Munich Re’s Webinar on Thursday – 2008 Natural Catastrophes – presented a detailed analysis of the increasing number of weather related events that concern both primary carriers and reinsurers. It also gave preeminent insurance guru, Dr. Robert P. Hartwig, president …
Tort trends will likely remain stable in the year ahead, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute. Sixty-six percent of the executives polled believe that tort trends in 2008 will be little changed from 2007. However, 28 …
Tort trends will likely remain stable in the year ahead, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) at its 12th annual Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum. Sixty-six percent of the executives polled believed tort trends in …
Natural catastrophes — and the affordability and availability of property insurance in disaster-prone areas — have been on center stage in coastal states from the Northeast to the Gulf Coast. This fall, the nation’s capital took up the issue again …
A major hurricane making landfall in Massachusetts could cause billions of dollars worth of property damage while also severely straining the resources of the state’s residual homeowners’ insurance market, the FAIR Plan, according to the industry. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president …
Mass. warned on coastal development and insurance A major hurricane making landfall in Massachusetts could cause billions of dollars worth of property damage while also severely straining the resources of the state’s residual homeowners’ insurance market, the FAIR Plan, according …
Plumped up payments “The partnership has, over time, relieved FEMA of the need to develop, hire, and train an in-house corps of sales agents, adjusters, and others to administer flood insurance.” — A report from the Government Accountability Office analyzing …
Declarations Plumped up payments “The partnership has, over time, relieved FEMA of the need to develop, hire, and train an in-house corps of sales agents, adjusters, and others to administer flood insurance.” — A report from the Government Accountability Office …
A major hurricane making landfall in Massachusetts could cause billions of dollars worth of property damage while also severely straining the resources of the state’s residual homeowners’ insurance market, the FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan, according to the …
The Bush Administration believes that the federal backup for terrorism reinsurance should be phased out in favor of a private market for terrorism insurance and “strongly opposes efforts to expand the federal government’s role in terrorism reinsurance,” the White House …
