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Mar 24 2008 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy hired Jimmy Balagia as senior vice president in the firm’s property and casualty group in Austin. Balagia has 30 years of experience as a property and casualty broker/consultant and...
Average Homeowners Policy Rate Comparison is Meaningless
Mar 17 2008 // Despite the insurance industry’s traditional reliance on averages, averages don’t always make sense when comparing premiums. In Texas, as elsewhere, individual premiums are subject to so many variables — from...
Fla. Senate Makes Recommendations on Property Insurance Accountability
Mar 14 2008 // The Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability wants to restrict reinsurance costs in rates and strengthen the excess profits law among other things. Co-chaired by Sen. Jeff Atwater, R- North Palm...
Lexington Insurance Hikes Capacity for Commercial Property to $1.5 Billion
Mar 14 2008 // Lexington Insurance Co., an AIG company, has increased its capacity for commercial domestic property insurance by an additional $1 billion, raising the total non-catastrophe property capacity to $1.5...
Windstorm Liability Limits Increased for Certain Property in Texas
Mar 11 2008 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin recently signed an order increasing the maximum limits of liability from $3,390,000 to $4 million for a commercial or government building insured for wind and hail by the Texas...
N.Y. Court Widens Opening for Contract Damages Against Insurers
Mar 10 2008 // The New York Court of Appeals has opened the door for breach of contract suits against commercial property insurers — a move two dissenting judges warned could raise the price of insurance for everyone in the state. In...
For Florida Politicians, Property Insurance Just Won’t Go Away
Mar 10 2008 // Property insurance wasn’t supposed to be the big issue in the 2008 Florida Legislature. To the chagrin of many lawmakers, it just won’t go away. Legislators thought they’d largely taken care of the issue...
Florida Insurance Market Showing Signs of Improvement
Mar 10 2008 // The insurance market in Florida is adjusting to changing conditions — some man-made, others resulting from forces of nature — all of which make property insurance for Florida homeowners more available and more...
Hedging Against Losses
Mar 10 2008 // How to navigate risk and find coverage solutions for hedge funds and their managers Hedge funds manage financial risk every day. Managers constantly seek out new strategies and investments, and then weigh the potential...
Average Homeowners Policy Rate Comparison is Meaningless
Mar 10 2008 // Despite the insurance industry’s traditional reliance on averages, averages don’t always make sense when comparing premiums. In Texas, as elsewhere, individual premiums are subject to so many variables — from...
Policyholders Need to be Educated on Importance of Flood Insurance
Mar 10 2008 // Eroding levees, flood map changes, lack of buyers highlight need for public outreach Levees can also erode and decay over time and require regular maintenance and upkeep to continue to offer the level of protection they...
How to Appraise and Insure Historic Homes
Mar 10 2008 // New technology, historical home insurance help to protect treasured properties Many urban and suburban areas are made more distinctive thanks to the historic homes nestled in their neighborhoods. Keeping history alive...
Insurers to Fla. Lawmakers: Make Corrections on Property Insurance
Mar 4 2008 // The convening of the Florida Legislature this week will present an opportunity for legislators to reconsider some of the problematic measures passed in 2007, according to the American Insurance Association. “From a...
Mar. 4 is Deadline to Apply for La. $100M Insurer Grant Program
Mar 3 2008 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that the deadline for applications to the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program is March 4, 2008. The program offers property insurers up to $10 million in matching grant money....
Insurer Launches Preferred-tier Programs in Ga. and Nev.
Feb 29 2008 // Calif.-based property and casualty insurer Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. announced a new suite of preferred-tier residential property products in Georgia and Nevada. Effective March 3, PSIC will offer new discounts and...
Survey: Fla. Voters Agree Property Insurance Market Still in Crisis
Feb 28 2008 // More than 40 percent of “likely” Florida voters polled in a recent survey describe the current property insurance market as a crisis, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Neil...
Fla. Insurers See Hurricane Insurance Market on the Mend
Feb 25 2008 // The insurance market in Florida is adjusting to changing conditions – some man-made, others resulting from forces of nature – all of which make property insurance for Florida homeowners more available and more...
Georgia to Limit Landowners’ Hunter and Tourist Liability
Feb 24 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has filed legislation that will limit liability for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists. The measure would protect landowners who allow individuals to hunt on their...
Hedging Against Losses
Feb 24 2008 // How to navigate risk and find coverage solutions for hedge funds and their managers Hedge funds manage financial risk every day. Managers constantly seek out new strategies and investments, and then weigh the potential...
Fla. Lawmakers Confront Property Insurance, again, in 2008 Session
Feb 22 2008 // Property insurance wasn’t supposed to be the big issue in the 2008 Florida Legislature. To the chagrin of many lawmakers, it just won’t go away. Legislators thought they’d largely taken care of the issue...
