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Number of catastrophe-related laws enacted rose significantly in 2006

State lawmakers ready to exceed or outpace last year’s total Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states last year, according to the annual survey of state insurance laws prepared by an insurance group. “Ten states enacted 17 catastrophe-related bills …

Keh:ep alive the dialogue and the 7 standards of ethical conduct

The CPCU Society and American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America designate March as “Ethics Awareness Month.” Some people have a hard time defining ethics but ethics are really principles, right? I think we often get caught up in the …

Ethics is everything

The CPCU Society and American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America designate March as “Ethics Awareness Month.” Some people have a hard time defining ethics but ethics are really principles, right? I think we often get caught up in the …

My New Markets

Nursing Home Liability Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers, a national management general agency, has expanded its nursing home liability product into Texas. This product offers professional and general liability coverage to Texas and Florida nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities); …

My New Markets

Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently launched Wedding Protector Plan, which provides coverage with no deductible for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is provided if a hurricane causes the necessary and …

Number of catastrophe-related laws enacted rose significantly in 2006

Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states last year, according to the annual survey of state insurance laws prepared by an insurance group. “Ten states enacted 17 catastrophe-related bills last year as compared to three states in 2005,” said …

New Markets

Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently launched Wedding Protector Plan, which provides coverage with no deductible for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. For example, coverage is provided if a hurricane causes the necessary and …

State Farm Announces $1.2 Billion Mutual Auto Policyholder Dividend

Hawaii Reviewing Hurricane Cat Models

Hawaii’s Insurance Division, in its guidelines on supplemental rate filing requirements for property insurance, is advising that it will be reviewing the appropriateness of catastrophe models for hurricane exposure in Hawaii. Consequently, rate filings submitted to the division must identify …

New Markets

Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss …