HCC to Acquire Professional Indemnity Agency.
HOUSTON, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen L. Way, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) announced today that the Company has signed a letter of intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Marshall Rattner, Inc., the parent company of Professional...

Photos: the good, the bad and the ugly.
BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN WE USED POLAROIDS, it was understandable that appraisers took only the photos they were requested to take: back, front and street scene. However, with the advent of small cameras, one-hour photo service and digital photography, photos may be one of the appraiser's best defenses...

Darwin to Present at the Credit Suisse Insurance Conference on November 16, 2006.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin or the "Company") announced today that Stephen Sills, president and chief executive officer, and Jack Sennott, chief financial officer, will present at the Credit Suisse Insurance Conference being held at the Credit Suisse Conference Center in New York...

Errors & Omissions.
Kemper Professional has begun offering specialty errors and omissions and professional liability insurance on a nonadmitted basis to the commercial real estate industry, staffing services industry, and miscellaneous service. The program includes coverage for property management and renovation services in which the insured has less than 50 percent controlling...

Darwin Professional Underwriters Targets Tech//404(R) for Health Care Organizations.
Breakthrough Insurance Liability Product Addresses Threats to Network Security and Data Privacy Losses for Health Care Organizations FARMINGTON, Conn., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc., (Darwin) , a leading specialty insurance company, today announced the expansion of Tech//404(R), an innovative liability product for health care...

TPAs. (Buyers' Guide).
TPAs Below is the 11th annual guide to third- party administrators (TPAs) according to the types of claims they handle: health care; disability; workers' comp; managed care automation; software automation; pensions/401 (k)/retirement; property; marine/aviation; professional liability; environmental liability; and other. Health Care Area of Name & Address Coverage AmeriHealth...

Trickledown wrap-up tricks: midsized construction projects may benefit from an insurance approach long used at the largest sites. A careful analysis will show if this approach makes sense for specific projects.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rising costs are prompting general contractors, developers and owners with midsized projects to explore an insurance program that has controlled the cost of risk on much larger projects. Consolidated insurance programs, or CIPs, create a single workers' compensation and general liability insurance program...

OneBeacon Professional Partners Introduces New Realtors Professional Liability Solution.
CANTON, Mass., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneBeacon Professional Partners, a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group , today announced a new professional liability insurance product designed specifically for real estate professionals. "Realtors require unique insurance coverage due to the complexities of real estate transactions. We are very pleased...

No 'tiers' for big three.
Tom Golub, the young and energetic president of Beecher Carlson, is a realist with a keen sense of place in the brokerage business, a man who knows as much about what he can't do well as what he can do well for his customers. "Customer," incidentally, is a word...

Hudson & Muma to Provide Specially Designed, Affordable Insurance For Emerging Tech Firms.
ROYAL OAK, Mich., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson & Muma, Inc. announced today that it will begin offering its clients Innovator from Chubb, a unique insurance product specifically designed to meet the special insurance needs of emerging information firms. The announcement was made by Rick Benton of...