Category: Property & Casualty

Manufacturing & Distribution Risk Considerations in Response to COVID-19 3 Questions You Should be Asking

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis globally and manufacturing and distribution (M&D) companies are responding to the challenge in extraordinary ways.  As business models and operations shift and evolve, M&D companies must stay vigilant on risk management efforts.

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COVID-19 & Your Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance Program

As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has now been designated a pandemic by the World Health Organization and more than 1,200 cases have been confirmed in the United States, many employers are wondering how their property and casualty insurance policies will respond. Below are some general guidelines for the primary lines of insurance coverage:  Continue reading

Property & Casualty Market Update

As we begin a new decade, we are navigating an increasingly unpredictable insurance market and many businesses are facing significant pricing increases upon renewal. Our 2019-2020 Property & Casualty Market Outlook, which was released in June 2019, provided our reaction to market trends and some pricing expectations.  With Q3 and Q4 now behind us, we thought it would be beneficial to share an update with new insights and observations to better prepare our clients for current pricing pressures and provide guidance for managing the net impact.  Continue reading

Affordable Housing Property Coverage Considerations

Our Affordable Housing team continually monitors insurance industry trends that impact organizations working in the various sectors of affordable housing – from developers to property managers to investors.  In today’s challenging insurance market, careful consideration of and strategic action on the following items is important.  Continue reading

Construction Industry Issues Takeaways from the CAGC Summer Summit

Nearly 800 contractors, suppliers, service providers and guests attended the Carolina’s Associated General Contractors (CAGC) Summer Summit last month to discuss issues impacting the construction industry throughout the region. The topics discussed at the conference were focused on the building, utility and highway divisions of construction; however, several trends permeate the entire industry and even other industries with a similar workforce and/or risk exposures.

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