The latest news, regulation and trends in property & casualty insurance.
Today, risk management and home protection matter more than ever before as climate disasters and other factors increase property damage.
Resiliency home upgrades have proven to benefit both insurance carriers and policyholders alike. Here are some agents should recommend.
Three bills introduced in California’s legislature look to rewire the equations and calculus of risk, rates and payouts determined.
The two major outbreaks of tornadoes this year are the costliest on record, amounting to $7.7 billion to $12.5 billion in insured losses…
Shaun Hooper has been named chief executive officer of Cooper Gay & Co. He had been acting as interim CEO since December 2010…
Published by Sarah Byrne June 20th, 2011 ST. PETE BEACH, FL June 20, 2011 – Many travelers are unaware of…
Fresno has vaulted to the notorious perch of America’s auto-theft capital. And, not surprisingly, Fresno’s police chief sees a direct connection to early jail releases…
Miami, FL, June 20, 2011 – The brilliant vision of Tony Diaz, creator of the peel and stick EZ Tarp™…
In the three years since Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf Coast, the industry has seen the rise of an unusual litigation strategy among plaintiffs…
The incoming chief executive officer at Liberty Mutual Group said the company will continue to focus on middle-class markets worldwide, and has his sights set on Africa next…
Aon Corp. is suing three former executives and their new employer, Alliant Insurance Services, for allegedly poaching more than 40 employees from the Aon Construction Services Group…
Tens of thousands of middle-market insurance buyers may be using a broker that does not match their needs, according to a new Business Insurance white paper…
Commercial insurance rates are expected to rise in the wake of the spring’s violent weather, but when and how much is unknown, local insurance brokers said…
With the enactment of enabling legislation in Alabama and Tennessee, the Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact is one state away from becoming official.
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded property/casualty writer by net premiums written, said pretax catastrophe losses from 20 events, including violent weather that pounded the nation’s midsection and Southeast in April and May, total $2 billion – close to its cat losses for all of last year…
A new pilot program in New York affecting how some medical malpractice cases are handled has prompted insurance companies and trial lawyers in the state to do something they don’t often do — agree…
Michael H. Miller is succeeding Mark V. Heitz, president of sales and distribution, who is retiring from the Iowa-based life insurance and annuity company after 35 years in the industry…
Assisting appointed agencies with effectively growing their online presence Fairfield, Ohio – June 16, 2011 – Ohio Casualty, a…
Between May 2008 and May 2010, Susan Hampe embezzled insurance payments that were meant for patients of the medical practice…
A Newport Beach, Calif.-based radiologist and neurologist stand accused of orchestrating a $17 million workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme…
Newly established Managing General Agent, Risk Transfer Underwriting, Inc., to offer an innovative solution for self-insured liabilities allowing release of…
Centennial, CO – June 15, 2011 – Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corporation regional company, today announced the…
County and state officials Monday named a radiologist from Newport Beach and three others as alleged perpetrators of a $17-million workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme…
