Florida's beleaguered reinsurance program is showing signs of improvement, but the fortunes of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund) this year may still depend more on the weather than anything manmade.
Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies is up in 2009; however, rising rates associated with the onset of a hard market could lead to a negative perception among consumers, J.D. Power and Associates said.
Bermuda-based American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. said it has named Mark W. Haushill as the company's chief financial officer. He will take his post Sept. 8.
Robert Ingram, a former Safeco executive, was named senior vice president and chief information officer for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.'s property and casualty operations.
Robert Ingram, a former Safeco executive, was named senior vice president and chief information officer for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.'s property and casualty operations
Half of Consumer Reports' readers who filed insurance claims resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 said they had problems with their insurer, the magazine reported.
The gavel was passed to new Chair James Trafton of Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co. at the Florida Insurance Council's 2009 Summer Insurance Symposium in June. Other board members include Harry
New insurance purchasers ranked Erie Insurance highest in satisfaction for the second consecutive year, according to the new J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Insurance Shopping Study.