Government minimum flood elevation requirements for Gulf Coast region properties vulnerable to storm surge are "woefully inadequate," according to a not-for-profit insurance industry study group.

The trend in jury awards and medical costs for dog bites is a mean tale for carriers, according to the Insurance Information Institute, noting that homeowners insurance liability claims for such injuries are up 28 percent since 2003.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. insurance brokerage announced it will donate $100,000 to the Spencer Educational Foundation Inc. to fund a "Robert E. Gallagher and John P. Gallagher Scholarship."

While networking activities between specialty insurers and brokers remain the centerpiece of the annual meeting of NAPSLO, one new item on this year's schedule promises to bring two generations of NAPSLO members together.