On Second Thought, Insurtech Next Insurance Thinks Agents Have a Role After All September 12, 2019 Next Insurance has begun formally marketing a portal designed to help independent agents quickly quote and sell its policies. Next...
Insurance Marketing Group Taps Berkley’s Foster as Chair; Elects 10 New Directors September 12, 2019 Valerie Foster of Berkley Alliance Managers has been chosen as the executive chair by the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association...
Uber Refusing to Label Drivers as Employees Under California Law September 12, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Facing the most serious threat yet to its business model, Uber Technologies Inc. is dusting off a legal argument it...
California Truckers Worrying over New ‘Gig Worker’ Rules September 12, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from...
Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Montoya to President of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm September 12, 2019 Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as president of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm, effective immediately. LSM...
Another Hard Market Harbinger: U.S. Commercial Lines Prices Up 4% in Q2 September 12, 2019 In yet another sign of a hardening market, U.S. commercial insurance prices grew at an accelerated rate compared to a...
Vermont Anti-Poverty Group Fined for Asbestos and Safety Hazards September 12, 2019 A state investigation details a Vermont anti-poverty group didn’t tell its employees that one of its facilities contained asbestos, exposing...
Gallagher Hires Kambos to New York Management Liability Practice September 12, 2019 Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has hired Mike Kambos...
Assurance Hires Warren to Mid-Atlantic Office in Virginia September 12, 2019 Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage in the U.S., has hired Chris Warren. Warren will be based in the Assurance Mid-Atlantic...
Statewide Insurance Joins Satellite Agency Network Group September 12, 2019 Statewide Insurance has joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, after...