Lower catastrophe losses helped send The Travelers Companies, Inc.s 2013 fourth-quarter net income soaring 225% to $988 million, compared to 2012 fourth-quarter net income of $304 million.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said damages from the Moore, Okla. tornado may exceed $3 billion while AIR Worldwide estimates that the replacement value of damaged properties around the track of the tornado could be as high as $6 billion.
A new trade association, the Council for Insuring Private Clients (CIPC), has been formed to develop best practices for providing insurance solutions to the High-Net-Worth (HNW) demographic, says Richard Kerr, CEO of MarketScoutthe Dallas-based electronic insurance exchange that is a CIPC founding partner and developer.
A new trade association has been formed to focus specifically on a segment of the property-insurance industry that has seen substantial growth in the last several years: The Council for Insuring Private Clients (CIPC) has its sights on developing best practices for providing insurance solutions to the high-net-worth demographic.
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Covering the risks for high-net-worth (HNW) clients requires an agent to be well-educated in what these customers need, says Lee Roth, president of the private-client group division of North America for Chartis. A limited number of agents specialize in dealing with these individuals, whose personal-insurance needs go beyond just...