The Tip of the Iceberg: Environmental Damages Fines June 17, 2013 By Julien Combeau In a recent report, the UK International Underwriting Association (IUA) provided several useful illustrations of the potential environmental exposures facing...
Grow Your Independent Agency by Activating ‘Hit Teams’ June 17, 2013 By Alan L. Shulman In many independent agencies, production is left to lone wolves who professionally prowl among neighborhoods, businesses, and the Internet. These...
Commercial Insurance Rates Up 5% Again in May: MarketScout June 17, 2013 The average composite rate for commercial property/casualty insurance in the U.S. was up 5 percent for May 2013. This marks...
People – Southeast June 17, 2013 The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) elected a new slate of officers and board members during its 83rd annual meeting...
Southeast States Battle Prescription Drug Abuse June 17, 2013 By Denise Johnson Deaths from prescription drug overdoses jumped 360 percent in the last decade in the Appalachian region, according to the Center...
Insurers Pay $600K in West Virginia Racism Case June 17, 2013 Insurance companies will pay $600,000 to a former officer who sued the Sophia (West Virginia) Police Department over claims he...
Declarations – Southeast June 17, 2013 Apology for Murder “I am very sorry for everyone I let down.” –Former Kentucky lawmaker Stephen Nunn, serving life in...
Southeast Market Update: Flood, Medical Professional Liability June 17, 2013 Frontline Homeowners Insurance, a coastal-focused insurer, is now offering wind and flood coverage to Alabama residents with coastal properties in...
Why More Are Saying ‘I Do’ to Wedding Insurance June 17, 2013 By Geoff Williams Last year, Natalia Esparra, then 34 and a new bride, learned that something had gone wrong with her photographer’s memory...
Insured Property Values in Coastal States Top $10 Trillion; Florida Has Most at Risk; Miami Ranks 2nd Among Metros June 17, 2013 In separate reports AIR Worldwide and CoreLogic estimated insured property values in coastal areas of the United States reaching into...