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The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new...

Business Moves

Endurance Specialty, ARMTech Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, reported that one...

Catastrophes: There is no free lunch

By Dennis C. Burke
Since the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, some Florida politicians and a few insurers have claimed that the...

News Currents

The company said the policy’s anti-concurrent causation provision means that if a policyholder has wind coverage but not flood insurance,...

Catastrophes: The time to act is now

By Edward T. Collins
Two years have passed since America’s most shocking wake-up call regarding the devastation that follows the force and fury of...

My New Markets

Private Schools (K-12) Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is an admitted, “A” -rated carrier that insures private K-12, Montessori,...

Promises to keep

Deregulation is breaking out all over, with Democrats spearheading the changes and making the promises of a better insurance future....

Catastrophes: There is no free lunch

By Dennis C. Burke
Since the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, some Florida politicians and a few insurers have claimed that the...

Catastrophes: The time to act is now

Reports show that the typical taxpaying American family paid more than $800 to cover costs associated with Hurricane Katrina. That...