Category: Archive – News
Jun 6, 2012
The following article was published in The Wall Street Journal on June 6, 2012: Insurers Now Take Grain of Salt with Catastrophe Models By Erik Holm www.wsj.com Property insurers are beginning to cast a more skeptical eye toward …
Jun 5, 2012
The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on June 5, 2012: Lawmakers back plans to cut Citizens by The News Service of Florida www.sun-sentinel.com Days after industry representatives called for higher premiums and other changes to …
Jun 5, 2012
The following article was published in the Lakeland Ledger on June 5, 2012: Twenty-five state lawmakers back move for higher Citizens rates By Lloyd Dunkelberger www.theledger.com Twenty-five Republican state lawmakers issued a letter today saying they support efforts by Citizens …
Jun 5, 2012
The following article was posted to insurancenewsnet.com on June 5, 2012: Storm of Money: Hurricanes, Insurance and the Secret Black Boxes By Tony Bartelme Some things are certain: As the earth spins, air moves swiftly around the equator, creating the …
Jun 5, 2012
The following article was published in the Fort Myers News-Press on June 5, 2012: $80 million more added to Chinese drywall settlement By Mary Wozniak www.news-press.com An $80 million settlement between thousands of homeowners and the builders, suppliers and installers …
Jun 4, 2012
The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on June 4, 2012: Florida Cat Fund’s Financial Condition Triggers A.M. Best Review of Insurer Ratings www.insurancejournal.com Insurers writing homeowners coverage in Florida could see a revision in their financial ratings …
Jun 4, 2012
The following article was published in The Wall Street Journal on June 4, 2012: Update: China Insurance Regulator — Loosening Controls on Insurers’ Investments By Esther Fung www.wsj.com — China’s insurance regulator is loosening controls on insurers to give them …
Jun 4, 2012
The following article was published in The Wall Street Journal on June 4, 2012: Auto Insurers Criticized for Using Injury Evaluation Database By Leslie Scism and Erik Holm www.wsj.com The auto-insurance industry’s use of a database called “Colossus,” …
Jun 4, 2012
The following article was published in LifeHealthPro on June 4, 2012: FACI Sets Next Washington Meeting for Aug 6 www.LifeHealthPro.com By Elizabeth Festa The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI) will be hosting its second in-person meeting on August 6, …
Jun 3, 2012
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on June 3, 2012: Florida Worry Season Starts By Leslie Scism www.wallstreetjournal.com Thanks to six straight years without a hurricane and a welcoming market for so-called catastrophe bonds, Florida’s state-run …