NTIS in the News
Getting the Right Insurance for your Historic Building
When you are insuring a historic building–whether it is a museum, theatre, church, office, or home–there are some basics that will help you to ensure that your building will be around for future generations. Read More »
Cover Me.
(Main Street News)
For a variety of reasons, insurance coverage for Main Street districts has become more complicated—and more expensive—in recent years. Because of the economic slowdown and the stock market slump, insurance companies have failed to make money on their investments, forcing them to tighten their underwriting guidelines and increase their rates in order to earn an underwriting profit. As a result of these tighter underwriting guidelines, insurance has become more difficult to find—and more expensive to buy. Read More »
A Phoenix Rises in Montauk: Rebuilding the historic house of Dick Cavett and Carrie Nye
(Architectural Digest)
Nearly thirty years ago, when Dick Cavett was the subject of a profile in The New Yorker, the author of the article obscured the location of the Stanford White-designed beach house that Cavett shared with his wife, actress Carrie Nye, by giving Montauk Point the pseudonym East Egg. Read More »
Covering Contingencies
(Old House Journal)
Insurance for old homes costs slightly more, but you’ll save thousands if there’s a fire. Read More »