European Utilities Rush to Hedge Against Acute Wind Drought June 2, 2025 By Eva Brendel After spending about $380 billion over the past decade to nearly double wind power capacity in Europe, utilities are now...
When a Neighborhood Floods, Foreclosures Often Follow June 2, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman As climate change worsens extreme weather around the US, floods are increasing the risk of home foreclosure, according to a...
Size of Florida’s Slide Insurance Exec Compensation Has Tongues Wagging June 2, 2025 By William Rabb When Tampa-based Slide Insurance registered for an initial public stock offering last week, one page of the filing quickly had...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules June 2, 2025 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended...
AM Best Upgrades Velocity Specialty Insurance After Acquisition by FM June 2, 2025 AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from...
FastBond: Simplifying Smaller Bid Performance and Payment Bonds for Agents and Contractors June 2, 2025 By Todd Taylor, AFSB, CPCU, Old Republic Surety This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. “We’ve targeted tight turnaround times from submission to...
Q1 Has Lowest Insurance Agency M&A in 5 Years; Mega Deals Coming? June 2, 2025 The first three months of 2025 were the slowest quarter for insurance agency mergers and acquisitions since Q2 2020, according...
Crafting a Marketing Strategy: Essential Steps for Insurance Professionals to Stay Ahead June 2, 2025 By Anita Nevins An insurance marketing strategy outlines how a business will reach prospective clients, convert them into customers, and retain them over...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force June 2, 2025 A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes....
Report: California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Highest in 14 Years June 2, 2025 Written premiums in California stabilized in 2022 through 2024 after the large swings during the pandemic, while the combined ratio...