Robert Hartwig News

Confie Eyes More Expansion, Push Into Standard Lines

In the coming year Confie Seguros plans to up its buying spree and expand into standard personal and small commercial lines, while broadening its demographic from being primarily Hispanic focused, the president of the Buena Park, Calif.-based insurance agency said …

Controversy Over Hurricane Deductibles May Just Be Beginning

When the National Hurricane Center declared Sandy a “post-tropical storm” just before it made landfall, a lot of homeowners across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Maryland may have saved a lot of money. The governors of these states have …

P/C Industry Disputes Consumer Group’s Claims It’s Avoiding Risk

Traditionally risk-takers, property/casualty insurance companies have become more like risk-avoiders when it comes to weather-related claims, leaving consumers and taxpayers to pay much higher costs, according to a new report by a national consumer group. The report by the Consumer …

Is the World a Riskier Place? Insurance Industry’s Hartwig Answers

“Is the world becoming a riskier place?” That was the question posed by Insurance Information Institute President and Chief Economist Robert Hartwig during his talk at the annual Professional Liability Underwriting Society Conference in San Diego on Wednesday, which drew …