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Homeowners insurance costs up 2.8 percent.(Focus: banking and finance)
The cost of insuring homes is expected to rise by 2.8 percent in 2004, the smallest increase in five years, according to the Insurance Information Institute III. The projected increase represents a substantial slowdown from 2003 when homeowners The cost of insuring...
Homeowners Insurance
The cost of insuring homes is expected to rise by 2.8 percent in 2004, the smallest increase in five years, said the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The projected increase represents a substantial slowdown from 2003 when homeowner's insurance costs rose by an estimated 7.4 percent, the I.I.I. observed. The average...
Is Your Home Prepared for Frigid Temperatures?
This paper gives suggestion for insurance claim against the property loss to homeowner. As many parts of the country experience frigid temperatures, it's important for homeowners to prevent weather-related damage to their property, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Standard home-owners policies will cover most of the kinds of...
What is in a Standard Homeowners Insurance Policy?
A standard homeowner's insurance policy includes four essential types of coverage. They include coverage for the structure of home, coverage for personal belongings, liability protection, additional living expenses in the event a person is temporarily unable to live in his home because of a fire or other insured disaster. The...
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HomeInsurance.com Study Shows: Homeowners Left in the Dark
WILMINGTON, N.C., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent study performed by HomeInsurance.com, it was found that 54 percent of all homeowners surveyed admitted to know, "not much at all" about their home insurance policies. "The reason people need to understand their homeowners insurance is because it's...
How Vulnerable is New England to a Major Hurricane? Disaster Safety Officials Warn of Devastating Impact
Director of National Hurricane Center to Join Conference in Newport, Rhode Island Addressing Threats Associated with a Major New England Hurricane NEWPORT, R.I. -- Bill Read, Director of the National Hurricane Center, will join with hurricane experts, meteorologists and insurance industry leaders to convene the...
The Life Density Insurance Market For The Czech Republic Is Envisaged To Rise From US$208.42 Per Capita In 2007 To US$280.00 Per Capita In 2012
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2dc1ff/czech_republic_ins) has announced the addition of the "Czech Republic Insurance Report Q2 2008" report to their offering. The Czech Republic Insurance Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Czech Republics insurance industry. As was the case...
Residents Impacted by Flooding Face Insurance Questions
Travelers Addresses Common Misconceptions about Flood Insurance HARTFORD, Conn. -- As the Midwest battles some of the worst flooding in recent memory, insurance agents are busy answering questions about flood insurance - questions that are best addressed before a stressful situation develops. A recent Mason-Dixon...
Video: When Disaster Strikes, Do You Know What To Do?
Meet the Williams Family. They are filing a claim right now and listen to what their challenges are! NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine this. A big storm comes through in the middle of the night and when you wake up you've lost...
Hartindo AF21 - BluWood(R) Combination Makes the News in Southern California Home Construction
MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. (PINKSHEETS: MEVT)(FRANKFURT: MEH), in collaboration with Megola Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MGOA), ispleased to report increasing news coverage of the use of their HartindoAF21 Fire Inhibitor in combination with BluWood® to provide fireresistance, in addition to protection against damage caused by mold,mildew, termites and other wood...
Some small towns opt to buy terrorism insurance
Small rural and suburban communities -- some with few structures taller than a good-sized maple tree -- might be unlikely targets for terrorists, but many of them are protecting their police stations and water towers with terrorism insurance. The extra coverage is relatively inexpensive -- for...
Keep Your Home Safe While Traveling
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Each year, there are more than 2.15 million burglaries - of which 65 percent are residential break-ins, with the majority occurring in the peak vacation months of July and August, according to a July 2007 Insurance Information Institute III article. With the travel season in full swing,...
New captain boards USS Marsh
As the agent-broker world well knows, veteran insurance executive Brian Duperreault is the new man at the helm of the troubled Marsh & McLennan Cos., to the delight of analysts who were critical of his predecessor, Michael Cherkasky, who was consequently tossed overboard. Cherkasky succeeded Jeffrey Greenberg...
CREDIT SCORING DEBATE CONTINUES
PIA National issues white paper to help agents protect themselves Credit scoring, or insurance scoring as some in the insurance industry prefer to call it, for the purpose of rating auto and homeowners insurance has been a controversial subject for quite some time. Back in the...
JUNE & BEYOND - GENTLE BREEZES OR COSTLY STORMS?
2008 hurricane season-with its potential market-changing impact-is just ahead This is the month of June and, according to the songwriters, it should soon be "busting out all over." It brings warmer days, with populated beaches; the intoxicating scent of flowers in full bloom; and backyard barbecues,...
Investigative REPORTS
When facing a restless night in bed, many people have at least tried to catch a few winks by counting sheep. Few have ever considered that this same concept may be applied to managing disaster. According to a group of UK researchers, however, even in catastrophe scenarios, leading groups...
Spotlight on South as earth-shaking events grab headlines
As if tornadoes, hurricanes and flooding aren't enough to worry about, an earthquake in the Midwest in mid-April was a reminder that there is a risk of damage from seismic activity in the South, particularly near the New Madrid fault zone that runs toward Northwest Mississippi. Earthquakes can...
Lightning a Forgotten But Formidable Foe
NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- MS -- While most homeowners carry flood or fire insurance, a commonly overlooked problem is lightning. Though the chances of being struck by lightning might seem relatively small, lightning actually strikes more than 250,000 times per year, resulting in hundreds of millions of...
As auto insurance rates rise, steer toward money-saving strategies
As the price of gas accelerates toward $4 a gallon, perhaps it's time to think about another painful cost of driving: auto insurance. After falling or remaining flat through 2007, average auto insurance premiums rose during the first quarter of this year, a new survey by Insurance.com, a...
Wisdom teeth: insurers look for ways to keep the bite in binding arbitration.(Property/Casualty: Arbitration)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HIGH PROFILE: Attorney William M. Shernoff recently landed one of the insurance arena's biggest arbitration awards. Yet, if such large awards become an industry trend he said it could cause insurers to revert from arbitration back to litigation....
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