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Declarations

Declarations Furious pace “Despite the well-known vulnerability to hurricanes and rapidly escalating property values, coastal development in vulnerable areas continues at a furious pace. Adding billions of dollars in new insured exposure will further burden Florida’s already precarious property insurance …

Flood remapping affects Tenn. home values, insurance

Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values and the need for additional insurance. Shannon McDonald lives in a …

News Currents

Flood remapping affects Tenn. home values, insurance Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values and the need for …

My New Markets

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 …

My New Markets

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 …

My New Markets

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. …

2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers

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 …

Status quo on Capitol Hill may be best

Washington, D.C., is a bit bluer these days than it was about a year ago. The Democratic color means both challenges and opportunities for independent agents and the insurance industry, says Independent Insurance and Brokers of America’s CEO Bob Rusbuldt, …

Status quo on Capitol Hill may be best

IIABA’s leader Bob Rusbuldt hopes Congress does nothing, except on TRIA Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, at the IIABA’s National Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C., in April, Rusbuldt also discussed politics, government involvement in the insurance business and the …

Study: 1927 Mississippi Flood Would Cost Up To $160 Billion

A repeat of the 1927 Great Mississippi Flood, the largest flood disaster in U.S. history, could cost up to $160 billion in economic damages if it were to recur today, according to Risk Management Solutions, a Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk …