Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc.has acquired a forest products program, which offers insurance coverage for an array of forest management professionals. Professionals covered include timberland owners, loggers, log and chip haulers, and sawmills.
An insurance group that targets wealthy consumers, Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), announced today it has received New York State Insurance Department approval to write homeowners a
Minneapolis-based Collins reinsurance brokerage and Brazil's newly-formed reinsurance brokerage Especializada Re announced yesterday that the two companies have an agreement to serve as exclusive corr
These are not easy times for small-business owners, independent professionals, contractors, tradespeople, or others trying to make it on their own. Because of the sluggish economy, increased gas
"Allianz's capital injection is an investment," Tom Marra, Hartford's president and chief operating officer, told NU in a phone interview. "They will have no board seats, no management oversight.
A year after exporting his five-minute binding model for small accounts to California, a North Carolina managing general agent, confronting the realities of the 2008 market, is sharing his service
Small business owners are not fully aware of the financial risks involved in obtaining workers' compensation insurance through self-insured groups, according to a new survey by a Nevada-based comp ins
Editor's Note: As part of a new editorial approach, Claims will begin offering first-run, feature-length articles on our web site and in e-News before they appear in our monthly print issue. These
The latest development in auto technology to control teen drivers is part of a continuing evolution of vehicles that will increase the sophistication of car insurance underwriting, according to a cons
Iraj Bassir, 58, of Escondido and his companion, Maria Lourdes Solis Castillo, 49, of Encinitas were arrested on Sept. 25 on felony insurance fraud charges and attempted grand theft. Search warrants