by Vinod Pabba | Mar 2, 2011 | Personal, Uncategorized
For years, the North Carolina wind pool — officially known as the North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association and North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCJUA/NCIUA) — offered protection limits up to $1.5 million. In those days, agents active in the...
by Vinod Pabba | Mar 1, 2011 | Personal, Uncategorized
Finding appropriate coverage for high value homes can be difficult, especially when a home’s value exceeds the underwriting guidelines or capacity in a given market. In cases involving a high-profile home, incomplete underwriting information or a negatively perceived...
by Vinod Pabba | Mar 1, 2011 | Personal, Uncategorized
A lawyer at a major U.S. property-casualty insurer once said, “I won’t buy an umbrella policy [for myself]. If I had one and were sued, the plaintiff’s lawyer would simply go after more money.”
by Vinod Pabba | Mar 1, 2011 | Personal, Uncategorized
Hollywood’s art thief is a suave bon vivant, a dashing type who swoops in to liberate a valuable painting from the wall of a wealthy, boorish businessman. Lurking behind the movie romance is a much grittier reality, however. A glimpse of the case files of the Los...