Transportation

• As Transportation & Construction Rebound, Inland Marine Revs Up

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 26, 2012

  As the economy begins to turn, competition in Transportation and Construction coverage are heating up the Inland Marine Specialty Insurance segment.

• A Profitable, Popular Line

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 26, 2012

  The Inland Marine market has long been alluring to carriers given its high profit potential, even when other insurance sectors are suffering.

• A Startup with a Purpose

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 26, 2012

  A hardening market is a tough thing to pass up, so in February, Maritime Program Group of Manchester, N.H., launched an exclusive Motor Truck Cargo program with North American Specialty Insurance Co., a subsidiary of SwissRe, as an expansion of its nationwide business, says David C. Morrill, Inland Marine program...

• Precious Gems

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 26, 2012

  Valuable Articles coverage, including Personal Article Floaters and Jewelry Insurance, has remained a stable sector of the Inland Marine market during the economic recession.

• Inland-Marine Carriers Face Added Competition, New Federal Rules

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 16, 2011

  Inland Marine carriers are dealing with a soft market, increased competition in this historically profitable niche, and new federal regulations that complicate the assessment of risk.

• Boutiques May Be Best Bet For Higher-Exposure Workers’ Comp Clients

  By Marguerite Dixen  |  May 2, 2011

  Hard hats and steel-toed shoes don't usually lead to thoughts of custom boutiques. Yet for many higher-exposure and hard-to-place workers’ compensation accounts, a specialty niche approach to managing risk is a natural evolution.