All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 16 2012 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. t it is distributing approximately $1.8 million in workers’ compensation dividends.Approximately 3,000 new policyholders earned dividends based largely on their workplace safety and claim...
Nov 15 2012 // Major insurers have deployed thousands of claims adjusters in the Northeast in the wake of Superstorm Sandy — they are working from dawn until late night to make contacts with policyholders, complete the estimate...
Nov 9 2012 // Markel has launched a new risk management portal for DataBreach policyholders that includes information and technical resources that can assist in the prevention of network, cyber, and privacy breaches as well as support...
Nov 2 2012 // Florida’s consumer advocate is calling for an investigation into insurers using homeowners’ past credit history to deny claims and cancel policies even though the homeowners have paid premiums for years.Florida...
Oct 23 2012 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced a 30.5 percent rate reduction, for “lender-placed” homeowners’ insurance coverage offered by American Security Insurance Co., an Assurant Inc.-owned...
Oct 23 2012 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., working in partnership with Care Providers Insurance Services, announced today that the Social Service Agencies of Texas (SSA) safety group has earned a $280,638 dividend.The workers’...
Oct 23 2012 // Florida regulators announced that two property insurance companies have been approved to take out up to 100,000 policies from the state-backed insurer in December, adding to the 210,000 policies already slated for removal...
Oct 22 2012 // Insurer American International Group Inc. has agreed to an $11 million settlement with a group of states over its claims settlement practices for life insurance policies on Monday.AIG is the latest insurer to settle state...
Oct 22 2012 // AIG Insurance Co. will pay an estimated $25 to $30 million owed to California beneficiaries of life insurance policies, and an $11 million settlement payment.California Controller John Chiang began auditing AIG’s...
Oct 22 2012 // By Michael AdamsFlorida’s state-backed property insurer has put the brakes on its plan to loan private insurers up to $350 million in surplus while it addresses a growing wave of criticism from lawmakers, elected...
Oct 22 2012 // Nationwide, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to settle litigation related to its merger with Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance.The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a...
Oct 22 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced on Oct. 11 that it has agreed to settle litigation related to the merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co.The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a...
Oct 12 2012 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer has opted to put the brakes on its plan to loan private insurers up to $350 million in surplus in order to address a growing wave of criticism from lawmakers, elected...
Oct 12 2012 // Nationwide has agreed to settle litigation related to the merger with Harleysville Insurance.The $26 million settlement relates to In re Harleysville Mutual, a consolidated class action and derivative suit related to the...
Oct 8 2012 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer is considering for the first time investing in private insurers to the tune of $350 million, with the hopes these insurers would then take on up to 300,000 of its policies. The...
Oct 4 2012 // U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes jumped to $16.4 billion in first-half 2012 from $4.8 billion in first-half 2011, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate...
Sep 18 2012 // Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, 2012, and has been prohibited from selling insurance in the state due to its failure to maintain minimum capital and surplus.The...
Sep 14 2012 // Six mutual insurance companies have been inducted into the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies’ (NAMIC) Century Club in recognition of 100 years of serving their policyholders. Five of the new members...
Sep 13 2012 // Two months ago when Barry Gilway took over as president of Florida’s state-run property insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., he quickly learned there would be no honeymoon period. He was thrust into debates...
Sep 12 2012 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer is considering for the first time whether to invest in private insurers to the tune of $350 million, with the hopes these insurers would then take up to 300,000 policies. The...