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09/06/10 : Insurance rates set to triple
Homeowners beware - flood insurance rates are set to triple after Dec. 17. Recent updates to area flood maps means that some residents may now be living in flood zones, which could cause residents to pay higher flood insurance premiums.


09/07/10 : XL Insurance and ABA Insurance Services Announce New Agreement to Provide Employment Practices Liability Coverage
XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group plc , and ABA Insurance Services, Inc., a new managing general underwriter which was formerly Progressive's Professional Liability Group, today announced a joint underwriting agreement to provide Employment Practices Liability Insurance .

09/07/10 : Insurance Leader Clements-- Founder of Arch, Ironshore, Integro-- Dies at 77
Robert Clements, a global insurance industry leader who helped start several insurers and a brokerage died on Sept. 4, 2010 of cancer at age 77. Clements founded Arch Capital Group and Ironshore ...

09/06/10 : Insurance Could End Oregon Civil War Re-Enactments
A battle over liability insurance coverage for groups using Oregon state property is brewing, and the Northwest Civil War Council is right in the middle of it. In 2009, the Oregon State ...

09/06/10 : Insurance firm stocks down
Investors marked insurance stocks down yesterday, despite insurers saying they are well prepared for expected claims of hundreds of millions from New Zealand's biggest insured event.

09/07/10 : Insurance Advice For Evacuated Residents In Fourmile Canyon Fire
Residents evacuated as a result of the Fourmile Canyon Fire should contact their insurance agents immediately with emergency contact information, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Tuesday.

09/07/10 : Bharti Insurance to give full price for stolen cars upto 2 yrs
Bharti Axa General Insurance today launched an add-on insurance product for car owners, which will provide them full purchase price of the vehicle for the first two years in the case of theft or loss.

09/07/10 : Disability Insurance Services Named Petersen International Underwriters' Top Producer for 2009
Disability Insurance Services , a leading provider of disability insurance solutions, has earned the title of Top Producer for Petersen International Underwriters for the second year.

09/06/10 : Insurance weakens in workplace
Employer-based health insurance remains “the leading source of health insurance” in the U.S., covering about 159 million nonelderly people, according to a 2009 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. But it’s also showing signs of stress. Clark County is no exception. The county posted a July jobless rate of just more than 13 percent, the highest in ...

09/07/10 : ND Insurance Counseling Program Tops in Nation
The North Dakota Insurance Department`s State Health Insurance Counseling program is tops in the nation again. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ranked North Dakota`s program No. 1 for the second year in a row.