Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespread Officials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but …
Banks’ insurance revenues, insurance brokerage fees up The nation’s bank holding companies increased their total insurance revenue 1.1 percent to $21.4 billion in the first half of 2006 from $21.2 billion during the same period in 2005. Bank holding companies’ …
Mass. panel urges jail time for employers’ safety failures A legislative panel in Massachusetts is recommending that company officials face criminal charges if they have recklessly failed to protect workers who are killed on construction sites, according to a published …
Insurance issues take back seat in Mass. governor’s race Insurance issues have taken a back seat to crime and taxes but there is evidence that the candidates locked in the race to succeed Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney do have insurance …
Berkshire Hathaway most expensive U.S. stock The most expensive stock in the United States passed a unique plateau, as the price for a Class A share of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. briefly surpassed $100,000. The shares closed up $1,296, …
Flood policy purchases rising nationwide and in Eastern states The purchase of flood insurance in New Hampshire has risen by 26.2 percent since May of last year – a jump attributed to last October’s flooding and some updated maps that …
Oh, deer . . . it’s that season According to Erie Insurance, one in every 100 drivers nationally is likely to have a collision with a deer. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that deer-vehicle crashes rack up $1.1 …
Flood policy purchases rising nationwide; big gains in Miss., S.C. and other East Coast states There is a national trend of increased sales of flood insurance, with three times as many policies written since last May compared with sales for …
Oh, deer…it’s that season According to claims information from Erie Insurance, one in every 100 drivers nationally is likely to have a collision with a deer. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that deer-vehicle crashes rack up $1.1 billion …
Post-hurricane homeowners perspective: change coming to Louisiana A year ago, many home insurers in southern Louisiana refused to write new policies, or left vulnerable coastal community markets in fear of potential losses occurring from future storms. Many companies stopped writing …
