Latest Property Headlines
All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mild-mannered report
Feb 12 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice fuzzy marketing. They call themselves “super regionals,” yet everyone has a...
Mitigating the everyday catastrophe
Feb 12 2007 // Fire, water, hail and wind reel in big losses for business, but many could be prevented The exposures faced by businesses in catastrophe-prone areas have been well-documented post-Katrina and facility owners and managers...
Super Regional P/C Insurers™
Feb 12 2007 // A number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...
Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report
Feb 11 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice “fuzzy” marketing. They call themselves Super Regionals but everyone has a...
Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report
Feb 11 2007 // The companies that made the list are not necessarily superior but they are super in the sense of having the resources to write multiple lines and reach across multiple states. If some politicians can be accused of engaging...
Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage
Feb 11 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
It Figures
Feb 11 2007 // 122 The number of levees nationwide that are at risk for failing, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had threatened levees, but only two had more than a...
People
Feb 11 2007 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P., has named Mike Rutledge a partner. Rutledge is a vice president in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office. Rutledge’s career in...
Editor’s Note: Mild-mannered report
Feb 11 2007 // If some politicians can be accused of engaging in “fuzzy” math, some property/casualty insurers might be said to practice fuzzy marketing. They call themselves “super regionals,” yet everyone has a...
2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™ Alphabetical listing
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
2007 Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
Introducing…
Feb 11 2007 // A number of property casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...
Demotech Classification System
Feb 11 2007 // number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of scale...
Fla. Commissioner Prohibits Cancellation of Tornado Victims’ Policies
Feb 7 2007 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued an emergency order prohibiting insurance companies from canceling personal lines insurance policies for residents affected by last week’s tornadoes in central...
Sixth Person Charged in Alleged Okla. ID Theft Crime Ring
Feb 6 2007 // A sixth person has been charged in Oklahoma in an investigation of an alleged identity theft crime ring, according to the office of Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s office. Scott Richard Poor, 50, was...
The Hartford Dropping One-Third of Fla. Property Risks; Tower Hill Reconsiders
Feb 5 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services group says it will drop about 38,000 property insurance policies in the next 18 to 30 months, about a third of its business and personal policies in the state. However, The Hartford’s...
Keane Unclaimed Property Services Division Adds West Coast Office
Feb 1 2007 // Wayne, Pa.-based The Keane Organization announced that its Unclaimed Property Services Division has established a West Coast office and has hired Susan Han, a nationally-known expert in the field of unclaimed property...
Providence Property & Casualty Appoints New Officers
Jan 29 2007 // Providence Property & Casualty Insurance Company, which provides workers’ compensation insurance to Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs), has appointed Stephen (Steve) A. Gober as vice president,...
There’s a lot insurers do not like in Florida’s property insurance fix
Jan 29 2007 // Legislators rolled up their sleeves, ripped off their ties and unbuttoned their collars as a special legislative session on property insurance came to a head in Florida. After six days of conferring, negotiating and...
Windstorm expected to be major insurance issue for Texas lawmakers
Jan 29 2007 // Funding for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Asso-ciation (TWIA) may not be the only insurance issue on lawmakers’ plates during the 2007 session of the Texas Legislature, but it will likely be the most high profile...
