Court Watch
For all you lawsuit junkies out there (does it take one to know one?), a Gulf Coast-based law firm has set up a Web log, or blog, that monitors lawsuits filed in relation to the hurricanes that hit Alabama, Louisiana, …
Tracking Commercial Autos
Before you can finish saying “Beam me up, Scotty,” chances are a tiny transmitter is bouncing a signal off a satellite somewhere in space, indicating that your insured’s taxi is stowed in the hold of a ship destined for parts …
Perception or Reality?
An interesting news release recently slipped into my e-mail box; it concerned the public’s perception of the insurance industry in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The market research company, Ipsos Public Affairs, was spreading the news about the results of …
Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?
Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment actually could be a commercial vehicle, according to the insurance company. When the Insurance Services Offices Inc. …
Perception or Reality?
An interesting news release recently slipped into my e-mail box; it concerned the public’s perception of the insurance industry in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The market research company, Ipsos Public Affairs, was spreading the news about the results of …
Sen. Staples Urges Agents to Continue Participating in the ‘Process’
At IIAT’s Small Agency Conference, lawmaker says involvement is key to legislative success. Nearly 250 attendees turned out for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ first-ever Small Agency Conference, held in Waco in mid-October. Participants from all over Texas–some 60 …
Dual Hurricanes Blew in Big Problems for Agribusiness in Louisiana,Texas
In addition to the immense destruction in heavily populated urban centers and coastal communities caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast region in August and September 2005, agricultural interests in the affected states also suffered massive …
A Silver Lining?
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the tsunami of December 2004, Katrina, Rita, the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan/India. What can we make of all these man-made and natural catastrophes? They are bigger than insurance; they are bigger than …
Natural Disasters Are Just Part of Commissioners’ Concerns
In addition to natural disasters, health care coverage, federal oversight, uniformity and fraud were among issues of concern to the insurance commissioners of three states who comprised the Commis-sioners’ Panel at the fifth annual Arkansas Insurance Day, held in Little …
Picking Up the Pieces
Although Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are behind us, hurricane season continues through the end of November. And while it does, residents on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts are picking up the pieces and rebuilding their lives, while praying that the …