Louisiana’s Homeowners Market Stronger 9 Years after Katrina September 8, 2014 Louisiana’s property insurance market is vastly improved nine years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the state on Aug. 29, 2005, largely...
Hawaii’s Post-Storm Disaster Request Denied by FEMA September 8, 2014 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Federal Emergency Management Agency in late August denied Hawaii’s request for a major disaster declaration after Tropical Storm Iselle....
The Impact of Prior Work Exclusions and Sunset Provisions in CGL Policies September 8, 2014 By Dwight M. Kealy The commercial general liability (CGL) occurrence form policy is like a row of briefcases each filled with $1 million. Inscribed...
Nationwide Brand Back in N.J. Market September 8, 2014 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last month began selling its Nationwide-branded auto insurance in New Jersey for the first time since...
Why a Wall Street Model Is Needed September 8, 2014 By all accounts, America’s emerging cannabis industry is looking very promising and is shaping up to be the country’s biggest...
Southeast on Track to Develop ‘Megalopolis’ from Raleigh to Atlanta September 8, 2014 Urban areas in the southeastern United States will double in size by 2060 unless there are changes to land development,...
MAPFRE Enters Mass. Life Insurance Market September 8, 2014 MAPFRE U.S.A. has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s subsidiary, Commerce Insurance, is the largest...
State of the Market: Surplus Lines Bounces Back September 8, 2014 By Andrea Wells The surplus lines industry showed its subpar showing in 2012 was uncharacteristic as it outperformed the overall property/casualty industry once...
Kentucky Approves Lower Workers’ Comp Loss Costs September 8, 2014 In Kentucky, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers will decrease for the ninth...
Over 1,300 Claims Filed After Revere Tornado September 8, 2014 The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) said that as of Aug. 27, the state’s insurers have received more than 1,300...