February 26, 2007
Hawaii may have its hurricanes, California has its earthquakes and floods, and Colorado (at least this year) has cumulative snowfalls nearly a mile high. Yet in 2006, the Midwest — not West — won in the unfortunate disaster lottery. While …
February 26, 2007
Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The policy has the benefit of: a “trade name trigger;” up to 25 …
February 25, 2007
Hawaii may have its hurricanes, California has its earthquakes and floods, and Colorado (at least this year) has cumulative snowfalls nearly a mile high. Yet in 2006, the Midwest — not West — won in the unfortunate disaster lottery. While …
February 25, 2007
Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The policy has the benefit of: a “trade name trigger;” up to 25 …
February 25, 2007
Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations “over the hole” and USL&H exposures. Dollars: Statutory and $1 million employers’ …
February 25, 2007
There seem to be many questions on the minds of consumers, agents and public policy makers about coastal insurance issues presently and in the future. As an industry, we have been forthright about insurance issues facing coastal residents and people …
February 25, 2007
Affordable Residential Communities Inc. of Englewood, Colo., closed its previously announced acquisition of Waco, Texas-based NLASCO Inc., a privately held property and casualty insurance holding company, and reported the promotion of Greg Vanek, NLASCO’s president and chief operating officer, to …
February 23, 2007
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered a national glass company to stop offering rebates to consumers who have their damaged vehicle windshields replaced by the company because the rebates violate state insurance laws. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner …
February 22, 2007
Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food, which has been recalled nationwide, should not be fed to babies because of the risk of contamination, state health officials said. Officials aren’t sure if the product was distributed …
February 19, 2007
Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual Group, now offers general liability products out of its Los Angeles office. Heading up the Los Angeles operation’s general liability office is Vice President C.J. Johnson, formerly with Ace. “C.J. has been …