All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 21 2016 // As residents of coastal Louisiana, New York and New Jersey have discovered, a house with a sea view can carry a serious and soggy downside. In terms of storms and their severity, a building’s location has never...
Nov 16 2016 // ISO has introduced new homesharing insurance options to address exposures that policyholders may face when renting out all or parts of their homes.The new homeowners coverage options and accompanying rating provisions have...
Nov 15 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has hired Rick Haycock as a property/casualty insurance producer in Northern California.Haycock will be responsible for new business development and the design and management of...
Nov 14 2016 // Everest Insurance has expanded its environmental offering with its new ESP policy form, a mono-line site pollution policy form that includes coverage available for both new and pre-existing pollution conditions for bodily...
Nov 8 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.In 2015, the amount of area consumed by wildfires in the U.S. topped 10 million acres for the first time, recording an annual total of 10,125,149 acres burned according...
Nov 7 2016 // A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma on the evening of Nov. 6 near the town of Cushing, an area that has experienced increased seismic activity since 2015, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. Several...
Nov 7 2016 // Data provider CoreLogic’s new annual Wildfire Risk report designates 1.8 million single-family homes across 13 Western states as being at “Extreme” or “High” risk of wildfire damage,...
Nov 4 2016 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that driving under the influence on private property is a crime.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Supreme Court’s 4-1 ruling last week reversed a Monroe County...
Nov 3 2016 // Chubb has expanded its business owner’s policy, Chubb BOP, to the technology industry with specialized insurance features and benefits for risks faced by small businesses in the technology segment.Chubb BOP for the...
Nov 2 2016 // Rene van Winden has joined Lockton as a senior vice president and national energy property leader based in the insurance broker’s Houston operation. He is an expert in onshore property insurance programs and will...
Nov 2 2016 // The Georgia Department of Insurance is ordering all insurers operating in the state to report claims information related to Hurricane Matthew. The storm, which began its path through Georgia starting Oct. 7, is estimated...
Oct 31 2016 // Halloween pranks. Google this phrase and more than 5 million results link you to a myriad of ways to “mess with peoples’ minds” on Halloween. Some of the recommended pranks require a higher education to...
Oct 31 2016 // On Halloween, homeowners have more to worry about than running out of candy for trick-or-treaters. The Travelers insurance company says there are 24 percent more property crime-related claims on Halloween than an average...
Oct 28 2016 // Wallace & Associates Insurance Agency, based in Jackson, Mo., recently hired Ron Brown as its property/casualty producer. In this position, Brown will handle automobile and home insurance for new and existing accounts,...
Oct 27 2016 // Coastal wetlands provide important natural protection during hurricanes. How much? Natural habitats reduced property damage by about $625 million in the Northeast during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a new study supported by...
Oct 26 2016 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has raised its property terrorism insurance limits globally to $1 billion. The larger capacity is available to clients on a stand-alone basis or as expanded limits within...
Oct 26 2016 // Ohio-based privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has named Debbie Fischer to the newly created position of vice president, property/casualty service leader. Most recently, she was vice president, client...
Oct 26 2016 // Things haven’t gone as bad as they could have so far in 2016 coming off last year’s record-setting wildfire season in the Western U.S., according to a report out today detailing wildfire risks to properties in...
Oct 24 2016 // Neon announced it has appointed Dwayne Hunt to the role of senior vice president – Property Insurance, in Neon’s Bermuda office.Neon said it opened a Bermuda office earlier this year to provide greater access...
Oct 18 2016 // 1347 Property Insurance Holdings (PIH), a property/casualty insurance holding company offering insurance to individual and commercial customers in Louisiana and Texas through its subsidiary, Maison Insurance Co. , is...