IRS Clears Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers
Agents qualify for 20% deduction on pass-through income.
Moving Sales and Marketing from 'Dating' to 'Married'
Aligning the two units is easier said than done.
- QBE North America Sells Its Personal Lines Business to Safeco
- Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
- Amazon Weighs Formation of UK Insurance Comparison Website: Reuters
- New Florida Insurtech Agency HoneyQuote Looks to Shake-Up Agency Model
- Banks on Alert After FBI Warning of Cyber Attacks on ATMs
- Famed Pebble Beach Classic Car Show Attracting New Models
- NYC Mayor Signs Bill Capping New Ride-Hail Licenses
- Flash Flooding Closes Roads, Damages Homes in Central New York
- New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates May Decrease for Seventh Year in a Row
- Affinion Group Closes Sale of Insurance Division to New York’s Mill Point Capital
- New York Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Over Opioids
- Settlement Reached in New York Kayak Drowning Case
- Experts: Cost of Hail Damage Will Continue to Rise
- Crumbaker Opens Brightway Agency in Carlsbad, California
- Cannasure Hires Radkowski as VP – Regional Agency Sales Manager in Las Vegas
- Apparent Natural Gas Explosion in Denver Injures 9
- Kroger to Pilot Self-Driving Grocery Delivery in Arizona
- TrueNorth Acquires Colorado’s Jewell Insurance
- California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
- New Florida Insurtech Agency HoneyQuote Looks to Shake-Up Agency Model
- South Carolina City Settles Suit Over High-Speed Chase Death for $1M
- Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Privacy Suit Against Google to Move Forward
- Scott Declares State of Emergency Over Toxic Algae Bloom on Florida Coast
- Mississippi Woman Sues Pepperidge Farm Over Contaminated Goldfish Crackers
- Opioids Blamed for 11.5% Spike in Kentucky Overdose Deaths Last Year
- FBI: Lower Mississippi River Ports, South Louisiana Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
- Lingering Texas Drought Has Ranchers Reducing Herds
- Questpro Adds Keck, Jones and Haaker in Dallas
- Firefighters With Cancer Often Denied Workers’ Comp in Texas
- Murphy Oil USA to Pay $100K to Settle Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
- Texas Insurance Department: Harvey Claims Reporting Deadline Approaching
- Worldwide Facilities Hires Carlson as VP, Healthcare, in Chicago
- Survivor of Missouri Duck Boat Sinking Wants Them Banned
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau to Help Buy Bulletproof Vests for Law Enforcement
- Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
- Insurer for Missouri City Must Pay $5.3M to Man with Overturned Conviction
- Special Police Unit Seeks to Curb Thefts From Indiana RV companies
- Recreational Pot Measure Approved for North Dakota Ballot
National News
- States with Best, Worst Home Flood Damage Disclosure Laws
- Why Insurers Should Love, Not Fear, Amazon: Viewpoint
- QBE North America Sells Its Personal Lines Business to Safeco
- Banks on Alert After FBI Warning of Cyber Attacks on ATMs
- Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Decline to $20 Billion in H1: Swiss Re
- Investor Sues AT&T Over Cryptocurrency Theft
- Famed Pebble Beach Classic Car Show Attracting New Models
- New Specialty Offering from HUB Targets Cannabis Producers, Distributors, Retailers
- Allianz Global Corporate Adds Setzer, Johnson to Aviation Underwriting Team
East News
- NYC Mayor Signs Bill Capping New Ride-Hail Licenses
- Flash Flooding Closes Roads, Damages Homes in Central New York
- New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates May Decrease for Seventh Year in a Row
- Affinion Group Closes Sale of Insurance Division to New York’s Mill Point Capital
- New York Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Over Opioids
- Settlement Reached in New York Kayak Drowning Case
Midwest News
- Worldwide Facilities Hires Carlson as VP, Healthcare, in Chicago
- Survivor of Missouri Duck Boat Sinking Wants Them Banned
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau to Help Buy Bulletproof Vests for Law Enforcement
- Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
- Insurer for Missouri City Must Pay $5.3M to Man with Overturned Conviction
- Special Police Unit Seeks to Curb Thefts From Indiana RV companies
- Recreational Pot Measure Approved for North Dakota Ballot
Workers' Compensation Results to Weaken
Fitch expects break-even rather than profitable combined ratio in 2019.
Texas / South Central News
- FBI: Lower Mississippi River Ports, South Louisiana Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
- Lingering Texas Drought Has Ranchers Reducing Herds
- Questpro Adds Keck, Jones and Haaker in Dallas
- Firefighters With Cancer Often Denied Workers’ Comp in Texas
- Murphy Oil USA to Pay $100K to Settle Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
- Texas Insurance Department: Harvey Claims Reporting Deadline Approaching
Southeast News
- New Florida Insurtech Agency HoneyQuote Looks to Shake-Up Agency Model
- South Carolina City Settles Suit Over High-Speed Chase Death for $1M
- Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Privacy Suit Against Google to Move Forward
- Scott Declares State of Emergency Over Toxic Algae Bloom on Florida Coast
- Mississippi Woman Sues Pepperidge Farm Over Contaminated Goldfish Crackers
- Opioids Blamed for 11.5% Spike in Kentucky Overdose Deaths Last Year
Merger Deals Now Include #MeToo Clauses
Due diligence over sexual harassment.
West News
- Experts: Cost of Hail Damage Will Continue to Rise
- Crumbaker Opens Brightway Agency in Carlsbad, California
- Cannasure Hires Radkowski as VP – Regional Agency Sales Manager in Las Vegas
- Apparent Natural Gas Explosion in Denver Injures 9
- Kroger to Pilot Self-Driving Grocery Delivery in Arizona
- TrueNorth Acquires Colorado’s Jewell Insurance
- California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
International News
- Why Insurers Should Love, Not Fear, Amazon: Viewpoint
- Amazon Weighs Formation of UK Insurance Comparison Website: Reuters
- Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Decline to $20 Billion in H1: Swiss Re
- Australia’s QBE Reports 4% Rise in H1 Profit – on Fewer Natural Disasters
- Randall & Quilter Signs Program Underwriting Partnerships with 3 European MGAs
- Brexit Effect: Number of EU Nationals Working in UK Plunges During Q2
- Italy Bridge Operator’s Shares Drop After Disaster; Supply Chain Impact Expected
- AXIS Re Appoints PartnerRe’s Pollak to New Role as Head of Product Center
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- 2018 Wildfire Season Outpacing 2017
- How About a Real NFIP Renewal for Once
- A Reason We Speak Insurance – It’s What We Read
- Never Skip an Umbrella if These 3 Things are in the Backyard
- Should you care about deductibles?
- I’m moving. What about my stuff? Part 2.
