Everyone Likes a Hard Insurance Market, Right? September 8, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones What’s the big deal with a hard property/casualty insurance market? Everyone likes one, said Art Davis, president of Colony Specialty,...
New Mexico Traffic Deaths Up 20% This Year September 8, 2014 A government report shows that traffic deaths in New Mexico have increased about 20 percent this year. According to preliminary...
Near National P/C Carriers Identified for 2014 September 8, 2014 By Barry J. Koestler II The original criteria and objective definition for the Near Nationals was established in the Feb. 12, 2007, issue of Insurance...
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...