Personal Lines
U.S. Regulator Seeking New Accounts of Guardrail Accidents
A U.S. highway regulator opened an Internet portal this week allowing the public to report accidents tied to a Trinity Industries Inc. guardrail system, which has been linked by lawsuits to at least ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2014
Five of the top Carrier Management news stories in 2014 ranked everything from insurance industry jobs to the companies themselves, in different iterations. The common link: there's huge interest in ...
Carrier Management’s Top Feature of 2014: Fireman’s Fund’s Decline
A story about Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.'s long decline was the top Carrier Management feature in 2014. The October 15 story by contributor Russ Banham looked at the company's struggles up to that ...
RateWatch Reveals Top States for Personal Auto, Homeowners Rate Hikes
Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting firm Perr&Knight's RateWatch reports. The three states ...
Amlin Buys Up Added Cat Bond Storm Cover for U.S. and Europe
Amlin Plc said it has obtained reinsurance coverage for U.S.-named storm, U.S. earthquake and European Windstorm perils of up to $200 million from Tramline Re II Ltd, a Bermudian special purpose ...
Eastern U.S. Faces Heightened Travel Risks With Christmas Eve Downpour
Planning a trip in the eastern U.S. this holiday season? Pack a little extra time along with the presents. You might need it if the meteorologists are right. First, though, the positive side to the ...
RMS Reflects on the 2014 Catastrophe Risk Landscape
For the insurance industry, 2014 was not a year of big losses. However, look more closely and you will see a string of near misses and important reminders of the forces that can wreak destruction and ...
HCI Group Subsidiary Assumes 36,000 Policies From Citizens
Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of HCI Group Inc., has assumed approximately 36,000 homeowners policies from Florida's Citizens Property ...