All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2009 // Some insurance companies could go out of business if a major hurricane hits Florida, the state’s insurance commissioner told a Senate panel this week.But after more than an hour grilling by lawmakers, Commissioner...
Oct 8 2009 // Eagan Insurance Agency, based in Metairie, La., has added six insurance professionals to its staff.Joining the family business are Andrew Eagan and David Strassel, both members of the fifth generation of the Eagan family...
Oct 6 2009 // The state and a court-appointed receiver continue to inventory the assets of two Polson men and their companies as they seek to recover money for those who invested in what the state calls a $14 million Ponzi scheme.Keith...
Oct 5 2009 // Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage. Since then, the total insured property along South...
Oct 5 2009 // Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are “woefully inadequate,” according to a new study of property damage caused by...
Oct 5 2009 // In December 2008, Kevin Kelley left Lexington Insurance Co., the largest excess and surplus lines insurance company, after more than 30 years during which he helped the company become one of parent American International...
Sep 30 2009 // Ironshore Inc. will be expanding its distribution network by establishing regional offices throughout the United States.Steven England has been appointed executive vice president of Ironshore Insurance Services,...
Sep 29 2009 // A global recession, which has led to layoffs and a sharp drop in consumer spending, has also created a glut of commercial real estate space around the world. Vacated properties are a significant concern because they are...
Sep 28 2009 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes fell 59.3 percent to $5.8 billion in first-half 2009 from $14.1 billion in first-half 2008. Insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their...
Sep 24 2009 // A Los Angeles broker has designed an insurance program specifically marketed to those who manage and attend to the glitterati.Richard Rutkin, president of L.A.Xcess Insurance Brokers, Inc. recently announced a new,...
Sep 23 2009 // Florida has given the go-ahead to a new homeowners insurance company that plans to focus on what it says is the underserved market of homes built before 2002.Prepared Insurance Co., headquartered in Tampa, intends to use...
Sep 22 2009 // Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage. Since then, the total insured property along South...
Sep 21 2009 // Unless you live in Florida or Louisiana, or regularly read the Insurance Journal, you may only now be hearing about the latest mass tort craze: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall (often simply referred to as “Chinese...
Sep 21 2009 // The Web site for Hanover Excess (www.hanoverxs.com) proclaims that the people at this North Carolina excess and surplus brokerage believe in the “pursuit of excellence while keeping a sense of humor.”David...
Sep 21 2009 // A bill recently introduced in California could encourage more ecologically friendly insurance policy products, putting the state again at the fore of pushing, and leading, for greener public policies.The bill, which has...
Sep 17 2009 // Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are “woefully inadequate,” according to a new study of property damage caused by...
Sep 14 2009 // According to the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined for the second year in a row. Motor vehicle theft crimes also declined in 2008.FBI statistics show that the estimated volume of violent...
Sep 14 2009 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) has filed the property/casualty insurance industry’s first standard coverage option for commercial property owners interested in rebuilding damaged property with green...
Sep 14 2009 // Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are woefully inadequate, according to a new study of property damage caused by Hurricane Ike, which...
Sep 7 2009 // Just when I really think I understand a coverage I am blind-sided by the reality of what is actually happening in the insurance industry. I remember the good old days when a business owners policy (BOP) was a simple policy...