Insurance industry members hire private fire crews

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The insurers are doing what they can to help protect multimillion dollar homes in the western U.S. Private firefighting crews have now been hired by firms in the insurance industry to help to provide greater protection for multimillion dollar homes located in the western United States. This has occurred through a specific wildfire protection program designed to lower the risk for wealthy homeowners. The belief of these companies in the insurance industry is that the cost is actually lower for providing this defense for the higher end homes than it…

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Force placed insurance rules on their way to New York

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The state intends to implement some sizable and widespread regulations to this practice. Officials from New York have just proposed a new comprehensive list of rules in order to reform the practices of force placed insurance (also known as lender placed or creditor placed), for the industry within that state. These regulations are meant to help to make sure that the procedures will be kept free of abuse. This Department of Financial Services (DFS) in New York has stated that the regulations for force placed insurance are being designed in…

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Insurance news from Lac-Mégantic means higher costs for railways

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The Canadian Transportation Agency is now conducting a review of minimum coverage amounts. Following the railway disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is making insurance news by holding a review of the minimum coverage amounts that railways must carry. The coverage at the Lac-Mégantic crash was covered only to a small fraction of the total estimated damages. The federal regulators added to their insurance news announcement by saying that they will be starting consultations on coverage for railway companies in the next few months. The review…

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Usage based insurance from Allstate Drivewise reaches a million miles driven

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The auto policies that use telematics technology through this insurer are expanding at an increasing rate. Allstate is celebrating a considerable usage based insurance milestone – so to speak – as the insurer has now passed one billion customer miles driven in the Drivewise program over the course of data spanning 38 million driving hours. This represents the equivalent of driving around the globe 40,000 times. As this news was released, Drivewise was also launched by Allstate into two more states – Kentucky and Montana – bringing that insurer’s usage…

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Business insurance claims denied to vendors at hugely popular farmer’s market

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Some of the sellers at the St. Jacob’s Farmers’ Market which was destroyed by a fire will not receive a payment. The start of September brought devastation to a farmer’s market so unique that every year, it brings in crowds from around the world, but business insurance couldn’t save some vendor from the losses that were incurred from a massive fire that destroyed the main building. Early on Labor Day morning, flame engulfed the sprawling two-story building, leaving only rubble behind. Now, several St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market vendors are being…

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