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• ACORD Sets Sights on Global Markets

  By Al Senia  |  May 8, 2013

  ACORD is playing a vital role in the growing international insurance market as the organization responds to increasing requests from overseas groups to provide information about its standards and messages.

• Allstate Q1 Profit Falls 7.4%; Home, Auto Policy Count Decline Slows

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2013

  Nearly $360 million of first-quarter catastrophe losses drove a 7.4 percent decrease in net income for Allstate Corp.

• Climate Change & Insurance: Existential Threat—or Extraordinary Opportunity?

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 5, 2013

  Few—if any—industries would seem to face a greater existential threat from the effects of climate change than insurance. As flood waters rise, as hurricanes and tornadoes grow more intense and as droughts last longer, trillions of dollars of insured assets are at risk. In the ugliest scenario imaginable, even the...

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  Voice of the Customer: Consumers on the Insurance Experience

  By PC360 Staff  |  November 15, 2012

  In the interest of learning from “regular Joe” insureds across America their thoughts and opinions on the insurance experience, NU asked a sample of carrier customers—our friends and families—about the decisions that factor into their purchase decision. Here are their responses.

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  Opinion: A National Cat Fund Is Long Overdue

  By Jeff Grady  |  November 8, 2012

  Because Superstorm Sandy is an example of how hurricanes (or any natural disaster, for that matter) don't pick favorites, a National Catastrophe Fund is needed to spread risk.

• CFA's Hunter Looks Back on Andrew, Katrina, and Broken Industry Promises

  By J. Robert Hunter  |  September 4, 2012

  As I watched coverage of the flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans this past week, I could not help but recall the Category 5 storm which struck Florida 20 years ago that forever changed not only the lives of citizens impacted by the storm, but also the entire...

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  Consumer Focus Continues to Drive Legislative Changes for P&C

  By Kathy Donovan  |  July 12, 2012

  State legislatures continue to provide P&C insurers with new mandates. Whether directed at claims or underwriting, these mandates have a strong focus on the consumer.

• UK Insurers Face Flood Losses; Prices May Rise

  By Myles Neligan, Reuters  |  June 12, 2012

  British insurers face big claims for flooding after the heavy rainfalls across the country this month, making it harder for them to hit profit targets and potentially forcing them to raise premium rates for consumers, analysts said on Tuesday.

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  Specialty Lines Can Lead Growth in P&C

  By Chirag Pancholi, Melissa Loew  |  March 15, 2012

  The insurance industry has not grown in the last few years. According to figures supplied by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and others, the p&c space has had nearly zero to slightly negative premium growth in recent years. While there has been growth in other...

• UK Riot Loss Estimates Rise To Over $300M

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 22, 2011

  The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says it expects insured losses of more than 200 million pounds (about $328 million) from claims connected to the rioting and looting in London and other cities recently.

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  UK Riot Losses to Eclipse $328 Million

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 15, 2011

  The Association of British Insurers says it expects insured losses of more than 200 million pounds from claims connected to the rioting and looting in London and other cities recently.

• Insurers Contemplate UK Riot Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 11, 2011

  The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says carriers are expecting “significant losses” of more than 100 million pounds ($162 million at current exchange rate) from damages caused by rioting in boroughs of London and other cities.

• ‘Significant Losses’ Expected From UK Riots

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 9, 2011

  The Association of British Insurers says insurers are expecting “significant losses” of more than 100 million pounds ($162 million) from damages caused by rioting in boroughs of London and other cities.

• IQ: O.co (Overstock.com) to Offer Insurance

  By Staff Writer  |  August 1, 2011

  Insurance buyers can now use O.co, also known as Overstock.com, to get automobile and home insurance quotes thanks to a partnership with independent insurance agency Answer Financial.

• Answer Financial Partners with O.co to Offer Auto, Home Quotes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 18, 2011

  Insurance buyers can now use O.co, also known as Overstock.com, to get automobile and home insurance quotes thanks to a partnership with independent insurance agency Answer Financial.

• J.D. Power: Customer Satisfaction Among Bundlers ‘Diluted’

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 30, 2011

  For the first time, customer satisfaction with price is higher with those who have separate auto and homeowners’ insurance policies versus customers with both policies under the same insurer.