Floods like those that inundated the U.S. Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the...
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The U.S. agriculture secretary says he is concerned that legal hurdles prevented much immediate federal help for Midwestern farmers faced...
Fifteen years ago, after the Midwest was swamped with what was pronounced a “100-year” or even a “500-year” flood, some...
BISYS Specialty Programs, a division of BISYS Commercial Insurance Services, has changed its name to Five Star Specialty Programs, a...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Markel Corp. to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘ and affirmed...
A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-”...
Mike Keely has been named vice president and head of the Markel Essex ‘s Ocean Marine Division. Previously, Keely served...
The ability of customer service representatives to resolve customer issues is the most critical driver of customer satisfaction, loyalty, and...
Risk Reducers LLC, a division of Swett & Crawford, launched a new occupational accident transportation program to address the problem...
While the property/casualty industry still appears to have strong reserves, overall its position began to deteriorate in 2007, according to...