Egypt’s Troubles Mean Companies Need to Reassess Risk, Says Marsh February 1, 2011 The fallout from the ongoing events in Egypt – protestors have called for a million people to assemble in Cairo...
Chartis Umbrella Covers Salary Reimbursement January 31, 2011 Chartis has introduced a salary reimbursement endorsement, developed by its Excess Casualty division as a supplementary benefit to its commercial...
AAIS Develops New Form For Insuring Renewable Energy Generating Equipment January 14, 2011 Inland marine insurers now have access to new policy forms designed for insuring property losses to renewable energy generating equipment...
Year-End Storms Cloud P/C Insurers’ Profit Picture January 5, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz U.S. property insurers like Travelers Cos. Inc. and Chubb Corp. were expecting a relatively mild fourth quarter for catastrophe losses,...
North Carolina Insurers Seek Rate Hike on Dwelling Fire Policies January 5, 2011 North Carolina insurers are looking to raise rates from 7 percent to 25 percent, or an average 20.9 percent statewide,...
How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program December 31, 2010 By Jimi Grande The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a top-to-bottom review of the efforts to reform the nation’s flood insurance...
Munich Re Invests $3.31 Billion in German Wind Power Plants December 30, 2010 Munich Re, via its asset manager MEAG, has concluded a significant investment deal involving wind power plants in Germany. It...
Reinsurance Renewal Rates On the Decline, Reports Claim December 30, 2010 Reinsurance rates for 2011 are falling at the same or greater pace than traditional insurers and further softening of the...
Southeast’s Top Stories: Disasters That Happened and 1 That Didn’t December 23, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson The top insurance stories in the Southeast in 2010 included several disasters that caused considerable death and destruction in the...
Fact or Fiction? Insurance Tidbits of Known and Little-Known Information December 20, 2010 Have you ever wondered what big events helped shape regulation of the current U.S. insurance industry? Or if drivers of...