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American Strategic's Direct Premiums Jumped 25% in 2009 With US Expansion
American Strategic as they have most other insurers. "They've affected everybody to different degrees," Auer said. "We write predominantly newer homes, and we were already giving ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 30, 2010
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III: Dog-Bite Claims Exceeded $400 Million in 2009 on Higher Medical Costs
Insurance Information Institute. The rise can be attributed to higher medical costs as well as the size of settlements, judgments and jury awards given to plaintiffs, which have ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 23, 2010
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Calif. Homeowners Sue Farmers For 'Bad Faith' Claims
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the homeowners, who said their properties were damaged by smoke, soot, ash, char, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 20, 2010
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Farmers Agrees to $100 Million in Rebates, Rate Cuts for California Drivers
Insurance Exchange subsidiary as of July 15, 2010. Actual rate reductions range from 6.1% for drivers in the Bakersfield area to 16.4% for those in and around Palm Springs, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 28, 2010
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PCS: Claims Mounting from May Tornados in Oklahoma
May storms in Oklahoma are proving to be costly for insurers. Tornados and storms that struck Oklahoma May 10 are estimated to have caused $595 million in insured property losses, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 8, 2010
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Zurich to Drop About 500 Small Business Policies on Alabama Coast
Alabama coastal counties of Mobile and Baldwin starting in October. The policies represent about 10% of similar policies throughout the state and about half of the book in Mobile ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 21, 2010
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Large Hail Hammers Wind-Blown Oklahoma for More Claims
Oklahoma State executive director, in a statement. Resources were deployed to Piedmont, Oklahoma City, the Village and Edmond. Though Wiscaver did not have an exact number, he said ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 20, 2010
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Update: Zurich Financial Names Greco CEO of General Insurance as Part of Management Shuffle
...Clarifies information in the fifth and sixth paragraphs). Switzerland's Zurich Financial Services Inc. has changed its management structure to reflect how it manages its insurance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 17, 2010
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Zurich Financial Names Greco CEO of General Insurance as Part of Management Shuffle
Zurich Financial Services Inc. has changed its management structure to reflect how it manages its insurance businesses globally. Mario Greco was named chief executive officer of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 14, 2010
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La. Lawmakers May Move to Stop Insurers From Dropping Policyholders With Tainted Drywall
China between 2004 and 2007, a time when the U.S. construction industry was booming and the demand for construction materials was exacerbated by the reconstruction programs ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 23, 2010
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Farmers Exec: PGA Tour Event Sponsorship Lifts Company's Business Insurance Profile
January into mid November. The tour has a significant following not only among businesses, but in the population at large, which makes sponsorship an even better investment for the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 17, 2010
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Farmers to Drop Wind Coverage from 10,400 Alabama Coastal Policies This Summer
The rest are business policies. Farmers is the fourth-largest writer of homeowners multiperil in Alabama, according to BestLink, which provides online access to A.M. Best's Global ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 23, 2010
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State Farm Reported Toyota Safety Issues Back in 2007
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration." Though the problems were reported to the NHTSA more than two years ago, they were issues that the agency says it was already ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 9, 2010
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Mother-Daughter Team Arrested in $1.4 Million California Fraud Case
Persky and his girlfriend, Shelley L. Dunkel; Dunkel's mother, Carol A. Dunkel; and Freddy Buraye Jr. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is prosecuting the case. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 8, 2010
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Farmers Insurance Lifer Promoted to V.P.-Chief Underwriting Officer
Susan Bithell, a career employee with Farmers Insurance Group of Cos., has been named vice president and chief underwriting officer for the company. Bithell's most recent position ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 4, 2010
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Farmers Insurance, Texas Reach Pact to Reduce Rate Hike
Texas Farmers Insurance Co. will maintain the higher rate until March 16, when a 5.3% reduction from the higher level will go into effect, Texas Department of Insurance spokesman ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 12, 2010
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Best's Review: Auto Insurers Compete by Extending Coverage to Pets, Other Areas
Technology Issues & Answers. If you're on the go you can download all of the I&A podcasts at www.bestreview.com/tech09.html Best's Review is published by the A.M. Best Co., for ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 1, 2009
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Weak 2008 Economy Lightens Wallets in Commercial Auto Industry
According to a statistical study by A.M. Best Co., just three insurance companies within the top 25 writers experienced positive movement in direct premiums written -- Great ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 21, 2009
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Claims from California Wildfires Slowing Down
State Farm California. State Farm has grouped together losses from the Station Fire with other wildfires in the state. The company has also received 26 auto claims related to the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 14, 2009
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IBHS: Most Gulf Coast Homes Not Built High Enough to Withstand Storm Surges
Gulf Coast, said the Institute for Business & Home Safety. A wave breaking two feet above the base of a house can knock out the bottom floor or destroy a frame house, IBHS said in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 14, 2009
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