The alternative energy market has many complicated angles to it, including solar warranties, which are essential to solar manufacturers as well as to the development and funding of solar projects.
According to Mike McMullen, president of PowerGuard Specialty...
Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as "getting the fish in the boat." But it doesn't take a master angler to know that once you get the fish, you must still make sure it doesn't jump out. Then...
The property/casualty insurance industry is undergoing substantial changes, from regulation to product delivery to technology.
One conference that tackles some of the most innovative ideas on how the insurance industry can change and grow is MarketScout's annual...
The floundering economy and extreme scrutiny of business frivolities has hurt the event coverage class as companies scale down the events they put on or cut back on events altogether. Event producers and non-profits have been hit particularly hard by the slowdown,...
The oil well may have been capped, but the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon spill is far from over for the offshore energy and insurance industry. However, as of right now, rates and capacity in the insurance marketplace have not been as affected by the spill as...
While fidelity coverage, also known as crime coverage, may not be the most exciting or interesting insurance option out there, it is one of the most necessary. In today's economic environment this coverage is especially important because as the economy goes south,...
Insurance rates in the power sector are expected to soften further in 2010, despite the existence of many of the conditions that would normally presage a hardening market, according to the latest Power Market Review from Willis Limited.
Foremost among these...
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Big "I" Markets program will now offer access to a new stand-alone fine arts and valuable articles policies. The new program offers tailored products and services for personal and commercial fine art and...
One of today's biggest insurance trends is green insurance as businesses look at ways to become more sustainable and cut costs. According to underwriters, the regulatory environment for green is changing dramatically as well. For example, the Securities and...
Insurers consider the trucking class a bellwether for how the economy is doing, and according to underwriters, they are cautiously optimistic as they begin to see signs of life reemerge from this segment.
"As the economy started to constrict over the last 18 months,...
