State Laws Complicate Data Breach Notification Policy February 24, 2014 By Alina Selyukh Data thefts at U.S. retailers have rekindled enthusiasm in Congress for a single federal law on how customers should be...
22 Charged in Florida Staged Flood, Fire Fraud Ring February 24, 2014 A major fraud ring that staged fires and floods at South Florida homes to collect millions of dollars in claims...
No Rate Hike Needed, Say Carolina Auto Insurers February 24, 2014 North Carolina auto insurers say no rate increase is needed for auto insurance policies in the coming year. Insurance Commissioner...
Bridging the Wage Gap February 24, 2014 By David Coons Today, the number of women working in the insurance industry is roughly equal to the number of men, with 191,000...
10 Things to Know About Agribusiness February 24, 2014 According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were 2,204,792 farms in the United States,...
P/C Insurers’ Net Income Up 60%, Combined Ratio at 97.6 for 2013: A.M. Best February 24, 2014 A relatively quiet year for catastrophes helped the U.S. property/casualty industry achieved an underwriting profit for the first time in...
Agribusiness Insurance Segment Stable, Yet Selective February 24, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Crop insurance and farm bill debates have dominated the news headlines and led to uncertainty and frustration for many farm...
Technology’s Opening a Whole New World of Agent E&O Exposures February 24, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Those in the insurance industry have another errors and omission (E&O) risk to consider these days, and they have technology...
Business Moves February 24, 2014 Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting...
Retro-Theme Marketing, a Fun Approach to Motivation and Sales February 24, 2014 By Alan L. Shulman Now that the new year has settled down into just “the year,” it’s a great time to inspire growth-driven agency...