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The Post Covid Consumer: Buyers Unmask New Plans To Shave Costs And Shred Cares
37,000 high income insurance clients of 150 high income agents Want “Fresh” when the Refresh Comes: Results of a survey by the Private Risk Management Association
Applied Underwriters Forms Applied Specialty Underwriters
Christopher Day Named President of the New Company ASU will concentrate on Casualty E&S markets nationwide, initially focusing on New York construction risks Steve Menzies, CEO of Applied Underwriters, has announced the creation of Applied Specialty Underwriters, LLC to focus on select Casualty E&S risks across the country, with an initial focus on large construction […]
Avoiding COVID Scams
By Sue Quimby The fears and uncertainties of the pandemic of 2020 have brought with them a whole new arena for scammers. As is often the case, scammers prey upon the most vulnerable: the elderly, or those with underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes, who are also the most vulnerable to the infection. Some of […]
FLAMES: AAIS Data-Driven Fire Risk Model Sparks Approval
Fire Loss and Mitigation Evaluation Score (FLAMES) helps insurers predict expected fire severity more accurately AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for its new predictive model. The AAIS Fire Loss and Mitigation Evaluation Score (FLAMES) is a significant improvement on existing methods of quantifying expected […]
