insurance underwriters

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  Protect a Priceless Baseball Card Collection

  By Laura Packard  |  May 7, 2013

  A 1909 Honus Wagner card recently sold for $2.1 million. What's in your collector customer's attic?

• Hires and Promotions at Markel Corp., Lockton and more - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 25, 2012

  Neace Lukens Acquires Matrix Benefits and Consulting; New Programs at Great American Insurance Group, QBE, Norman-Spencer, Zurich and Hagerty

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  Too Much Information: California Residents Complain About Wildfire Maps

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 5, 2012

  After writing recently about the predictive modeling now being done by Pitney Bowes Software and Anchor Point Group for the emerging risk of wildfires in this country (and an informative Webinar on the subject), I was amused to see the following headline in the Orange County Register: “Residents worry new...

• Global Broker Survey: Risk Managers Concerned About Insurance Pricing, Handling Risk with Fewer Resources

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 2, 2012

  Nearly all risk managers (96 percent) have significant concerns about the availability and pricing of coverage, according to a survey of member firms of The Independents—an international coalition of insurance brokers and risk-management-services firms.

• Never By Accident

  By David D. Thamann, JD, CPCU  |  January 27, 2012

  Contractors confront some perplexing insurance coverage problems. Here, we'll explore a few common scenarios and discuss if and when coverage applies to structures.

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  Buyers Concerned About Insurance Pricing, Availability, Survey Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 26, 2012

  Risk managers and financial executives who are facing property renewals have significant concerns about the availability and pricing of coverage, according to a global survey.

• Catastrophe Models Are a Tool, Not the Toolbox

  By Michael J. Carr  |  October 28, 2011

  The E&S market’s greater freedoms are needed in this time of volatility, and there are significant business opportunities for wholesale brokers and E&S carriers that step up and assume this vital role.

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  The Future Is Turbo Charged!

  By Greg Horn  |  July 1, 2011

  The turbo charger, once the “red flag” for insurance underwriters because of its appeal to fast drivers, has now become more mainstream.

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  The Jetsons And Underwriting

  By Deborah Smallwood  |  May 23, 2011

  What do The Jetsons have to do with underwriting? The point lies in the technology, how it is used, and the resulting impact.

• Broker Rolls Back Workers' Comp Advice for Relief Veterinarians

  By David DeKok  |  April 15, 2011

  They aren’t saying they goofed, but the insurance broker for the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Professional Liability Insurance Trust plans to “clarify” its advice about relief veterinarians and workers' compensation insurance.

• GAO Blasts NFIP Shortcomings; Calls On Congress To Reform ‘High-Risk’ Program

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 21, 2011

  The Government Accountability Office has sounded the alarm on National Flood Insurance Program shortcomings and has called on Congress to restructure the program.

• GAO Report Lists NFIP Shortcomings; Calls For Reforms

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 17, 2011

  The Government Accountability Office has sounded the alarm on National Flood Insurance Program shortcomings, and has called on Congress to restructure the program.

• Change In ‘Market Psyche’ Could Fuel Near-Term Turn, Marsh CEO Says

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 14, 2011

  Market psyche change, not cat event, needed to turn the market, Marsh CEO Duperreault says, predicting one will come sooner rather than later.

• Multiple Education Programs Fill Needs In A Changing RM Industry

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 17, 2011

  While entry-level risk managers are taking advantage of courses to learn the fundamentals of insurance, high-level professionals are looking to hone specialized skills and broaden their horizons.

• Don't Let Wind Turbine Claims Blow Over: How To Assess Recovery

  By Jason Schulze  |  December 13, 2010

  According to the 2010 U.S. Wind Industry Monitor, significant growth in the use of wind turbines in the United States is projected over the next several years.

• Watch Regulators For Next D&O Wave

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 8, 2010

  The current focus of regulatory scrutiny may be a leading indicator of which industry sectors will be targeted for future securities lawsuits, a former plaintiffs' lawyer said recently.