MarketScout, the electronic insurance exchange, said its composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance coverage was down four percent in March.
Crop insurers are challenging a new study on their profitability commissioned by the U.S.D.A., saying it is misleading and should not be used to set the rate of return for crop insurers participating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program.
The National Fire Protection Association said it is asking insurers to provide data for a study of the possible perils from lightning damage to corrugated stainless steel fuel gas piping.
Thanks to the near collapse of our financial system and the lingering recession that followed, we're experiencing some of the worst economic times since The Great Depression.
When our claimant or insured replies to a coverage decision with a "yeah, but...," unlike that other Grand Inquisitor, my mother, we must listen to the explanations and excuses and consider the pros and cons.
Even the most optimistic forecasters concede that the climb out of this Great Recession will continue to be steep and arduous. Florida, especially, has been hammered with high unemployment, mortgage failures, and tumbling property values.
Many individuals, companies and countries are exploring, experimenting and investing in the commercial deployment and use of low carbon fuels and power sources such as wind power, solar power, biomass and fuel cells.