March 5, 2012 Hospitality Risks Directory Homeowners & Auto Technology & New Media Risks

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Features
‘100-Year Storms’ May Happen Every 3 to 20 Years
Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of...
Features
AIG, Marsh & McLennan Q4 Earnings Improve
American International Group AIG reported a $19.8 billion profit for...
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AIG: Return to Sustainable Profitability?
AIG's top executives struck an optimistic note as the insurer...
Business Moves
Business Moves
OneBeacon, Interboro OneBeacon Insurance Group completed the sale of...
Features
Conn. Seeks to Recapture Role as Insurance Capital
The city of Hartford, Conn., is trying to recapture its status as the...
Features
Mass. Cardinal Pushes for Contraception Solution
Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is continuing to push to resolve a...
Features
N.Y. Launches Audit of Rising Health Insurance Rates
The New York State Department of Financial Services said it has...
Editor's Note
E&Y Survey on Insurance Customers
A new study is out from Ernst & Young that offers some interesting...
Features
Paulson Steps Up Pressure, Urges Hartford to Spin Off P/C Biz
Hedge fund manager John Paulson — who holds an 8.4 percent stake in...
Features
Penn State Countersues PMA for Sandusky Coverage
Penn State has filed a countersuit against its primary general...
Features
Survey: 51% of Insurers Expect to Increase Staff in 2012
A new study says 51 percent of the insurance carriers recently...
Features
UnitedHealth Pays $250K Penalty in Vermont
UnitedHealth Insurance paid a $250,000 penalty in Vermont last month...
Declarations
Declarations
Rate Improving "There absolutely is a trend of rate improving...In...
People & Places
People
Hartford Financial Services Group appointed Tom Tucker as chief...

National Coverage

Features
5 Things to Know About Classic Car Insurance
With warmer weather around the corner, classic car owners are...
Features
Cloud Computing: The Risks Beyond the Metaphor
Cloud computing is big business. With a worldwide market forecast to...
Features
Sharing Economy Calls For Insurance Innovation
How Insurance Helped Getaround Get Going Can technology positively...
Idea Exchange
Group Personal Excess Policies Give Businesses and Employees Added Protection
As the economy continues to languish, and competition for revenue...
Newsbriefs
P/C Insurers Face Obstacles on Road to Hard Market
With interest rates low and looking like they will stay low for some...
Features
Social Recruiting: Branding Your Company as an Employer of Choice
Seventy-nine percent of companies are already using or planning to...
Closing Quote
The Power of Choice
Peering across the market, it's easy to see the telltale signs of a...
Features
What Insureds Should Know About Avoiding Cyber Liability Exposures
In today's business world, digital information is fundamental to...
Minding Your Business
What Steve Jobs Would Do in Insurance
After reading Walter Isaacson's great book about Steve Jobs, I began...
Features
One Insurance Broker’s Drive for Innovation
When Jessica Scorpio, 24, began her quest for insurance for...
New Markets
My New Markets
Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...