Latest Property Headlines
All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug. 11 Public Hearing Scheduled in Bradenton, Fla. to Gauge Commercial Insurance Woes
Aug 9 2006 // A public hearing to gauge the scope and nature of the burgeoning commercial insurance crisis in Florida has been scheduled held Friday Aug. 11 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Bradenton, Fla. by Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Delaware Weighs Options as Westfield Insurance Drops 850 Policies
Aug 9 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has issued a bulletin to property insurance companies telling them to better inform property owners of the option of coverage from the residual market, the FAIR Plan. The bulletin...
Insurance Poll Reveals Misconceptions about Renter’s Insurance
Aug 8 2006 // Every year Washington residents end up with millions of dollars in uninsured losses that could be prevented. According to a poll commissioned by PEMCO Insurance based in Seattle, there is widespread misunderstanding of...
Marine market responds to stressed property coverage demand
Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...
Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage
Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...
Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage
Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...
Florida moving ahead with commercial lines reinsurance pool
Aug 7 2006 // Florida is moving to reactivate a state-run reinsurance pool for commercial lines insurance to help businesses obtain insurance. The Commercial Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) is intended to provide property insurance...
Fighting future losses in the midst of fire season
Aug 7 2006 // With 68,775 blazes already this year, the 2006 wildfire season is well on its way to becoming the worst in 10 years, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Its data shows 5.03 million acres have burned,...
Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage
Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...
New breed of pampered pet services creates market for insurers
Aug 7 2006 // With pet-friendly hotels, doggie happy hours and pet massages available today, this world might truly have gone to the dogs–and cats. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc., 63 percent...
‘Mom & Pop’ dry cleaning market hangs on environmental issues
Aug 7 2006 // While franchises and large company mergers have changed the landscape of businesses across the United States, the “Mom and Pop” structure of most dry cleaning facilities continues to be successful. With...
Growth in retail shopping centers a boon for insurance brokers
Aug 7 2006 // When the going gets tough, the tough go … shopping! Judging by the 18 percent increase in the development of retail shopping centers in the United States in 2005 over 2004, that tongue-in-cheek adage has more than a...
Plenty of room in still-growing self-storage program market
Aug 7 2006 // Randy Tipton, president of Universal Insurance Facilities (www.univins.com) in Phoenix, understands firsthand why self-storage facilities have caught on with so many Sunbelt residents and made her insurance niche a...
Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage
Aug 7 2006 // The marine market, although not immune to severe weather and other catastrophic occurrences, has not suffered to the extent of the mainline commercial property sector. A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed,...
Fighting future losses in the midst of fire season
Aug 7 2006 // With 68,775 blazes already this year, the 2006 wildfire season is well on its way to becoming the worst in 10 years, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Its data shows 5.03 million acres have burned,...
Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage
Aug 7 2006 // The marine market, although not immune to severe weather and other catastrophic occurrences, has not suffered to the extent of the mainline commercial property sector. As such, industry players have sought to fill gaps in...
New breed of pampered pet services creates market for insurers
Aug 7 2006 // With pet-friendly hotels, doggie happy hours and pet massages available today, this world might truly have gone to the dogs—and cats. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc., 63 percent...
‘Mom & Pop’ dry cleaning market hangs on environmental issues
Aug 7 2006 // While franchises and large company mergers have changed the landscape of businesses across the United States, the “Mom and Pop” structure of most dry cleaning facilities continues to be successful. With...
Growth in retail shopping centers a boon for insurance brokers
Aug 7 2006 // When the going gets tough, the tough go … shopping! Judging by the 18 percent increase in the development of retail shopping centers in the United States in 2005 over 2004, that tongue-in-cheek adage has more than a...
Plenty of room in still-growing self-storage program market
Aug 7 2006 // Randy Tipton, president of Universal Insurance Facilities (www.univins.com) in Phoenix, understands firsthand why self-storage facilities have caught on with so many Sunbelt residents and made her insurance niche a...
