Chantal Cyr, Travelers vice president for boat and yacht personal lines, said with skyrocketing fuel costs, manufacturers, while not providing specific numbers, "have all reported an increase in deman
Green construction represents a small but rapidly growing segment of the U.S. construction industry. Defined as construction that focuses on sustainability, green projects currently comprise less than 10 percent of all new construction. However,
Last month, Florida Underwriter offered general disaster planning tips to mark the beginning of the 2008 hurricane season. As a follow-up, we asked Jeff Yates, executive director of ACT.
Guy Carpenter Instrat unit said in a CAT-i report that Friday's earthquake that struck Japan killed an estimated 10 people, interrupted large manufacturing operations, caused building and infrastructu
Late in the week only one firm, AIR Worldwide in Boston, had put out a figure for insured loss--from $300 million to $1 billion--but it cautioned that there is a high level of uncertainty in insured
The Boston-based firm said uninsured property damage would be about $20 billion. The estimates cover property losses for residential, commercial/industrial and Construction All Risks / Erection All Ri
A look at National Underwriter's Dec. 31, 2007, "Top 10 Insurance Stories" reveals two stories that are positive, one or two that are neutral, and the rest that are negative.
InsurBanc rolls out product referral program for qualified agentsInsurBanc has introduced a new product referral program that allows independent insurance agencies to offer their clients access to four banking products: a business Visa card, an
InsurBanc rolls out product referral program for qualified agentsInsurBanc has introduced a new product referral program that allows independent insurance agencies to offer their clients access to four banking products: a business Visa card, an
While the dispute rages over the reality of global warming and its effect on climate change, insurers have not been sitting on the sidelines waiting for definitive conclusions. Instead, like good