MONROE– Watching as a stand of birch trees in front of her home tore away and spiraled into the darkness, the last thing on Lili Michols' mind was the fine print in her homeowners insurance policy. The catastrophic storm on Aug. 18 that devastated sections of Oxford, Seymour and other Connecticut towns was liquifying the soil on the slopes around her home in the…
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SEOUL, South Korea& NEW YORK& MUNICH—- Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining and Process Intelligence, today announced an enterprise expansion agreement with Samsung Fire& Marine Insurance, the largest property and casualty insurer in South Korea, to enhance the company’ s operational excellence using the Celonis Process Intelligence platform.
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Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, Harvey Rosenfield, author of Prop. 103, Bruce Breslau and Gigi Bannister, whose policies were canceled and face large increases in insurance costs, listen to State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara present reforms designed to rescue California property owners from an exodus of insurance companies before an…
Our big read today looks at our exclusive reporting on a new flood of medical malpractice lawsuits into Philadelphia, and what the rule change behind the rush means for insurers, providers, and plaintiffs. In more news, Bayada has to pay $13.5 million to its nurses over wages, and a round of musical chairs is underway among academic deans in our area.
Jennifer Goldsby of Whitestown seems like the perfect example of a low-risk auto insurance customer. Under her current policy, she pays about $1,000 a year to insure her 2019 Toyota Corolla with Wisconsin- based Secura Insurance Cos. She doesn't yet know the exact amount because her agent at Carmel- based Shepherd Insurance is still working to find her the best…
Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, Harvey Rosenfield, author of Prop. 103, Bruce Breslau and Gigi Bannister, whose policies were canceled and face large increases in insurance costs, listen to State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara present reforms designed to rescue California property owners from an exodus of insurance companies before an…
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Flueid, the leading VOT™ company for residential real estate transactions, today announced that First National Title Insurance Company, a nationally ranked underwriter doing business with title agents across the United States, has successfully integrated with the company’ s patented Flueid Decision platform. “Flueid has always believed that title data…
Sep. 17— Main Line Health has four hospitals, all outside Philadelphia. Yet the nonprofit has been hard hit by a change in medical malpractice rules last year allowing cases to be filed in Philadelphia even if the incident occurred elsewhere, so long as a defendant regularly does business in the city. Only the much larger Jefferson Health has more Philadelphia…
Homeowners and renters insurance costs have now exceeded both the rate of inflation 1 and the average rate increases experienced by auto insurance customers during the past year. According to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. “The average shopping rate among home insurance customers has climbed to a record high of 6.8% through the second quarter of 2024, up from 5.9% two…
Politicians across the political spectrum agree: The Florida property insurance market is catastrophically dysfunctional. Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is hoping to unseat Rick Scott, the Republican incumbent who oversaw state insurance policy for eight years as governor. Mucarsel-Powell says Florida's insurance woes started under…
A property-value "crash" faces Florida and the rest of the country unless government leaders come to terms with climate change, Rhode Island Democratic U.S. Sen. That is the solution to the property insurance crisis gripping Florida, Whitehouse said, lest soaring insurance costs spiral into a mortgage crisis and ultimately a property values crash.
Natasha Marcus has launched an attack website to spotlight her opponent’ s record on rising homeowners’ insurance rates. On RateHikeMike.com, the site paid for by Marcus’ campaign, users can see how much rates have increased by county under Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey since 2017. “We wanted to provide voters with the information they deserve, and why their…
Sep. 12– MONROE– Watching as a stand of birch trees in front of her home tore away and spiraled into the darkness, the last thing on Lili Michols' mind was the fine print in her homeowners insurance policy. The catastrophic storm on Aug. 18 that devastated sections of Oxford, Seymour and other Connecticut towns was liquifying the soil on the slopes around her home in the…
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America installed Indiana’s Todd Jackson, owner and partner at McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis, as the 2024-2025 Big “I” chairman at the recent Big “I” Fall Leadership Conference in Indianapolis.
David Lippman discovered the importance of pet insurance when his dog Sadie needed costly heart surgery. GoodRx Health When David Lippman's dog Sadie needed heart surgery, it could have easily cost him more than $60,000. David, a 64- year-old attorney and devoted owner of three dogs in Sherman Oaks, California, first bought pet insurance for the dogs in 2019.
The U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $3.8 billion net underwriting gain in the first half of 2024, a significant improvement from the $24.0 billion loss recorded in the same prior-year period, according to a new AM Best report. A $50 billion change in net realized capital gains at National Indemnity Company resulted in the industry’ s net income…
AMT Title Services, formerly Netco Title, is licensed or otherwise authorized to operate in 40 states and the District of Columbia, with 25 offices across the United States providing title and escrow services to residential customers, agents and lenders. AmTrust Title Insurance Company is a full-service title company providing title insurance to real…
RAFTR Roofing+ Exteriors, a top-rated roofing and outdoor exterior solutions provider that specializes in the insurance-claim sector, announced today its partnership with RoofMarketplace Inc., an online marketplace platform used to connect homeowners, insurance adjusters and contractors for the efficient resolution of roof claims.
