Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End Century April 18, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per...
Turning the Great Retirement on Its Head: Look to Hire the Retired April 18, 2022 By Tony Caldwell One of the biggest challenges for independent agency owners today is recruiting and retaining talent. A variety of surveys taken...
Accounts Deceivable: Email Scam Costliest Type of Cybercrime April 18, 2022 By Alan Suderman It’s a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. Business...
Why Topa Made the Leap to Permanent Remote Work April 18, 2022 By Denise Pavlov Like most insurance businesses, Topa Insurance Co. (TIC) shifted to a remote workforce out of necessity in March 2020. With...
Chubb’s Greenberg on War, Ex-CAT Reporting and Insurance Profits April 18, 2022 Chubb’s 2021 annual report, published online in April 2022, contains more than the details of the best year in the...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits April 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court on April 4 eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits April 18, 2022 By Susanne Sclafane Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had...
Rates Up Again in Q1 as Signs May Point to ‘Stronger Increases’: MarketScout April 18, 2022 By Chad Hemenway During the first quarter 2022 buyers of commercial insurance saw average rate increases across all lines of 6%, according to...
California Court Rules Hospitals Can Be Responsible for Abuse by Employees April 18, 2022 A state appeals court ruled that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee,...
Lawsuit Alleges Power Line Sparked Colorado Wildfire April 18, 2022 The first lawsuit filed in connection with a wildfire that destroyed over 1,000 homes and other buildings in suburban Denver...