NAMIC Archives - Carrier Management

In-Person Again? Some P/C Groups Are Planning Gatherings, With an Asterisk

Some of the property/casualty insurance industry's major industry groups are actively planning for face-to-face meetings again in 2021. Don't worry, virtual events are also part of the game plan. To ...

NAMIC Names Merchants Mutual CEO Zak as New Chairman

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies named Robert Zak, president and CEO of Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, as its new chairman. NAMIC announced the news on Sept. 23 during its ...

‘Well Done Is Better Than Well Said’: Retiring CEO Reflects

Next year I will be retiring from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, an organization founded to advance the cause of member companies and their policyholders. It's been my work ...

Federal Biz Interruption Bill Backed by Plaintiffs Group Introduced

Last week, a U.S. lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow insurers to voluntarily pay certain COVID-related business interruption claims and get reimbursed by the federal government, but ...

Carrier Groups Ready Proposal for Federal Pandemic Loss Fund–Not PRIA

Property/casualty insurance industry carrier groups are working to develop a proposed federal program to replace revenues lost by businesses shut down during pandemics like COVID-19, but it won't be ...

P/C Insurance Industry Supports New Government Fund to Help Businesses, Workers Harmed by Coronavirus Crisis

The property/casualty insurance industry has joined a broad business coalition in supporting and crafting a new federal relief fund for businesses and workers affected by the quarantine and ...

Pressure Builds on Insurers to Be Part of Coronavirus Business Solution

While federal and state legislators try to fashion financial relief for businesses interrupted by the public health actions related to coronavirus, pressure is mounting on private property/casualty ...

Members of Congress Urge Insurers to Cover COVID Business Interruptions

A bipartisan group of U.S. House members has asked insurers to retroactively recognize financial losses relating to COVID-19 under commercial business interruption coverage for policyholders. ...

Insurance Conferences Go on Despite Coronavirus, but No Handshakes (or Buffets) Allowed

As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and months could find themselves having their temperature taken at ...

Chamness Retiring From NAMIC CEO Role

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies announced that Charles Chamness, the chief executive officer of the organization, is retiring from the post he held for nearly 17 years. The ...