O'Connor is the Southeast editor for Insurance Journal and associate editor of MyNewMarkets.com.
January 28, 2013
The rehabilitation of Calif.-based Home Value Insurance Co. (HVIC) has ended and the corporation has been dissolved by order of the Franklin County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, where the company was domiciled. According to the motion filed Dec. 21, …
January 14, 2013
After almost five years of continuous claims in the employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) segment, rates have started going up and agents and brokers now have another hurdle when it comes to convincing small and medium-sized businesses to buy the …
January 9, 2013
The rehabilitation of Calif.-based Home Value Insurance Co. (HVIC) has been ended and the corporation has been dissolved by order of the Franklin County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, where the company was domiciled. According to the motion filed Dec. …
January 2, 2013
The insurance industry has wrestled with the best way to respond to all the different privacy and security exposures businesses face in the current tech-heavy world. Since it first came out in the late ’90s, cyber coverage has evolved from …
December 3, 2012
Insurers are restricting the availability of theft and vandalism coverage in the vacant property insurance market, where there is still plenty of available business. Vacant property provided a boost for some insurers looking for additional income to pad their books …
November 5, 2012
When commercial lines agent and dog owner Debbie Turner began to look into help for her difficult dog back in 2000, she had no idea that her journey would end up leading to a new personal lines insurance option. She …
October 23, 2012
When commercial lines insurance agent and dog owner Debbie Turner began to look into help for her difficult dog back in 2000, she had no idea that her journey would end up leading to a new personal lines insurance option. …
October 8, 2012
A new partnership formed between Space Florida, the spaceport authority and aerospace development organization for the state, and insurance agency Assure Space is counting on new space insurance capabilities driving more jobs and investments in Florida’s space business. Richard Parker, …
October 8, 2012
An Ohio court has ordered Home Value Insurance Co. into rehabilitation for inadequate capital and surplus. The rehabilitation order said that HVIC failed to maintain the $5 million minimum capital and surplus that is required by Ohio statutes and is …
October 3, 2012
Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, has launched a new practice group for defense, aerospace and government contractors. DefCon Risk Group will focus on helping these entities improve their total cost of risk …