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Football Fans Warned Against Throwing Unauthorized Parties by Airbnb and VRBO

Football Fans Warned Against Throwing Unauthorized Parties by Airbnb and VRBO

Short-term rental homes have been filling up quickly in the Phoenix, Arizona, area as fans prepare to celebrate Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12. Football lovers looking to stay closest to the action at State Farm Stadium could expect to find average Airbnb rates around $1,000 per night, Cronkite News reported, with at least one listing asking as much…

Property & Casualty Report: Eye on 2023

Property & Casualty Report: Eye on 2023

2022 was a year that few in the Property and Casualty (P&C) sector could have predicted. Instead of stability, the market remained largely volatile, especially in the Property sector and the reinsurance marketplace. Many carriers suffered through unprofitable years thanks to Hurricane Ian, inflation, and an adverse property insurance environment primarily in Florida and Gulf coast states. Above all, losses…

Property & Casualty Report: Forward Outlook

Property & Casualty Report: Forward Outlook

The fourth quarter began very different than how the majority of the summer months had transpired from a Natural CAT perspective; as Hurricane Ian used the final few days of Q3 to take aim at Florida’s densely populated gulf coast. Despite mandatory evacuations, fairly accurate forecasting of its path and the usual several days to prepare, its damages were devastating.…

Insuring the Upside Down: New ‘Stranger Things’ Airbnb Will Have Extra Risks

Insuring the Upside Down: New ‘Stranger Things’ Airbnb Will Have Extra Risks

Vecna, take note: The Byers’ family home will soon have new occupants. A home in Fayetteville, Georgia, that was used in the filming of the hit sci-fi horror series Stranger Things was recently listed for sale for $300,000. It was then taken off the market just one week later after an offer was reportedly accepted for nearly double the asking…

Hurricane Ian Recovery: Navigating Your Insurance Claim After a Loss

Hurricane Ian Recovery: Navigating Your Insurance Claim After a Loss

Catastrophic flooding and winds decimated areas of southwest Florida when Hurricane Ian made landfall Sept. 28, tragically leaving at least 101 individuals dead in its wake. The Category 4 storm was one of the most powerful to ever hit the state and the U.S. overall, with record-breaking storm surges toppling homes, trapping residents and submerging vehicles…

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Hits Home-Run $12.6 Million Auction Sale

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Hits Home-Run $12.6 Million Auction Sale

A mint-condition Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952 sold at auction Aug. 28 for $12.6 million, making it the most valuable sports collectible in the world, CNN recently reported. According to a news release from Heritage Auctions, the exceptionally well-preserved card was last purchased in 1991 for $50,000, a price that broke records at the time. The new eight-figure sale…

Latest Floods Devastate Eastern Kentucky, Deluge Vegas Casinos

Latest Floods Devastate Eastern Kentucky, Deluge Vegas Casinos

At least 37 individuals were tragically killed and hundreds more remained missing as of Aug. 1 after heavy rains brought devastating floods to multiple communities in eastern Kentucky. At a news conference July 30, officials said the death toll spanned five counties and included at least four children, representing \"unfathomable\" losses in what could reportedly be one of the worst…

Property & Casualty Report: Q2 2022 Market Overview & Q3 Forecast

Property & Casualty Report: Q2 2022 Market Overview & Q3 Forecast

Macroeconomic trends, namely inflation and rising interest rates, are having a profound effect on the Property & Casualty (P&C) market as we head into the second half of 2022. Inflation impacts everything—from rapidly changing property values to challenges with mid-year reinsurance renewals. These are truly generational inflationary pressures that most professionals within the industry have never personally experienced. Even with…

Airbnb Restarts ‘Anti-Party Crackdown’ Amid Busy Season for Home, Pool Rentals

Airbnb Restarts ‘Anti-Party Crackdown’ Amid Busy Season for Home, Pool Rentals

Strict “anti-party” measures were recently rolled out by Airbnb in an effort to reduce unauthorized parties at vacation rental homes during the summer holidays. The efforts include restrictions on one- and two-night reservations and having guests affirm that they understand the party ban and could face legal action if they do not comply, CNN reported. First…

Warhol Painting Sells for Record-Setting $195M Amid Growing Interest in High-Value Art

Warhol Painting Sells for Record-Setting $195M Amid Growing Interest in High-Value Art

A famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe painted in 1964 by Andy Warhol recently sold at auction for over $195 million, setting records for the most expensive piece of 20th century art ever sold and the highest amount paid for a piece of American artwork. The May 9 sale of the vibrant silkscreen, titled \"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,\" also made history…

Two Outer Banks Homes Collapse Into Ocean on Same Day

Two Outer Banks Homes Collapse Into Ocean on Same Day

Two unoccupied homes in the Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean on May 10, with dramatic video footage showing one of the houses get rapidly swept away after the wooden stilts holding it up broke apart. The other home collapsed only hours earlier, spreading debris across a wide path and leading officials to close area beaches due to the risk…

Property & Casualty Report: Q1 2022 Market Overview & Q2 Forecast

Property & Casualty Report: Q1 2022 Market Overview & Q2 Forecast

As we enter the long-awaited season of Spring which conjures up thoughts of new beginnings, I draw parallels to the Excess & Surplus (E&S) Insurance industry. Several years of disciplined underwriting, including increased rates, adjusted limit deployment, and careful tweaking of policy language, coupled with a tamping of COVID-19 restrictions is resulting in this renewed sense of optimism. Carriers are…

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