Virginia

• Markel Execs: Inconsistent Pricing on Renewals, New Business Betray Notion of Hardening Market

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  Markel Corp. indicates talk of a hard market may be premature, as insurers are not exhibiting the same underwriting discipline for new business as they are for renewals.

• Markel Sees Inconsistent Pricing on Renewals, New Business

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 10, 2012

  Markel Corp. indicates talk of a hard market may be premature because insurers are not exhibiting the same underwriting discipline for new business as they are for renewals.

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  A Snapshot of Legislative Impact So Far

  By Kathy Donovan  |  May 4, 2012

  The 2012 legislative developments keep unfolding in underwriting, claims and other areas.

• What’s in a Name?

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2012

  For organizations such as AUGIE and the user groups it represents, password management and real time are two issues being focused upon to make the three legs of the insurance-distribution stool sturdier.

• This Market is Jumping

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 20, 2012

  The indoor-facilities market—e.g., sports centers that offer trampoline use and wall climbing—appears to be growing and expanding, says Mark Nichols, managing director of the accident and health unit of Markel Corp. in Glen Allen, Va. This could be an area in which agents and brokers can specialize.

• Concussions, Sexual Abuse the Latest Hot-Button Issues for Youth-Sports Insurers

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 20, 2012

  Youth team sports have not seen a sharp downturn in interest during the recession—and some sports, like lacrosse, are seeing marked growth.

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  The Birth of Insurance: Oldest U.S. Companies

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 19, 2012

  UPDATED! PC360 decided to take a look at the oldest insurers in the United States—a journey that has led to some interesting findings about the birth of insurance in this country.

• Hires and Promotions at Colorado Casualty, Admiral Insurance, and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 18, 2012

  Russell Program Managers Expands PoolPro, The Main Street America Group Introduces Oklahoma Main Line BOP, Florida State Receives RMI Program Donation, Assurex Global Awards TMG PAR Excellence Award

• U.S. East Coast Wildfires Whipped Up by Winds

  By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters  |  April 10, 2012

  Raging wildfires fueled by strong winds scorched thousands of acres in New Jersey and on New York's Long Island on Tuesday as firefighters scrambled aircraft to contain the blazes.

• Study: Workers’ Comp. Fee Schedules Control Medical-Cost Increases

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 2, 2012

  Workers’ compensation medical-cost increases can be better controlled when states have fee schedules in place, suggests a report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.