Economy News

Insurance Premiums Paid by Texans Dipped Slightly in 2009

The property/casualty insurance industry in Texas experienced a “ho hum” year in 2009 with soft market pricing and a difficult economy taking a toll on written premium, according to a report released by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. Total …

Be Fair to CSRs

Insurance customer service and claims representatives may not have realized it, but when they fail to do their jobs, they are contributing to the insurance fraud problem. According to a survey by Accenture, more than half (55 percent) of U.S. …

Berkley: Economic Recovery Depends on Country’s State of Mind

Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. “No one in Washington …

CCRIF Estimates $12.8 Million in Caribbean Losses from Tomas

Whether Tomas passed through the eastern Caribbean as a hurricane or a tropical storm is rather irrelevant, as, whatever it was, it caused a lot of damage. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has already issued a detailed report, …

5 Risk Management Tips for Design Firms

Contracts, Emerging Risks and M&As Critical Areas to Notice As the difficult economy forces architects and engineering firms to focus their resources on keeping their firms afloat, risk management is taking a backseat. This dangerous trend means insurance brokers and …

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Certificates of Insurance, Data Breaches, Unfamiliar Markets Among Exposures for Agents Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly errors and omissions (E&O) claims, according to experts and …

Fireman’s Fund Ready to Rally

Company Progressing on Mass Market Strategy Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised a little in the first half of 2010, following some heavy catastrophe losses. But company President and CEO Mike LaRocco said he’s “very bullish” about …

Be Fair to CSRs

Let’s not blame CSRs for insurance fraud. Press ‘1’ if you think that is unfair. Insurance customer service and claims representatives may not have realized it but when they fail to do their jobs, they are contributing to the insurance …

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Certificates of Insurance, Data Breaches, Unfamiliar Markets Among Exposures for Agents Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly errors and omissions (E&O) claims, according to experts and …

Berkley: Economic Recovery Depends on Country’s State of Mind

Economic recovery in the United States is now very dependent on the state of mind of the American public and its business leaders, according to William R. Berkley, founder, chairman and CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. “No one in Washington …