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Recession, Piracy Top the Agenda at Bruges Marine Insurance Conference
Marine insurers will wrestle with the devastating effects of the global recession and piracy when they gather in the picturesque Belgian city of Bruges through Sept. 16 for the 2009 annual conference of the International Union of Marine Ins... -
Regulatory Change Accelerates After the Financial Crisis
The financial crisis made risk management a top priority for reinsurers, insurers and regulators, all keen to rebuild credibility in markets as the financial services industry lost about half its value worldwide. The crisis revealed importa... -
Perspectives: You're in Good Hands With ... Who? For State Commissioners, the Names They Are a-Changi
Ed Reimers, the voice that told a generation of Americans you're in good hands with Allstate in iconic television commercials, died last month at the age of 96. It seems fitting then that this summer, it is hard for insurers and consumers -... -
Wildfires and insurance(insurance news net)
Natural disaster damage losses paid by insurance companies have been doubling every five to ten years since at least the 1960s (Kovacs, 1999). The largest losses have been due to hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, hail, winter storms and w... -
Avoid Being Bitten With a Lawsuit by Being a Responsible Dog Owner
I.I.I. Study Shows Dog Bite Claims Cost Nearly $390 Million Annually Man's best friend is sinking its teeth into homeowners insurance costs. Dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims, costing $387.20 milli... -
Longtop signs contract with Chinese property insurance firm
Longtop Financial Technologies, a developer and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China, has signed a contract with a property insurance company in China to develop a customized supply chain management system.... -
general liability insurance - liability insurance considerations
Liability should be one of your major considerations when you enter into a fee-recreation enterprise. In general, if you decide to impose a fee for any recreational activity conducted on your land or land you are in possession and control of... -
usaa home insurance,usaa home owners insurance - About usaa
usaa home insurance,usaa home owners insurance -About USAA USAA Products and Services Since 1922, USAA has provided a full range of highly competitive financial products and services to the military and their families. Today, certain produc... -
Zurich's accident and health group expands offering into mass consumer market
BancInsure has announced a new alliance with Eagle Insurance Agency Holdings, and Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Company. Eagle Insurance Agency operates as a managing general agency with a focus on professional employer organizations (PEO... -
CPCU Society Announces 2009-2010 Officers and Directors
The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society issued the following news release: The CPCU Society announced its new officers and directors during its 65th Annual Meeting and Seminars in Denver, Colo., Aug.29-Sept.1. These new positio... -
Lawyers, Insurance Firms Cash In On Fantasy Football
Henry Olszewski was stoked in 2008 when he, along with millions of Americans, drafted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to his fantasy football team. About eight minutes into the season, a 220-pound safety was blocked into Brady's... -
BancInsure, Inc. Announces New Partnership with Eagle Insurance and Imperial Casualty and Indemnity
BancInsure (www.bancinsure.com) announces today a new alliance with Eagle Insurance Agency Holdings, LLC and Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Company. Eagle Insurance Agency operates as a Managing General Agency (MGA) with a focus on Profess... -
A.M. Best Publishes 2009 Best’s Aggregates & Averages - P/C, the Insurance Sourcebook for Total
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best Co. has released the 2009 property/casualty edition of Best's Aggregates Averages-U.S. Canada in both print and online formats. The online version, which includes one year of archived back data, co... -
College Students, Families Urged to Options include assurances that the number of tenants against ove
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Increased spending on items taken to college and a national rise in the number of renters has prompted insurance experts from Travelers (NYSE: TRV) to relay the importance of understanding renters insurance... -
AIG Faces Host of Obstacles to Sale of Asia Assets
A year ago, when American International Group Inc. [18540] announced plans to sell its life insurance businesses in Asia and refocus on its nonlife business, speculation on potential buyers circulated rapidly, involving rival insurance grou... -
Billboard Blasting Mercury Insurance Is Removed
California-based Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, said Mercury Insurance has threatened to sue the owners of a billboard the group used to display a statement that reads, Consumer Watchdog says: You can't trust... -
Quality Claims Management: Many 2007 Fire Victims Still Have Not Been Able to Resolve Their Insurance
Quality Claims Management Corp. has revealed that most of the homeowners whose property was destroyed or damaged in the 2007 Southern California wildfires have not yet been able to rebuild their homes. Out of the San Diego County residents... -
Reinsurers Refuel After Tough Year
Despite the drubbing they took on their investments in 2008, reinsurers survived the financial crisis better than many others in the financial sector and their capital positions have improved significantly during the past few months, observ... -
Travelers' Survey Sheds Light on Social Media Risk for Businesses
As the number of people using social media continues to grow, so do questions about the potential exposures that businesses may face from employee use of the online medium. Twitter has set the pace for this growth with 20.9 million unique v... -
Weathering Hurricane Season Without Devastating Property Insurance
Jimena Hurricane landfall in Mexico, signaling the advent of hurricane season, a new analysis of property insurance highlights the effects of regulation in the wake of natural disasters. In Disasters and performance in property insurance, a...
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Insuranc
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reported full year 2008 results for the industry... -
European Insurance Asset Manage
26 February 2009 - Published in the insurance, fire insurance, accident, dental, financial services, health... -
New structures to boost the mar
Copyright 2009 Crain CommunicationsAll Rights Reserved Business Insurance March 30, 2009 950 words New... -
Willis Group Holdings names CEO
Copyright: Business Wire Source: Business Wire Wordcount: 556 Business Editors / Insurance Writers NEW... -
When it doesn’t pay to overpa
Borrowers on ultra-low tracker mortgages are being urged to stop overpaying and instead take advantage... -
Wildfires and insurance(insuran
Natural disaster damage losses paid by insurance companies have been doubling every five to ten years... -
FirstBest Announces App Forms R
ORLANDO - FirstBest Systems, Inc., developer of advanced Underwriting Management Systems (UMS) that enable... -
Squatters move into Billionaire
Squatters have moved into a London super-mansion in a road dubbed Billionaires Row, a few doors from a... -
A Market in Flux: Insurers at R
Insurance companies are finding their sea legs in a different kind of market, the likes of which they've... -
Two veterans Corporate Risk Joi
NEWPORT BEACH, California, May 11, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Alliant Insurance Services, the nation's largest...
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Universal Property & Casual
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UNUM Plan Participant's Short-T
Copyright 2009 Strafford Publications, Inc.All Rights Reserved Texas Insurance Law Litigation Alert February... -
Reinsurance Renewals Clouded by
When reinsurers and their clients gather for renewal discussions at Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte... -
AIG Replaces Chief Investment O
AIG Replaces Chief Investment Officer Alyn Ackermann American International Group Inc. has replaced its... -
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of
OLDWICK, N.J. - (Business Wire) A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair)... -
Insurance Agents and Brokers In
As the economy continues to struggle, successful insurance agents and brokers are focusing on traditionally... -
Conning Research: Property-Casu
Results of ownership of industry losses in the coming years will be determined by the recession of 2009,... -
Texas Lawmakers Come Up With TW
Texas Lawmakers Come Up With TWIA Funding on Last Day of Session Chad Hemenway AUSTIN, Texas It took legislators... -
Insurer Complaint Data Released
The Missouri Department of Insurance's annual complaint index report has been posted at the department's... -
J.D. Power and Associates Repor
Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies is up significantly in 2009, driven primarily... -
AM Best Looks over AIG's Restru
AM Best has said that the ratings and outlook of the property/casualty subsidiaries of American International... -
AIG Shares Slump In Wake Of Rev
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- When American International Group proposed a reverse stock split earlier...
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