California Insurance Commissioner Leaves Workers’ Comp Benchmark Rate August 1, 2022 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara adopted and issued a rate for workers’ compensation insurance pure premium that he said reflects...
California Surplus Lines Association Lowering Stamping Fee August 1, 2022 The Surplus Line Association of California board voted to drop the association’s stamping fee to 0.18%. Effective Jan. 1, 2023,...
The Rising Value of Flexibility in Life, Work and AI August 1, 2022 By Heather H. Wilson Innovation calls upon us to challenge existing paradigms. Women in technology understand this all too well. Many of us have...
Assaults with Paintball Guns Cause More Serious Eye Injuries Than Previously Known, Study Finds August 1, 2022 University of Chicago Medicine researchers reviewing two years of data on assaults with paintball guns found more patients than expected...
In Global Claims Report, Allianz Notes Rising Business Interruption Costs August 1, 2022 The number of contingent business interruption claims more than tripled in 2021 as a deep freeze in Texas shut down...
Information Job Applicants Are Reluctant to Share During an Interview August 1, 2022 By Mary Newgard You are competing with another agency for the same candidate. What makes the difference between you winning or losing out...
The Evolution of Insurance Agencies August 1, 2022 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler To paraphrase Mark Twain — reports of the demise of insurance agencies have been greatly exaggerated. The local agency has...
Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study August 1, 2022 Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and...
Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use August 1, 2022 By Chad Hemenway In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court...
Congratulations Top 100 Agencies August 1, 2022 By Andrea Wells This year marks the 18th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100...