Communities that incorporate natural disasters in their land use planning experience fewer insured losses than those that do not, according to a new report presented at the Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) Annual Congress in New Orleans. An …
Afni Insurance Services has made available CSR24 for agents and brokers using the AMS Prime agency management system. CSR24 now extracts customer, policy, underwriting and coverage data directly from the AMS Prime system enabling Prime agencies to offer comprehensive (policy …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced the appointment of Jeanne Cain to the position of regional vice president, western region. Cain will lead AIA’s western regional operations overseeing all state government affairs issues in the ten-state region covering Alaska, Arizona, …
SCA Appraisal Company, a division of SCA Enterprises Inc., announced that the 12th, 13th and 14th state (Washington, Utah and South Carolina) has been opened. The addition of these new states brings SCA closer to providing national service to all …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Washington Casualty Co. to single-‘Bpi’ from triple-‘Bpi’ because of the company’s deteriorating surplus position, which was caused by substantial underwriting losses. Washington Casualty …
Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer & Company is now offering innovative liability coverage to architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects and specialty consultants through CNA’s E-Pack. In addition to D&O and fiduciary, Schinnerer’s current EPL program protects against wrongful …
New recommended guidelines for company and vendor password formatting have been approved by the Agents for Council Technology (ACT) to enhance security and alleviate current inefficiencies for independent agents and brokers across the country. The password guidelines are the product …
Nuts & Bolts: Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, a subsidiary of The Navigators Group Inc., is adding miscellaneous and lawyers’ professional liability to its financial insurance products. Professional liability insurance provides coverage for errors and omissions to …
Nuts & Bolts: Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), is now offering short and long-term event liability insurance that association members in 36 states and the District of …
Zurich North America Surety announced that it has successfully completed the pilot stage of its Zurich Surety Express(TM) online platform, which allows insurance agents to rate, quote and issue commercial and contract surety bonds directly from the Zurich Web site …
