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Insuring Cannabis Summit: 2023 Bringing Lawsuits, Higher Property Rates, More Products
Nov 8 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv An increase in new markets, and better brand recognition and distribution from existing markets, has led to more competition in the insuring cannabis space. That’s a good for the...
People Moves: Dale Enters Marine Re With 2 MS Amlin Hires; Chubb Taps AGCS’ Turberville as Head of Hull, Global Mkts.; Argenta Names Blackwell Head of Property
Nov 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Dale Underwriting Partners, Chubb and Argenta. A summary of these new hires follows here. Dale Underwriting Offers Marine Reinsurance With 2 Hires From MS...
Allstate Q3 Net Income in the Red; Continues Efforts to ‘Restore Property-Liability Margins’
Nov 3 2022 // Allstate Corp. said it recorded a third quarter net loss applicable to common shareholders of $694 million compared to net income of $508 million a year ago during the same time. Allstate’s Q3 combined ratio was an...
As Special Session Nears, Florida Chamber Urges More Property Insurance Reforms
Nov 2 2022 // Florida is in the midst of a swirling storm with a property insurance market that has been described as in free fall. In late August, we marked the 30th anniversary of Category 5 Hurricane Andrew making landfall in South...
Berkley Cooling on Professional Lines, Firing Up Property Cat Re Engines
Oct 26 2022 // Property cat reinsurance: “More.” Professional liability insurance: Not so much. The president and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corp., Robert Berkley, Jr., shared his company’s appetite for...
Property Cat Market to Harden More; Possible ‘Significant Supply Imbalance’: MMC’s Doyle
Oct 21 2022 // While the total impact of Hurricane Ian won’t be realized for some time, the effect on an “already stressed property market will be significant,” said John Q. Doyle, group president and COO of Marsh...
South Carolina Approves Cut in Credit Property Insurance Rates
Oct 18 2022 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved new, tentative rates for credit property insurance in the state. The allowed rates amount to a 9.1% decrease from 2021’s levels, acting Director Michael Wise...
Why Regulatory Interference Drives Property Insurance Market Instability
Oct 17 2022 // Many states are facing a growing affordability and availability crisis in property insurance markets, and it’s not just because of climate change. While climate change is leading to more severe and frequent natural...
How Insurance Carriers Can Survive Hard CAT Property Markets
Oct 17 2022 // There’s no denying it — challenging times are coming for CAT property markets. Truthfully, they’re already here. As I type this article, Hurricane Ian (category 4) is hours away from a direct hit on...
‘Hardening’ Property Catastrophe Market Enters ‘Hard’ Market Phase: Bank of America
Oct 12 2022 // European reinsurers will miss their earnings targets in 2022 – for the sixth year in a row – which is pressuring the industry to raise rates and continue improving the quality of their portfolios, according to a...
Opinion: Consumers Pay the Price as Regulatory Interference Drives Property Insurance Market Instability
Oct 10 2022 // Many states are facing a growing affordability and availability crisis in property insurance markets, and it’s not just because of climate change. While climate change is leading to more severe and frequent natural...
CoreLogic To Bring Property Insurance and Restoration Together for INTRCONNECT
Oct 6 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. This January, CoreLogic is combining the power of property insurance and restoration to put on an event unlike any other. As the market’s premier gathering of...
Ian to ‘Significantly Impact’ Property Rates for Coastal States: MarketScout
Oct 5 2022 // Hurricane Ian is going to affect commercial and personal property rates “significantly” – not just in Florida, predicted MarketScout. The Dallas-based insurance distribution and underwriting company released...
Typhoon Noru Makes Landall in Vietnam, Causing Floods, Property Damage
Sep 28 2022 // Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early Wednesday morning, knocking out power for more than 500,000 households and causing flooding and property damage along the country’s central region. Noru’s eye struck...
Maryland Settles Dispute With Kushner Property Management Firm for $3.2M
Sep 26 2022 // A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and restitution to settle a 2019 lawsuit in Maryland...
Michigan Property Owners, 3M Settle PFAS Case for $54 Million
Sep 23 2022 // A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe manufacturer and property owners in western Michigan who said their land and wells were contaminated by toxic “forever...
People Moves: Chubb Global Mkts Promotes Jackson as Product Head of Mgmt Liability; Pesci Rejoins WTW in EMEA Reserving; IQUW Taps Beazley’s Bell, Brown for Property
Sep 20 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, the broker WTW and the property and specialty re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets...
Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Entering a True Hard Market
Sep 13 2022 // Uncertain times are challenging for reinsurers. Claims may jump, and investment losses may dent profitability and possibly capital. However, uncertain times can also be good for reinsurers. Demand for reinsurance...
Sam Frihart Joins Breckenridge Insurance Specialty Property Program Team as Commercial Property Underwriter
Sep 12 2022 // ATLANTA, Georgia, September 12, 2022 — Breckenridge Insurance welcomes Sam Frihart as a commercial property underwriter to its specialty property program team. Frihart has four years of underwriting experience on the...
Study Says Rising Seas to Affect $108B in SE Property; Tax Bases will Suffer
Sep 12 2022 // Rising seas will engulf millions of homes, business and parcels of land, and will reshape coastlines, property lines and local tax bases around the Southeast in less than 40 years. And Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana...
