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NC Insurers Warned on Flood Denials in Underwriting; NFIP Allows Monthly Premiums

Insurance Journal

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding property insurers to refrain from raising homeowners’ premiums just because an insured filed a claim or inquiry in order to qualify for flood insurance indemnity or federal assistance. In most cases, the …

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SageSure Expands HO Business in Mississippi, Louisiana

Insurance Journal

SageSure, a managing general underwriter for catastrophe-exposed markets, said it has joined with Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange to bring more homeowners coverage to Louisiana and Mississippi. Auros is a property insurance company domiciled in Mississippi. It received its certificate of …

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FSLA Names New Directors for 2024-2025

Insurance Journal

The Florida Surplus Lines Association, which notes it provides a safety valve for Florida’s property insurance industry, named new officers for 2024-2025 at its recent annual convention in Tampa. President: Virginia Clancy, TAPCO Underwriters President-elect: Albert Geraci, Risk Placement Services …

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Court Permits Parties to Cure Defective Diversity Jurisdiction in Suit Against Underwriters at Lloyd’s

The Property Insurance Law Observer

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, et al. 2024), to preserve diversity jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York permitted a plaintiff insured to drop non-diverse, dispensable defendant Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Underwriters”) which subscribed to a commercial property insurance policy.

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AM Best Report Stirs the Pot on Whether MGAs Lead to Insurer Insolvencies

Insurance Journal

In May of 2022, as Florida lawmakers debated solutions to the Florida property insurance crisis, a number of Democrats in the state Senate argued that it wasn’t litigation and roof claims that had led to so many insurer insolvencies: It …

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North Carolina Celebrates 15,000 Fortified Roofs from Grant Programs

Insurance Journal

The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association this week marked the 15,000th fortified roof in the state, a huge increase since the grant program began in 2017. “I applaud the NCIUA for investing over $100 million in this incredibly successful and …

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Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Property Insurance

Protect Commercial Insurance

But what does this mean for property owners and their insurance needs? As interest rates creep up, they can have a surprising ripple effect on property insurance costs. Impact on Property Insurance The property insurance market isn’t isolated from these changes.