Insurers’ Recent Success a Milestone in a Year of Chinese Drywall Litigation December 23, 2010 A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from...
TSLA, IIAA Continue Tradition of Giving to Austin Food Bank December 23, 2010 The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. joined efforts recently to collect food and...
12 Days of Riskmas: An Insurance Broker’s Story December 23, 2010 In giving her Christmas gifts for 12 straight days, a true love inspires his girlfriend to build a whole new...
USI Acquires Mastors & Servant in Rhode Island December 23, 2010 New York-based USI Holdings has closed on its acquisition of Mastors & Servant Risk Services, a Rhode Island-based brokerage that...
2010’s Top Insurance Stories in the West December 23, 2010 By Patricia-Anne Tom In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” with the economic downturn, premiums at a fraction of...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Names Gailey Assistant VP in Portland December 22, 2010 Heffernan Insurance Brokers has added atthew Gailey in its Portland, Ore., office as assistant vice president. He will focus on...
12 Days of Riskmas: An Insurance Broker’s Story December 22, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson In giving her Christmas gifts for 12 straight days, a true love inspires his girlfriend to build a whole new...
Catlin Raises Estimates of NZ Quake Losses to $45 Million December 22, 2010 Catlin Group Limited announced that, “based on total insured losses from the New Zealand earthquake of US$5.5 billion to US$6...
Best Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicates 2623, 623, 3623, 3622 Ratings (Beazley) December 22, 2010 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings...
Top Brokers, Munich Re Pool Efforts to Expand Insurance for Oil Drilling December 22, 2010 By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Gould The world’s top three insurance brokers have joined reinsurer Munich Re to promote a major expansion in risk coverage for...