Articles by Patricia-Anne Tom

Agribusiness’s New Appeal

Alternative and agro-tourism enterprises are allowing farmers and ranchers to earn higher profits by replacing or supplementing traditional farm operations with innovative on-farm or on-ranch ventures, according to Kiki Chvosta and Bonnie Reed of Allied Insurance/Nationwide. As a result, insurance …

Feeding the farmowners business

If you’ve been writing agricultural and farm insurance for years and think you know everything there is to know about the business, don’t bet the farm. Farm exposures have changed dramatically in the past 50 years and require sophisticated liability …

Safeco considering internet-based auto insurance sales

Seattle-based property and casualty insurer Safeco is considering direct marketing its automobile insurance business over the Internet to reach additional consumers that do not like to deal with middle-men and do not like to purchase insurance through agents. According to …

Safeco weighs Internet sales of auto insurance

Seattle-based property and casualty insurer Safeco is considering direct marketing its automobile insurance business over the Internet to reach additional consumers that don’t like to deal with a middle-man and purchase insurance through agents. According to Paul Hollie, Safeco spokesman, …

Ensuring someone brings home the gold, silver, bronze–and green

While Italians sadly said farewell to the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, held Feb. 10-26, insurers are happy the event came and went without a hitch. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee purchased an event cancellation policy …

Safeco Considering Internet-Based Auto Insurance Sales

Seattle-based property and casualty insurer Safeco is considering direct marketing its automobile insurance business over the Internet to reach additional consumers that don’t like to deal with a middle-man and purchase insurance through agents. According to Paul Hollie, company spokesman, …

The Olympic Games began and ended without incident… but what if they had been cancelled?

While Italians sadly said farewell to the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, held Feb. 10-26, insurers are happy the event came and went without a hitch. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee purchased an event cancellation policy …

Upcoming California elections make industry’s fate uncertain

As California political race heats up for governor, lieutenant governor, insurance commissioner, and attorney general, the insurance industry is speculating who will lead the state — and how that will affect insurance agents, brokers and insurers. To alleviate some of …

Totally ready or just terrorism ready?

Is the nation’s terrorism-centric focus hurting its efforts to plan for other disasters? Dr. James L. Valverde Jr., director of economics and risk management for the Insurance Information Institute, posed that question at the recent Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society …

Ensuring someone brings home the gold, silver, bronze — and green

While Italians sadly said farewell to the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, held Feb. 10-26, insurers are happy the event came and went without a hitch. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee purchased an event cancellation policy …