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I.I.I.: CLAIMS IN LA. EQUAL TO 25 YEARS OF PREMIUMS

The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of homeowners insurance …

Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news

Insurance Journal has launched IJ Broadcasting, an enhanced section on its Web site for multimedia content that will include video and audio interviews, current news and features, educational workshops and other industry-related information. IJ Broadcasting is also making online video …

Editor’s Note: Springing Back

Despite losses from the 2005 hurricane season, property and casualty insurance company failures de-clined 44 percent from the previous year. In the insurance world catastrophes pretty much defined what 2005 was all about; 2004, as well, for that matter. As …

I.I.I.: Claims in La. Equal to 25 Years of Premiums

The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of homeowners insurance …

Earlybird Forecast

Fortunately for insurers, 2006 will likely feature far fewer screaming headlines announcing investigations into various insurance industry practices such as broker compensation and finite reinsurance. Each year the Insurance Information Institute invites a panel of Wall Street stock analysts and …

Earlybird Forecast

Dr. Robert P. Hartwig Record catastrophe losses will weigh heavily on 2005’s underwriting results, according to the Insurance Information Institute’s recent “Earlybird Forecast Survey,” but the survey of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals also indicates that the industry …

Technology Bits

Insurance Journal has launched IJ Broadcasting, an enhanced section on its Web site for multimedia content that will include video and audio interviews, current news and features, educational workshops and other industry-related information. IJ Broadcasting is also making online video …

I.I.I. Says Record Mississippi Homeowners’ Claim Payments from 2005 Hurricanes

The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Mississippi is reportedly enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 17 years. The magnitude of the loss will force …

I.I.I.: Claims in Louisiana Equal to 25 Years of State’s Homeowners Premiums

The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 25 years, as well as every dollar of homeowners insurance …

Historic Hurricane Year Puts the Spotlight on Federal Flood Insurance

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected the Gulf Coast as some of the strongest storms to hit the United States during the last 100 years, causing widespread devastation and flooding. In mid-January the country saw more than $150 million in damages …