A study conducted for the National Hurricane Survival Initiative by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research found that many residents of states that could potentially be hit by a hurricane are generally unaw
"The property market outside of coastal exposures in the Gulf and up the Eastern seaboard is relatively stable," Mr. Kerr said. "With the pending wind season upon us, however, property accounts in win
LAHAINA, HAWAII--While insurers weathered last year's catastrophe losses and defied pundit warnings of a possible hard market, the chief executive of the Insurance Services Office cautioned that popula
LAHAINA, HAWAII--There will be a solution to the insurance scarcity hitting property risks along the Gulf of Mexico, but it will take time and market adjustments to find the correct rate for the risks,
The long-term impact of last year's record hurricane losses, a stubbornly softening market for most, as well as battles over terrorism coverage and national regulatory reform are just some of the
ORLANDO, FLA.--The property-casualty insurance industry can count on a year of catastrophes inflicting insured losses nearly double last year's record $58 billion, an economist warned at an industry co
UNLESS you happen to be writing a lot of wind coverage in coastal areas, the hard market is little more than a memory. Increasingly, business is becoming more competitive, and this was reflected in the results of our 2006 American Agent & Broker
Editor's Note: Final figures for 2005 have been compiled for the Surplus Lines market in Florida, and signs indicate that the market is heading for another strong year as the top 10 insurers by