U.S. Surplus Lines Industry Grew Premium 17.5% in 2020 October 4, 2021 The U.S. surplus lines market experienced direct premium growth of 17.5% in 2020, the largest year-over-year premium increase since 2003,...
Ida Damage to Louisiana Agriculture at Least $584M October 4, 2021 Hurricane Ida’s winds and floods did at least $584 million in damage to agriculture in Louisiana, experts at the LSU...
Feds Analyzing Fractured Gas Pipeline in Arizona Explosion October 4, 2021 The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on an August gas line explosion in Coolidge, Ariz., that destroyed...
Business Moves October 4, 2021 National Moody’s, RMS Moody’s Corp. reported that it has completed its acquisition of RMS, the climate and natural disaster risk...
Declarations October 4, 2021 Fighting Fires with Aluminum Foil “It’s pretty expensive, and you’d feel stupid if they stopped the fire before it got...
In Changing Housing Market, Home Insurers Struggle with Customer Loyalty: Study October 4, 2021 Home insurers have struggled to develop products and services designed to maximize customer lifetime value for the growing population of...
OSHA Fines Tampa Smelter $320,000 for Lead Exposure October 1, 2021 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Tampa battery recycling center and smelter almost $320,000 for exposing...
Houston Man Sentenced for $1.8M Insurance Fraud Scheme October 1, 2021 A Houston businessman has been sentenced to prison for an insurance fraud scheme and ordered to pay more than $1.8...
JZZ Tech Acquires Florida-Based Beacon Insurance Solutions October 1, 2021 JZZ Technologies Inc. has acquired Florida-based Beacon Insurance Solutions, part of its continuing effort to reach the senior adult market...
Tests Show No Health Risks From U.S. Steel Plant Discharge: EPA October 1, 2021 Preliminary tests indicate iron-contaminated wastewater that leaked from a northwestern Indiana steel plant into a Lake Michigan tributary presents no...