Water, Wildfires Create Problems for Builders Risk Insurers | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/water-wildfires-create-problems-for-builders-risk-insurers | Water, Wildfires Create Problems for Builders Risk Insurers | As the U.S. construction market stays strong, builders risk insurance pricing has gotten more and more competitive. But are losses starting to catch up with rates? | 2/11/2019 9:05:57 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | Jacquelyn Connelly | | |
Builders Risk: 5 Common Coverage Exclusions and Clauses | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/builders-risk-5-common-coverage-exclusions-and-clauses | Builders Risk: 5 Common Coverage Exclusions and Clauses | Your builders risk clients trust you to help them secure effective coverage for their myriad exposures. Make sure tricky policy language doesn't have a negative impact on their ability to recover from a loss. | 3/13/2017 6:18:56 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | Jacquelyn Connelly | | |
From the Front Lines: Builders Risk | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/from-the-front-lines-builders-risk | From the Front Lines: Builders Risk | In a challenging builders risk marketplace, "water damage is becoming a silent killer for a lot of carriers," says independent agent Bret Lawrence. "We're seeing water damage minimum deductibles increasing and many carriers sub-limiting the coverage." | 4/27/2020 5:36:09 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | AnneMarie McPherson | | |
Western National Mutual Expands as a Surety | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/western-national-mutual-expands-as-a-surety | Western National Mutual Expands as a Surety | Regional multi-lines carrier Western National plans to become a national surety market within five years, gaining regulatory approval in two states and seeking it throughout the East Coast. | 6/9/2014 7:02:35 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | Ron Lent | | |
Builders Risk: Providing Value in a Tough Market | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/builders-risk-providing-value-in-a-tough-market | Builders Risk: Providing Value in a Tough Market | Independent agents should be thinking about how to provide more value to win a dwindling number of business clients—many of whom will be paying more and more for coverage. | 4/27/2020 5:40:59 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | Will Jones | | |
Agency E&O Risks in Surety: 7 Common Blunders | | https://www.iamagazine.com/markets/agency-e-o-risks-in-surety-7-common-blunders | Agency E&O Risks in Surety: 7 Common Blunders | Although agents work hard to avoid facing errors & omissions claims, many are not aware of potential issues that can arise when handling bonds. Here are some common surety-related missteps that can create E&O exposures—and how to avoid them. | 3/27/2017 8:20:04 PM | Builders Risk | Builders Risk | Markets | Jack Anderson | | |