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Insurers Offer Discounts for High Net Worth Client Inventory, Appraisal Service
A high tech start-up is promising to give property/casualty insurance companies and brokers access to real-time data on their upscale insureds' property and possessions, making it easier for the ...
MetLife: Lack of Auto, Home Insurance Sales ‘Ridiculous’
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is pushing agents to sell more car and residential coverage after the head of the company's main retail business said they've been missing an opportunity ...
What Rising U.S. Boat Sales Say About the Economy: EcoPulse
More Americans took to the water in new boats this summer, often buying smaller, less expensive models, as the industry is showing signs of a recovery. Purchases of powerboats -- which include ...
Boat Owners, Insurers Testing Waters of ‘Sharing Economy’
Getting out on the open sea, wind in your hair, enjoying the ride with your family and friends. Then there's the boat payments, storage fees, fuel, maintenance and repair — these costs can quickly ...
ProAssurance to Acquire Workers’ Comp Specialist Eastern Holdings
Medical professional liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA) said it is acquiring monoline workers' compensation insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EIHI) in an all-cash ...
FEMA Chief Tells Senators He Can’t Delay Flood Insurance Rates
Pressure continues to build in Congress to delay implementation of flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for thousands of property owners across the country. But the man in charge of ...
Berkshire Hathaway Keeps Minting Billionaires, Philanthropists
Stewart Horejsi's business was in a funk. It was 1980, and Brown Welding Supply LLC, his family's third-generation distributor of hydrogen and oxygen tanks, was battling competitors that were intent ...Meadowbrook Cuts Credit Facility to Meet Loan Covenants
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., which had its rating cut in early August by A.M. Best, said it will reduce the funds available on a credit facility as part of an agreement to comply with loan ...