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By Bonnie Cavanaugh |
January 20, 2012
The average commercial premium for a solar-energy policy is $5,000 to $15,000 a year, says William Dyer, commercial-lines coverage specialist and vice president and co-founder of HCP National Insurance Services Inc. in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Liability limits can reach up to $20 million for inland marine policies and up to...
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By Michael R. Fusselbaugh |
December 13, 2011
Wind energy, smart meters and more green trends are changing the face of traditional equipment breakdown coverage.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 30, 2011
The level of global investment in renewable energy is surging, but as this industry grows, new risks are emerging and firms are trying to find ways to manage them. Currently, insurance represents the most common mechanism to transfer risk to third parties, according to a Swiss Re-sponsored report from the...
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 28, 2011
Insurers can play a vital role in the development of renewable energy by producing risk-transfer programs and making corporate investments themselves, says insurer Munich Re.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 18, 2011
Lloyd’s overtaking of American International Group Inc. (AIG) in U.S. surplus-lines premiums was not a product of the market’s recent campaign to convince brokers to see Lloyd’s as a real alternative—for not just the strange, headline-grabbing risks.
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By Nina Lill |
June 1, 2011
Not too many years ago, "green" looked like the new black for property-casualty insurance agents. Now, many see green in shades of gray due to the slow economy, lack of capital investment and no definitive compass to where green growth will occur and how it will be sustained.
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May 16, 2011
Mark your calendars: NU provides highlights of the upcoming Inland Marine Underwriters Association meeting.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 3, 2011
Let's just say, for the sake of argument, that the climate change critics are right--that climate change, aka global warming, is junk science.
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By Staff Writer |
October 25, 2010
Renewable energy will be a driver for growth in insurance premium, at least in Germany where there is firm commitment to the growth of the industry, according to Munich Re.
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By Staff Writer |
August 26, 2010
Boston-based insurance broker William Gallagher Associates (WGA) said it has acquired Paradigm Associates, a health and welfare benefit plan consulting group headquartered in Braintree, Mass.