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New Florida Legislative Leaders Talk Tough on Property Insurance, But No Specific Plans

Nov 20 2024 // Florida’s newest legislative leaders on Tuesday rattled some sabers about property insurance rates and claims but offered no agenda for the upcoming session that begins in March, according to state news...

Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Inks 3-Year Direct & Fac Property Deal With Aviva

Oct 23 2024 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has announced a three-year binding authority agreement with Aviva for its direct & facultative (D&F) property portfolio.The...

Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Cole as Head of Financial Lines; BHSI Names Aon’s Pache for PI/Cyber Team, DACH Region, Schumacher as Property U/W

Oct 8 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re Names Gallagher Re’s...

Property/Casualty Insurance Stocks Slump on Hurricane Milton-Related Fears

Oct 8 2024 // U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks tanked on Monday after Hurricane Milton intensified into a category 4 storm on its path towards Florida’s western coast, marking yet another costly disaster for the...

Commercial Property Rate Stabilization Highlights Latest WTW CLIPS

Oct 7 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance rates increased overall by an average of 5.9% during the second quarter of 2024.Quarterly price increases have been around 6% since the end of the global pandemic, WTW reported in...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Flanagan to Lead P&C Bermuda; Intangic Names Cryer as Dir. of Client Solutions; Dale Names Daniel Head of Global Property Reinsurance

Sep 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Bermuda, the tech risk platform Intangic, and the Lloyd’s insurer Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL...

People Moves: Price Forbes Re Taps Howden’s Waterhouse as Head of Property Fac; AXA XL Appoints Underwriters and Claims Adjusters for UK Cyber Team

Sep 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re Taps Howden’s Waterhouse as Head of Property FacPrice Forbes...

Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners

Sep 18 2024 // State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine’s preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads.While Maine has seen seven federal disaster declarations for severe storms and...

US Property Insurance Rates Fall for First Time Since 2017

Sep 17 2024 // US property insurance rates are decreasing for the first time in almost seven years, after insurers returned to profitability amid lower losses tied to catastrophes.The average US property insurance rate decreased 0.94% in...

Senator, Congresswoman Warn of Property Crisis as Climate Change Grips Florida

Sep 16 2024 // Florida and much of the country face a real estate crash unless government officials deal with climate change, members of Congress said at a roundtable discussion Saturday in St. Petersburg.U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse,...

People Moves: JM Wilson Hires Musolf and Hudson as Assistant Property & Casualty Underwriters; Group Captive Program Leader Albian Joins Ryan Alternative Risk

Sep 12 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, hired Savana Musolf and Lisa Hudson as assistant property and casualty underwriters.Musolf works with independent insurance agents and company underwriters in Michigan and...

Property Drives E&S Growth of 15% in 2023 to Increase Overall P/C Share

Sep 12 2024 // For the sixth straight year, U.S. excess and surplus insurers in 2023 saw double-digit growth in direct written premiums.E&S direct written premiums (DWP) grew 15% last year to increase its share of the total...

Study Stirs Debate on Real Impact of Litigation, Fraud on Property Insurance

Sep 12 2024 // An academic paper published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation seems to have rekindled the debate over how much of an impact litigation and fraud have had on property insurance losses and premiums, particularly in...

Commercial Property Rate Stabilization Highlights Latest WTW CLIPS

Sep 10 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance rates increased overall by an average of 5.9% during the second quarter.Quarterly price increases have been around 6% since the end of the global pandemic, WTW reported in its...

The U.S. Property & Casualty Crisis: How It’s Going for Insurers and the States They’ve Left

Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.By now, if you haven’t heard about insurance companies (large and small) and their max exodus from the most risky states, you may have been living under a rock....

Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy

Aug 16 2024 // A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible.A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for...

North Dakota Commissioner Urges Property Damage Assessment After Flash Floods

Aug 14 2024 // In the wake of flash flooding in the Bismarck-Mandan area, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is reminding residents to take immediate steps to assess and document any property damage and to review their...

Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs

Aug 13 2024 // James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast iron parts for tractors and other equipment to at least double when it’s up for renewal...

People Moves: Marsh Promotes McKay as UK Advisory Leader; BHSI Launches Surety in Spain, Led by Barbero; IQUW Promotes MacDonald to Head of Property

Jul 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and the re/insurer IQUW.A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes McKay as UK Advisory...

Property Code Enforcement a Sore Spot in Some South Dakota Communities

Jul 23 2024 // FAITH, S.D. (AP) — A few months ago, the city council in this ranching town in remote northwestern South Dakota decided to join dozens of other communities across the state and hire an outside contractor to enforce...