electrical equipment

• Be Sure Insured Knows You're a Broker

  By Barry Zalma  |  June 2, 2010

  If the person obtaining the insurance was a "broker"-- that is, was a person who transacted insurance with, but not on behalf of, the insurer--the insured's suit against the insurer will fail.

• AIR Enhances Industrial Facilities Cat Modeling

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 30, 2010

  BOSTON--Risk managers, insurers, reinsurers and brokers will have help assessing catastrophe risk to industrial facilities with new studies and model enhancements, AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced here this week.

• Lightning Striking Again

  By Lynne McChristian  |  April 1, 2010

  My neighbor's home caught fire two years ago after being hit by lightning. Frankly, thunderstorms scare me more than the threat of hurricanes because we have them more often. But I guess there's not much we can do to about it.

• Home Insurance Claims: The Uninvited Guest

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 5, 2010

  According to Swinton, home insurance claims are on the rise because of increasing numbers of accidents resulting from soirees.