May 24, 2007
Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that The Cincinnati Insurance Co. launched operations in Washington on May 22 with the appointment of its first independent agency in that state. Payne Financial Group Inc. has been selected to bring Cincinnati’s property/casualty insurance products …
May 24, 2007
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services will hold a telephone conference call on Thursday, May 24, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. S&P said “the call will cover the major enhancement that will be introduced to the existing capital model based on …
May 21, 2007
Customer loyalty, in insurance and elsewhere, is an oxymoron. Buyers shift allegiances faster than a [reader: fill in your own metaphor]. Still, even in these increasingly cutthroat times, most property/casualty agencies hold on to 80 percent or more of their …
May 21, 2007
1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty Insurance FL 371,755 6 Physicians Reciprocal …
May 21, 2007
Fire scientists are predicting an above-average wildfire season from May through August 2007, according to the National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services Group based in Boise, Idaho. In its “National Wildland Fire Outlook,” the group said “significant fire potential is …
May 21, 2007
Allied Health Care Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates, Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to a …
May 21, 2007
Allied Medical Organizations PL/GL Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to …
May 21, 2007
Antique Home Insurance Nuts & Bolts: MiddleOak is offering the insurance designed exclusively for antique homes. Comprehensive coverage (similar to a high value home policy) for pre-1930 homes with coverage at $250,000 to $5 million. Endorsed by a historical trust. …
May 21, 2007
Tresia Stones woke up one morning last month to discover her Idaho house was settling into a sinkhole, cracks creeping across the ceiling and gaps appearing between the floor and the walls. Stones gathered her family and moved everyone out …
May 21, 2007
Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other precautions. The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups …