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Military Insurer USAA Restricts New Business in Florida

Apr 13 2007 // Effective immediately, military personnel insurer USAA said it will “significantly restrict” the number of new homeowner, fire, and renter insurance policies it sells in Florida. USAA will only sell new...

USAA Defends Its Katrina Response Against Comments by Miss. AG Hood

Feb 1 2007 // In response to a recent pending settlement involving State Farm Insurance, certain victims of Hurricane Katrina and the State of Mississippi, USAA or United Services Automobile Association, came forward to define what it...

J.D. Power: Homeowners Want Carriers to Offer Identity Theft

Oct 30 2006 // More than 40 percent of consumers would like their homeowners insurance carrier to offer coverage for identity theft, according to a study released by J.D. Power and Associates. The 2006 Homeowners Insurance Study reported...

Public Hearings Set for Nationwide, USAA Rate Filings in Fla.

Sep 15 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has scheduled public hearings for Sept. 19 and 26 on rate filings submitted by Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida, United Services Automobile Association, USAA...

Retired General, Former USAA Chairman Dies at Age 86

Aug 29 2006 // Retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. McDermott, a former chairman of San Antonio, Texas-based insurance giant USAA and of the San Antonio Spurs, died Aug. 28, a family friend said. McDermott, 86, died at Brooke Army Medical Center...

USAA Seeks 40% Homeowners Rate Hike in Fla.

Aug 14 2006 // USAA Casualty, which primarily insures military personnel and their families, has asked the state to increase its homeowner and condominium premiums by an average of 40 percent. The company made the request last Friday to...

Calif. Approves USAA’s 8 Percent Auto Rate Reduction, Insurers Not Surprised

Aug 10 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that he intends to approve an average 8 percent decrease in premium rates for policyholders of United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a move that the...

Judge Denies California Insurers’ Lawsuit to Stop Auto Rate Regs

Aug 10 2006 // A Sacramento Superior Court judge has decided to reject the insurance industry’s request for an injunction against auto insurance rate regulation reforms in California, but the legal challenges will not end...

USAA Insurance Seeks Approval for 22 Percent Rate Decrease

Aug 4 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has issued a statement announcing his intention to review and consider approval of an average 22 percent decrease in homeowners insurance rates for policyholders of United...

“Well Heeled” consumers rank USAA, Chubb, American Family

Jun 5 2006 // USAA significantly outperformed its rivals in the property and casualty insurance category, according to a new Luxury Customer Experience Index survey (LCEI) from the New York-based Luxury Insti-tute, an independent...

“Well Heeled” consumers rank USAA, Chubb, American Family

Jun 5 2006 // USAA significantly outperformed its rivals in the property and casualty insurance category, according to a new Luxury Customer Experience Index survey (LCEI) from the New York-based Luxury Insti-tute, an independent...

High Net Worth Consumers Rank USAA, Chubb, and American Family Top Three P/C Insurers

May 19 2006 // USAA significantly outperformed its rivals in the property and casualty insurance category, according to a new Luxury Customer Experience Index survey (LCEI) from the New York-based Luxury Institute, an independent...

N.H. Court: ‘Loss of Familial Relationship” Not Separate Claim

May 11 2006 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently ruled that a loss of “familial relationship” caused by the death of a child does not constitute a separate and additional bodily injury claim to trigger an insurance...

The language gives rise to a chicken or egg conundrum: Must the ensuing loss follow the mold, or is mold covered if it e

Apr 17 2006 // The debate over ‘ensuing loss’ continues Mold ‘crisis’ put spotlight on policy language Despite all the recent changes in policy forms, a number of claims still exist under policies using...

People & Places

Nov 7 2005 // Jim Shevlin Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz has served the Alamo Chapter on the Board of...

People

Nov 6 2005 // Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz has served the Alamo Chapter on the Board of Directors and in...

DeCoulaz Named President of Alamo CPCU Society Chapter

Oct 20 2005 // Cathy DeCoulaz was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. DeCoulaz received the CPCU designation at the Washington D.C., conferment...

USAA Cuts Auto Rates in N.Y.

Oct 12 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills today announced that the USAA Group will reduce its automobile insurance rates an average of 7.6 percent in 2006, saving its private passenger members more than $14 million...

USAA Asks for 10.3 Percent Increase; Other Requests Expected

May 23 2005 // Florida’s fifth-largest insurer USAA, filed a request in mid-May to raise premiums by a statewide average of 10.3 percent. David Foy, chief of staff for the Office of Insurance Regulation said he expects more...

USAA Asks for 10.3 Percent Increase; Other Requests Expected

May 23 2005 // Florida’s fifth-largest insurer USAA, filed a request in mid-May to raise premiums by a statewide average of 10.3 percent. David Foy, chief of staff for the Office of Insurance Regulation said he expects more...