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Louisiana Approves 7.5% Homeowners Rate Decline for Reciprocals SureChoice, Elevate
Louisiana Department of Insurance. The rate decreases will impact more than 73,000 homeowners and more than 17,000 dwelling policyholders, the insurance department said. SureChoice ...
Source: BestWire Date: December 11, 2025
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Market Segment Report: Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges Represent a Unique and Collaborative Structure
A key advantage of reciprocal exchanges is the control subscribers exert over rates and strategy, directly aligning the interests of the insurer and the insured.
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Source: Market Segment Reports Date: November 10, 2025
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Novel Financial Holdings Launches With Plans to Build Underwriting, Services Business
Elevate reciprocal exchanges. Novel said it manages the companies, which write business through a partnership with catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter ...
Source: BestWire Date: May 28, 2025
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SageSure Closes on $130 Million Hurricane Cat Bond for Reciprocal SURE
...Sure said in a statement. This is SURE's second entry in the global insurance-linked securities market this year, following a recently closed $250 million Gateway Re Series 2024-1 ...
Source: BestWire Date: April 17, 2024
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SageSure, SURE Close on $355 Million Named-Storm Catastrophe Bond
...Sure said in a statement. "We continue to place significant value on the multiyear and diversified source of reinsurance our catastrophe bond program provides," Ed Konar, ...
Source: BestWire Date: February 21, 2023
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Commentary: Louisiana’s Proposed Property Market Fix a Stopgap Given Underlying Reinsurance Issues
Long-term solutions are needed to address the pricing and capacity challenges insurers in the state face.
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Source: Commentaries Date: January 27, 2023

Insurer Sure Expands to Florida With E&S Homeowners Coverage
Konar said in a statement. He said the company's mission is to offer property coverage in catastrophe-exposed states. Florida is third among states when ranked by total population ...
Source: BestWire Date: December 6, 2022
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Update: SageSure and Goosehead Launch Coastal Property Reciprocal Exchange Elevate
...This adds information from a SageSure spokesman throughout.) Property/casualty managing general agent SageSure and broker Goosehead said they are launching insurance reciprocal ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 8, 2022
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Sure President: Commercial Property Coverage Starts in Louisiana Market
...Choice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange. "We exercise an abundance of caution and restraint in how we manage exposure. While we have healthy exposure in Louisiana, SageSure is ...
Source: BestWire Date: September 26, 2022
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Sure Expands Into North Carolina Coastal Market
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. North Carolina has experienced 14 tropical cyclone billion-dollar disaster events in the past 10 years, including damage from ...
Source: BestWire Date: August 16, 2022
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2022 Best’s Rankings: U.S. Property/Casualty – 3-Month 2022 Financial Results
This Best’s Ranking report presents the top 25 U.S. property and casualty writers as ranked by 3-month 2022 net premiums written as of March 31, 2022.
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Source: Rankings Date: June 10, 2022
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