Florida OIR Wants More Data, Warns Insurers About Concurrent Causation Denials February 24, 2025 By William Rabb As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new...
How Better Water Systems Can Help a City Survive The Next Firestorm February 24, 2025 By Brittany Peterson Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers February 24, 2025 A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of...
Why Soft Skills Matter February 24, 2025 By Andrea Wells This issue reveals data and compensation insights gathered from Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey. For the third year in...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop in Q4 for 2nd Consecutive Quarter: Marsh February 24, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance rates fell 2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 following a 1% decline in Q3 2024—marking the...
Sica Fletcher Index: Total Agency-Broker M&A Revenue Down 26% in 2024 February 24, 2025 The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 533 agent-broker deals in 2024, down 6%...
Reviewing Historic Predictions February 24, 2025 By Chris Burand Back around 2013 (the copy I have is not dated, so I might be off a year), McKinsey & Company...
Building and Retaining Talent: Salary and Culture Matter but That’s Not Always Enough February 24, 2025 By Andrea Wells Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary...
My New Markets February 24, 2025 Restaurants Market Detail: Pacific Excess Insurance Marketing is a wholesaler/general agent with a specialty in restaurants and access to many...
Reflections and Observations: 5 Takeaways from 2024 to Build a Better 2025 and Beyond February 24, 2025 By Tony Caldwell Last year seems like ancient history. Most people seem to have adjusted to the daily whirlwind of information, activity, and...