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Sept. 11 is Reminder of Need for Terror Reinsurance, Say P/C Insurers

Six years after September 11, 2001, the threat of terrorist attack remains a source of tremendous uncertainty for the United States economy, with potentially negative consequences for both business interests and employment, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “Besides …

Trial Bar Report: Insurers Still Denying Claims 2 Years After Katrina

Two years after Hurricane Katrina decimated the homes of thousands of Gulf Coast residents insurance companies are still systematically denying policyholders fair and just claims payments following this and other natural disasters, a report by the trial bar’s American Association …

Katrina at Two Years

Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck, the “overwhelming majority of claims” in Gulf Coast states from her destruction have been settled in what has been the single largest loss — $40.6 billion — in the history of the insurance industry. …

Katrina at Two Years

$40.6 billion paid on 1.7 million insurance claims Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck, the “overwhelming majority of claims” in Gulf Coast states from her destruction have been settled in what has been the single largest loss — $40.6 billion …

Katrina at Two Years: $40.6 Billion Paid on 1.7 Million Insurance Claims

Two years later, the “overwhelming majority of claims” in Gulf Coast states from Hurricane Katrina have been settled in what has been the single largest loss — $40.6 billion — in the history of the insurance industry. The magnitude of …

III Promotes Weisbart to Chief Economist

Dr. Steven N. Weisbart, vice president and economist for the Insurance Information Institute, has been named chief economist of the organization, announced Dr. Robert P. Hartwig, president of the III. Weisbart will oversee the Institute’s program of economic research and …

Schneider Tapped to be Executive VP at Insurance Information Institute

Cary Schneider, senior vice president of the Insurance Information Institute, has been elected executive vice president by the organization’s board of directors. I.I.I. President Dr. Robert Hartwig said Schneider will assume new responsibilities for directing the internal operations of the …

News Currents

Fast-growing, state-run property insurers pose risk for taxpayers Exponential growth of state-run property insurers of last resort ultimately may shift much of the long-term risk of hurricane-related losses to policyholders and taxpayers, even those who live nowhere near the coast, …

Fast-growing, state-run property insurers pose risk for taxpayers

Exponential growth of state-run property insurers of last resort ultimately may shift much of the long-term risk of hurricane-related losses to policyholders and taxpayers, even those who live nowhere near the coast, reports the private insurance industry’s Insurance Information Institute …

Texas Mid-Year Property/Casualty Symposium Set for July 12

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT) will present the 15th Annual 2007 Mid-Year Property & Casualty Insurance Symposium on July 12, in Austin, Texas. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and …