All the headlines from our Coastal Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2007 // Funding for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Asso-ciation (TWIA) may not be the only insurance issue on lawmakers’ plates during the 2007 session of the Texas Legislature, but it will likely be the most high profile...
Dec 25 2006 // Insurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous policy. They warn...
Dec 24 2006 // News CurrentsInsurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous...
Dec 22 2006 // Citing concerns that a warmer Atlantic Ocean will lead to more strong hurricanes hitting the region, Allstate Corp. will stop writing homeowners’ policies in coastal areas of Maryland.Starting in February, the...
Dec 11 2006 // Home insurers in Connecticut may no longer require permanently installed storm shutters as a condition for writing or renewing policies but must offer consumer choices of loss mitigation controls and deductibles, according...
Dec 7 2006 // Insurers aren’t happy with new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous policy and they warn that the rules could...
Dec 5 2006 // The Grand Strand housing market in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is showing its first sign of price declines and one economist says increases in insurance costs are largely to blame.The median price of resale condos fell...
Dec 5 2006 // Home insurers in Connecticut may no longer require permanently installed storm shutters as a condition for writing or renewing policies but must offer consumer choices of loss mitigation controls and deductibles, according...
Dec 5 2006 // Despite the light 2006 hurricane season U.S. commercial real estate values in coastal areas still may suffer as insurance companies continue to minimize their exposure windstorm insurance coverage, according to a special...
Nov 20 2006 // Property insurance along the Texas coast is getting harder to find plus premiums and deductibles are increasing, according to results from a survey of independent insurance agents. Respondents are members of the...
Nov 20 2006 // Foley, Ala., Mayor Tim Russell has resigned with two years remaining in his term in order to serve on a planned coastal insurance captive for south Alabama.Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12...
Nov 20 2006 // Commercial insurance premiums fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, representing a continuation of the trends that occurred in the past two quarters, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, which surveys current...
Nov 19 2006 // Foley, Ala., Mayor Tim Russell has resigned with two years remaining in his term in order to serve on a planned coastal insurance captive for south Alabama.Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12...
Nov 19 2006 // Property insurance along the Texas coast is getting harder to find plus premiums and deductibles are increasing, according to results from a survey of independent insurance agents. Respondents are members of the...
Nov 19 2006 // Commercial insurance premiums fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, representing a continuation of the trends that occurred in the past two quarters, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, which surveys current...
Nov 10 2006 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a new report that warns of the dangers of increased flooding in Eastern England. Among other findings, the report, which was compiled using data supplied by Calif.-based...
Nov 8 2006 // Foley Mayor Tim Russell resignedthis week with two years remaining in his term and will serve on a planned coastal insurance agency for south Alabama.Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12 years...
Nov 7 2006 // Commercial insurance premiums fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, representing a continuation of the trends that occurred in the past two quarters, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, which surveys current...
Nov 6 2006 // The commercial property/casualty market continued to soften during the third quarter, with indications that some insurers are finding an appetite for business in which they previously were not interested, according to the...
Nov 5 2006 // The commercial property/casualty market continued to soften during the third quarter, with indications that some insurers are finding an appetite for business in which they previously were not interested, according to the...