
Apr 21 2010 // The Florida-Based Property Insurers CEO Group, representing 21 carriers, held a media conference today to discuss legislation to address the problems in the state’s property insurance market. The group downplayed the...
Bank Style Regulations Would Raise Insurance Costs, Analyst Says
Apr 21 2010 // Bank style regulation on property/casualty insurers would lead to significant policy error, says a leading insurance industry econmist. “Bank style regulation would needlessly raise insurance costs for hundreds of...
Property, Agricultural Damage Not Major Concern from Volcanic Ash
Apr 20 2010 // While some of the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland has fallen to the earth’s surface, property and agricultural damage is not expected to be a concern, according to a catastrophe risk...
Some Red Flags in Residential Arsons Fly Before the Fire
Apr 19 2010 // Financial stress is the No. 1 reason residential dwellings are intentionally torched, but proving the act of arson is not that easy. In fact, Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics for 2007 show only around 6 percent...
Lockton: Soft Market Pricing Continues to Benefit Insurance Buyers
Apr 19 2010 // Commercial insurance buyers continue to benefit from lower prices and steady or increasing insurance capacity in property/casualty markets, reports the nation’s largest insurance broker. In its newly published...
How Agency Helps Preserve Historic Homes, Business Districts
Apr 16 2010 // While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts theaters. His haunts...
Correction: Crump Group No. 1 Overall Wholesaler
Apr 16 2010 // The original story on the acquisition of Colemont Brokers by AmWINS Group identified the post-merger AmWINS as the largest wholesale broker. But this is only true when considering property/casualty premiums...
P/C Industry’s Net Income Up $25B in 2009; Combined Ratio Improves
Apr 15 2010 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus (or statutory net worth) increased by 5.8 percent in 2009, while private P/C...
Italy’s Mt. Vesuvius Ranked as Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano
Apr 15 2010 // A major eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius could result in 8,000 fatalities, 13,000 serious injuries and total economic losses of more than $24 billion, says a new study. According to the Willis Research Network...
AmWINS CEO DeCarlo on Colemont Merger, Texas and Going Global
Apr 14 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lyndon Property Insurance Co.
Apr 8 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of St. Louis, Mo.-based Lyndon Property Insurance Company (Lyndon Property). The outlook for both...
Traditional Property Policies Can Leave Green Buildings Exposed
Apr 8 2010 // With the U.S. Green Building Council forecasting growth in the green building market to double between now and 2013, agents and brokers can expect to see increasing client demand for green insurance coverage. Because...
Federal Judge in New Orleans Awards $2.6M in Chinese Drywall Case
Apr 8 2010 // A federal judge in New Orleans has awarded seven plaintiffs from Virginia more than $2.6 million in a consolidated case involving damage to the plaintiff’s homes as a result of the installation of substandard drywall...
Property Firm Purchases Infamous AIG Party Hotel
Apr 7 2010 // Washington Holdings, a private real estate company, said Tuesday it bought the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, which became infamous after American International Group Inc executives spent lavishly there weeks after a...
Louisiana Bills Would Ban Insurance Cancellations from Drywall
Apr 5 2010 // Two bills that would prohibit property insurance companies from canceling policies or raising rates on homeowners who make damage claims stemming from corrosive Chinese drywall were proposed in Louisiana in advance of the...
When a House Is a Home… and a Museum
Apr 5 2010 // How One Insurance Agency Is Helping to Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus hangs out in historic homes,...
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Apr 5 2010 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named David Zona senior vice president of product management in commercial insurance. He will be responsible for setting direction and priorities for various...
When a House Is a Home… and a Museum
Apr 5 2010 // How One Insurance Agency Is Helping Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes,...
IMA of Texas Hires Bailey as VP – Benefits, Property and Casualty
Apr 2 2010 // IMA of Texas Inc., a retail insurance broker and risk management firm, announced that Kyle A. Bailey joined the company as a vice president for employee benefits and property and casualty insurance. Bailey has more than 12...
