fire-insurance

• American Fire Marks: Insurance Treasures from a Bygone Era

  By Robert M. Shea  |  January 14, 2013

• Reinsurers See Rate Increases Continuing into 2013

  By Staff Writer  |  September 17, 2012

  Several factors in the reinsurance marketplace point to continued moderate rate increases going forward, Swiss Re and Hannover Re stated as the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous kicked off in Monte Carlo.

• Contempt for Court and Other Governmental Entities

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  May 31, 2012

  As the Supreme Court mulls over the Affordable Care Act, our resident Iconoclast discusses government involvement and some noted missteps.

• Hanover Celebrates 160th Anniversary at NYSE

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2012

  The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. kicked-off a year-long celebration of its 160th anniversary with the sounding of the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange.

• Reader Letters

  March 28, 2012

  Readers comment on articles in the January and February issues and Laura Mazucca Toops online articles.

• A Century of Cultivation

  By Jennifer McCall, AA&B intern  |  December 21, 2011

  Barney & Barney keeps to its core values for continued growth

• Florida People, Places, & Products – April 2011 Round-Up

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 22, 2011

  Read fresh information and recaps of this month's news about Florida's people, places, and products.

• Triangle Fire: Reform Forged From Tragedy 100 Years Ago

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 25, 2011

  Nearly 150 people, mostly young immigrant women, died 100 years ago during a fire at a garment factory in New York City. From their deaths was born workers’ compensation insurance and safety reform still used by property insurers today.

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  The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy And Insurance

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 24, 2011

  Nearly 150 people died 100 years ago during a fire at a garment factory in New York City. From their deaths was born workers’ compensation insurance and safety reforms still used by property insurers today.

• Reality Bites

  By Chris Amrhein  |  September 30, 2010

  Insurance forms exclude damages from bedbug infestations

• Up To $4.5B In Losses Predicted From New Zealand Earthquake

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 7, 2010

  Modelers estimate insured losses of between $1 billion and $4.5 billion from Saturday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake in New Zealand.

• A History of Florida Surplus Lines -- Serving Our Clients for Over a Century

  By Ron Gabor  |  April 1, 2010

  A discussion of the history of insurance in the U.S. always seems to start with the beginnings of Lloyd's of London.