Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Possible Delay in Flood Insurance Changes October 28, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson The prospect of a delay in flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for many homeowners is being met with...
For Western Maryland, Last Year’s Sandy Blizzard Was a Painful Lesson October 28, 2013 By David Dishneau The mountain dwellers of far western Maryland know a lot about snow, but a crippling blizzard spawned last year by...
Matthews Named Florida Insurance Department Interim Chief of Staff October 28, 2013 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said that Rebecca Matthews will serve as interim chief of staff of the Office of...
1 Year After Sandy: A Complex Task in Tallying Storm’s Death, Damage October 28, 2013 By Geoff Mulvihill Tracking the toll of a disaster like Superstorm Sandy is not like keeping score at a baseball game. Its damage...
How a Run-of-the-Mill Hurricane Mutated Into a Superstorm Named Sandy October 28, 2013 By Seth Borenstein It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy. Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy...
Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters October 28, 2013 Key House and Senate members have reached a bipartisan deal to delay changes to the federal flood insurance program that...
Marsh & McLennan Climbs to Post-Spitzer High October 28, 2013 By Marci Jacobs Marsh & McLennan Cos., the biggest insurance broker by market value, has climbed to a 9-year high, bouncing back from...
Toyota Settles Acceleration Case After $3 Million Verdict October 28, 2013 By Jessica Dye Toyota Motor Corp. reached a deal on Friday to resolve a lawsuit in the United States over unintended acceleration issues,...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Models Sandy Storm Surge October 28, 2013 Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, announced that it is “helping insurers and reinsurers...
UK’s Castel Underwriting Launches New ‘Club Style’ MGA Formation October 28, 2013 UK-based Castel Underwriting announced the launch of a “new club style MGA formation platform that provides experienced and entrepreneurial underwriters...