Election Security: Retailers Board Up Stores Amid Fears Over More Civil Unrest October 21, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein, Richa Naidu and Nivedita Balu This time last year, shoppers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holiday window...
Underwriters and Insureds Taking Harder Look at Commercial Property Risks December 24, 2019 By Andrea Wells Commercial property underwriters are adjusting to a market defined by rising catastrophe losses and dwindling profits. From increasing rates and...
Texas Calls for 2018 Catastrophe Data on Commercial Property, Business Insurance June 20, 2019 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued special data call to companies that wrote direct commercial property or businessowners...
Burst Sewer Pipes, Condos, and Coverage April 3, 2019 By Patrick Wraight We had an interesting question come in this week so I thought I would address it publicly. I’ve edited the...
Downtown Fire in Central Iowa Town Causes Extensive Damage July 7, 2017 A major blaze damaged several buildings in a central Iowa town on Independence Day, but fire officials don’t suspect fireworks...
Officials: Kansas Apartment Blaze Caused $23M to $25M in Damage March 27, 2017 Officials in a Kansas City suburb where a fire destroyed a multimillion-dollar apartment building under construction and spread to about...
FM Global Explores Next-Generation Fire Sprinklers December 2, 2016 Warehouses, served by increasingly powerful automated materials-handling equipment, are steadily getting taller, posing new fire risks and stressing traditional fire...
TWIA Files for Changes to Dwelling and Commercial Policies January 7, 2016 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has submitted new mandatory endorsements for its dwelling and commercial insurance policies to the Texas...
Austin Cracking Down on Unsafe Rental Properties December 16, 2015 Austin code enforcement officials are trying to crack down on unsafe rental properties by adding more properties to its repeat...
10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina August 5, 2015 By Denise Johnson Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses...