Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].
The most important factor when buying real estate is location, and as you might expect, its a significant factor in establishing rates for homeowners insurance as well.
Is the property and casualty insurance economic picture better from the outside looking in or the inside looking out? A panel of outside experts, followed by a panel of insurance company CEOs, found the picture mixed, with all lines facing rate pressure.
Insurance brokers and agents have to move away from product silos and become consultants to business, according to the latest Ernst & Young Global Survey.