insurance products

• New Hampshire Gov Re-Appoints Sevigny as Insurance Commissioner

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2013

  Roger Sevigny, New Hampshire insurance commissioner since 2003 has been re-appointed for the position by Governor Maggie Hassan.

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  Bloomberg's Spying Scandal and Cyber-Liability

  By Bill Coffin  |  May 16, 2013

  The Bloomberg spying scandal shows that cyber-liability risk is evolving way faster than how we manage it.

• LIU Launches New Marine BOP

  By Staff Writer  |  May 15, 2013

  Liberty International Underwriters has launched a new policy to cover marine liability and property-related risks for small and mid-size marine businesses owners and operators.

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  Professional Liability Trends

  By Deb Ropelewski, CPCU, ARM  |  May 1, 2013

  Professional liability is among the most dynamic segments of the insurance industry, and the critical issues, types of exposures and the insurance products providing protection are continually evolving.

• Employees Buy In at Clark

  By Shannon Frech, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  Clark Insurance has 77 employees. It also has 77 owners.

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  Telematics: Trouble or Tipping Point for Midsized Carriers?

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  May 1, 2013

  With insurers and vendors working to solve high entry costs, data challenges, and intellectual property concerns, user-based insurance may finally be nearing its much-anticipated breakthrough to the mainstream.

• Personal Lines Customers Still Prefer to Buy from Agents: Accenture Survey

  By Staff Writer  |  April 23, 2013

  U.S. consumers are turning to digital sources for insurance quotes and other information, but still prefer personal contact with agents when purchasing insurance products, according to an Accenture survey of more than 4,000 U.S. automobile and home insurance customers.

• California Regulators Guide Insurer Through Demutualization, Acquisition

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 18, 2013

  California insurance regulators have been able to shore up a mutual California homeowner’s insurer weakened by the housing bust through a complex mutual-to-stock conversation.

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  Ignorance Is Not Bliss When it Comes to Retirement Products

  By Sam J. Friedman, Val Srinivas  |  April 16, 2013

  Many consumers don’t know much about the most common insurance products marketed to help address their retirement savings and income needs, a survey by Deloitte’s Center for Financial Services revealed.

• Ace Forms Agriculture P&C Business

  By Staff Writer  |  April 12, 2013

  Ace Group says it has started an agriculture P&C business, Ace Agribusiness to offer farm and ranch and specialty commercial insurance products and services to the agriculture market.

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  Survey Shows Consumer Knowledge of ACA Basics Mixed at Best

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2013

  Only 10 percent say they're "very knowledgeable" about the ACA. Here's how agents can help.

• NIMA Offering States Limited 'Associate Membership' at No Cost

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 10, 2013

  The Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement is now offering states an associate membership at no cost for one year, banking on the prospect that states will see that they are leaving money on the table, and join up.

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  Telematics: Trouble or Tipping Point for Midsized Carriers?

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  April 4, 2013

  Despite the far-reaching promise of telematics in insurance, fewer than two dozen carriers have managed to bring a telematics solution to market in North America in either personal or commercial auto.

• SeaPass Changes Name to Bolt Solutions, Launches Bolt Platform

  By Staff Writer  |  April 2, 2013

  SeaPass Solutions, Inc., announces it has changed the company's name to Bolt Solutions Inc., effective immediately. The Bolt name better captures the company's new positioning and supports its strategy going forward, according to the company.

• Deloitte: Insurance Industry Primed for M&A Activity

  By Mark Ruquet  |  March 29, 2013

  A report from consulting firm Deloitte says the insurance industry appears to be primed for significant merger-and-acquisition activity in 2013, following a 20 percent year-over-year drop last year.

• Ceres: Insurers Acknowledge Climate Change, but Are Not Prepared for Threats

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  March 29, 2013

  Insurers across all sectors are acknowledging the impact of climate change on their business, but they are failing to engage in discussions about how to stay ahead of the potential threats, a new preparedness study says.