All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 3 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals.Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
Mar 27 2012 // Democrats and Republicans seem to agree that Iowa’s commercial property tax is archaic and out of line with other states, but hope is fading that the Legislature will approve a fix this year because of stark...
Mar 26 2012 // A thief wearing gloves walks into a parking lot, perhaps using the cover of night, smashes a car window and takes what’s inside the vehicle, all in a matter of minutes.It’s the general technique for many car...
Mar 22 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based specialty underwriter offering homeowners insurance and services, appointed two new property claims adjusters.Kyle Yee comes from Nationwide Insurance, where he...
Mar 21 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., under pressure to boost its stock price from hedge fund manager John Paulson, said it would get rid of most of its life insurance-related operations and focus on being a property...
Mar 19 2012 // Even though there are many problems to be resolved, at least they are out in the open and are being discussed, not buried in some political jargon and dismissed. If we could just get the PACs out of the way…The...
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature.2012 is delivering a sense of growing optimism for the housing industry – a welcomed relief to a market that has been troubled in recent years....
Mar 19 2012 // Florida largest property insurer named a state regulator and former state lawmaker as its interim president.Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced yesterday that it has hired Tom Grady to take over as president and...
Mar 19 2012 // Florida consumers are being warned of an emerging unclaimed property scam. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said scammers have been offering to reunite consumers with unclaimed property for an upfront fee of...
Mar 12 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Martin V. Flannery vice president in the property/casualty group in its Woodland Hills office. Prior to joining Poms & Associates,...
Mar 9 2012 // State officials in Louisiana are calling on property owners to claim their assessment rebate charged on their insurance policies.Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, all property policies were charged an...
Mar 7 2012 // Commercial and industrial landowners around northwest Indiana are redoubling efforts to market their parcels now that the economy has brightened from the recession’s dark days.Building activity may heat up this year,...
Mar 6 2012 // Another 33 property owners in a flood-prone Berkeley County, West Virginia community have agreed to government buyouts. The buyouts will give the county title to a total 116 parcels in Sportsman’s Paradise along the...
Mar 5 2012 // In many ways, insurance is a battle for information. From marketing to underwriting to claims, the ability to know as much as possible about a potential insured, especially for property risks, is vital.With that in mind,...
Feb 29 2012 // The state of Mississippi has asked Hancock County for $6 million in funds not spent on a “property acquisition” project.The project is a limited buy-out plan designated to reduce the repetitive losses of...
Feb 23 2012 // San Diego, CA, 02/23/12 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator, has opened an additional office in Tampa Bay, Florida to leverage the Company’s growth in its East Coast,...
Feb 21 2012 // State lawmakers have gambled with their constituents’ money for years when it comes to dealing with Florida’s property insurance issues.But now, many top industry analysts suggest, the odds may be turning...
Feb 20 2012 // The Green family owns a small farm. It’s not their primary source of income, but it is a lifestyle choice, and their hobby farm is just that – a hobby. The Green family grows fruits and vegetables as their...
Feb 20 2012 // North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. is buying the property/casualty and life insurance units of Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump Group.BB&T said it will pay $570 million in cash for Crump...
Feb 17 2012 // The Obama administration has proposed hiring more prosecutors to pursue intellectual property crimes in the new budget as the entertainment industry pressures the U.S. Justice Department to crack down on copyright...