California Leads Nation in SMB Cyber Insurance Adoption, Report Shows August 19, 2019 California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released in early August...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Not Filing Rate Hike for 2020 August 19, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Texas’ provider of last resort for wind and hail insurance for coastal properties won’t be raising its residential and commercial...
Execs: Wholesalers at Center of Topa Plans After Acquisition of California Insurer August 19, 2019 By Don Jergler Two key executives involved in the acquisition of Topa Insurance Group by Altamont Capital Partners who spoke about the deal...
In Review of Hail Claims Cases, Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process August 19, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does...
ISO, Intterra, Western Fire Chiefs Partner to Better Understand Wildfire Risk August 19, 2019 ISO and Intterra are partnering with the Western Fire Chiefs Association to explore new ways of analyzing and understanding wildfire...
NOAA Ups Hurricane Forecast as El Nino Fades Away August 19, 2019 Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are monitoring oceanic and atmospheric patterns say with the demise of...
Rate Inadequacy Increases for Texas Windstorm Insurer August 5, 2019 In advance of its Aug. 6 board of directors meeting in Galveston, the insurer of last resort for wind and...
Insured Loss from Barry Not Likely to Be More Than $500M: RMS August 5, 2019 Insured losses from Hurricane Barry probably won’t rise above $500 million, global risk modeling and analytics firm, RMS, says. The...
Texas Sues Aliera Healthcare Over Non-Licensed Insurance Sales August 5, 2019 A lawsuit has been filed by the State of Texas seeking to stop Georgia-based Aliera Healthcare from selling health insurance...
Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up by 13% at Mid-Year August 5, 2019 Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $3.48 billion at the 2019 mid-year point, up 13.4% over 2018’s mid-year total...