All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 21 2018 // PLNAR, an augmented reality service that creates, fully measured, real-time 3D models of any room, has raised $3.9 million in a Series A investment round led by insurtech and healthcare venture capital fund ManchesterStory...
Aug 20 2018 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has announced that A.M. Best Rating Services Inc. upgraded the financial strength ratings of the Palisades Group and High Point Homeowners Group to A- (Excellent). In addition, their long-term...
Aug 17 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has continued its expansion into Pennsylvania with its acquisition of Merchants Preferred Insurance Services, headquartered in Erie, Penn.This acquisition will strengthen Seeman...
Aug 15 2018 // Imagine there’s a way for institutional investors to trade insurance risks much like they trade stocks. Well, imagine no more. A new and unique reinsurer, Extraordinary Re, has hit upon the novel idea of creating a...
Aug 14 2018 // Last year’s intense hurricane season has motivated most Florida residents to prepare for hurricanes that could hit the state this year, according to a recent survey by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Aug 10 2018 // Global commercial insurance prices rose in the second quarter of 2018, marking the third consecutive quarter of increases, according to Marsh’s “Global Insurance Market Index.”These average increases were...
Aug 9 2018 // Drone inspection company Betterview has released Property Profile – a new way to get a deep understanding of the characteristics and risks of a property and its roof.Betterview’s Property Profile uses satellite...
Aug 8 2018 // I think I get it now. Everything is starting to make more sense than ever before. Sorry, maybe I should catch you up on my thoughts. I’ve been wondering why it is so hard to read insurance policies. And why we...
Aug 7 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. is has acquired JEM Insurance Services, Inc, headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla.JEM Insurance Services has been serving the South Florida area for over 13 years. The agency offers...
Aug 6 2018 // A large majority of Texas residents are not taking necessary steps to protect their property this hurricane season despite the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, according to a new poll conducted online by SurveyMonkey on...
Aug 6 2018 // Executive Summary: While progress has been made in the development of casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS), there still is significant work to do, says Aaron C. Koch of Milliman, who discusses some of the key...
Aug 6 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas.Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...
Aug 6 2018 // Have you ever watched someone try to finish a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing? There are still a few hundred pieces to place, but there is one open space in the middle of a grove of trees that beckons to be filled. The...
Jul 26 2018 // Aspen Managing General Agency, a division of Atlanta-based Allstar Financial Group, has partnered with Tower Hill Specialty (THS) to offer property insurance programs in Texas.Tower Hill Specialty offers a range of...
Jul 25 2018 // Last week, we talked about how my move impacts my renters insurance. If you missed that one, you can read it here. We still need to talk about what happens while it’s on the move.Now that I’m thinking about...
Jul 24 2018 // With Florida about to enter peak hurricane season, a state insurance association representing 15 insurers in Florida is hitting back against a recent report from ratings agency Weiss Ratings that identified 10...
Jul 23 2018 // Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc. has hired Ryan Pike as a property broker in its Dallas office. Pike specializes in placing difficult manufacturing as well as Property and Inland Marine risks in the oil and gas...
Jul 23 2018 // Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their clients and are very committed to keeping up with their needs. Ask them, “So what’s new?” and the conversations inevitably veer off in...
Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders.Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....
Jul 18 2018 // An insurance company was upheld in its denial of a claim filed by a hunter who was accidentally shot in the head nearly four years ago on its insured’s property.According to court documents, David Devine shot Patrick...