All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 20 2011 // Some Florida insurance policyholders stand to recover more than $12 million in refunds thanks to state insurance investigators looking into complaints about unpaid claims and questionable sales.The Division of Agents and...
Jul 18 2011 // Florida property owners who purchased coverage from the state’s run property insurer have seen their premiums increase by an average $476 as a result of the insuring inspecting their property.Citizens Property...
Jul 7 2011 // An uptick in consumer protection lawsuits against California insurance companies is widely expected in the wake of a state appellate decision allowing a policyholder to sue The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies over...
Jul 4 2011 // Two weeks into a new hurricane season, Florida officials are continuing to express their concerns over possible policyholder assessments by Citizens Property Insurance despite the relative financial strength of the...
Jun 28 2011 // North Carolina residents insured by two companies are going to receive refunds totaling more than $1 million after state regulators found they overcharged their personal lines policyholders.SAFECO Insurance Co. of America...
Jun 27 2011 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has extended his executive order providing emergency protections for the insurance coverage of Joplin-area residents.Executive Order 11-20 ensures that residents and business owners in Jasper and...
Jun 22 2011 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes dropped to $7.8 billion in first-quarter 2011 from $8.9 billion in first-quarter 2010, with insurers’ annualized rate of return on average...
Jun 20 2011 // A San Francisco Superior Court has approved California Insurance Commissioner’s rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a failed workers’ compensation insurance carrier.Under the plan, Majestic’s...
Jun 17 2011 // Two weeks into a new hurricane season, Florida officials are continuing to express their concerns over possible policyholder assessments by Citizens Property Insurance despite the relative financial strength of the...
Jun 14 2011 // Loss and loss adjustment expense reserve development has traditionally been the focus of actuaries, auditors and financial analysts. Statutory insurance accounting financial reporting contains several measures that can be...
Jun 9 2011 // A public rate hearing on a proposed increase in North Carolina’s dwelling fire and extended coverage policies has been delayed until July 25.North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the change...
Jun 9 2011 // A Texas House of Representatives committee has approved big changes to the insurance authority that covers coastal properties for wind and hail.The House Insurance Committee passed a bill overhauling the Texas Windstorm...
Jun 6 2011 // A San Francisco Superior Court has approved California Insurance Commissioner’s rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a failed workers’ compensation insurance carrier.Under the plan, Majestic’s...
Jun 6 2011 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law legislation that promises to lower costs for the state’s property insurers, including what they pay on sinkhole claims. Scott said the bill (SB 408) “strengthens...
Jun 6 2011 // Loss and loss adjustment expense reserve development has traditionally been the focus of actuaries, auditors and financial analysts. Statutory insurance accounting financial reporting contains several measures that can be...
Jun 1 2011 // CAMICO, the nation’s largest CPA-focused program of professional and employment practices liability insurance for the accounting profession, has posted a gain of $3 million in policyholders’ surplus for the...
May 26 2011 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. plans to distribute $155 million in workers’ compensation dividends in 2011.Dividends reward loyal policyholders who share Texas Mutual’s commitment to preventing workplace accidents...
May 24 2011 // Auto, home and business insurers have launched a broad response to the recent tornadoes that caused severe loss of life and extensive property damage in Joplin, Mo., Reading, Kan., and Minneapolis, Minn., insurance...
May 17 2011 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law legislation that promises to lower costs for the state’s property insurers, including what they pay on sinkhole claims.While the memory of former Governor Charles...
May 9 2011 // Homeowners’ insurers in Florida are breathing a sigh of relief after succeeding in a months-long battle to obtain property insurance reforms designed to reduce costs and stabilize the market.After watching state...