Severe Weather Has Home Insurers Rethinking Coverages April 10, 2012 By Matt Stroud As weather disasters strike with more frequency, U.S. homeowners first get hit with the destruction or total loss of property....
Chartis Introduces Package Policy for Schools, Associations, Public Entities April 10, 2012 Chartis has introduced Leaders Risk Protector, a modular insurance product expressly designed for schools, associations and public entities that was...
XL Group Launches New Umbrella Casualty Form April 10, 2012 XL Group plc’s Excess Casualty’s North American Umbrella team has launched a new umbrella policy form. The enhanced “A/B Umbrella”...
Property Insurance Rates Continue to Firm: Marsh April 10, 2012 Global property insurance rates continued to firm in the first quarter of 2012 and there are forces at play that...
Obesity Now Accounts for 21% of Healthcare Costs: Study April 10, 2012 Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. healthcare costs — more than twice some previous estimates, reports a...
Rondeau, Moreno Join Atlantic Casualty April 10, 2012 Goldsboro, North Carolina-based Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. has added two executives. Jeanne Rondeau has joined the Atlantic Casualty team as...
Healthcare Law Could Worsen Deficits: Study April 10, 2012 President Barack Obama’s healthcare law could sharply exceed its cost-savings targets and add up to $530 billion to the federal...
Wells Fargo Upgrades AIG on Likely Exit from Government Bailout April 10, 2012 American International Group Inc. will likely be independent from the U.S. government over the next year, Wells Fargo Securities said...
CRC’s CEO Hopes to Create ‘Best of the Best’ With Crump Merger April 9, 2012 By Andrea Wells The recent acquisition of Roseland, N.J.-based insurance wholesaler Crump Group by BB&T Corp., a major regional bank and insurance broker...
Kemper Changes Name for Specialty Business Unit April 9, 2012 Kemper Corp. has changed the name of its Unitrin Specialty business to Kemper Specialty, effective April 9, 2012. The next...