Building a National Insurance Brokerage Without Losing Local Expertise August 17, 2026 By Curtis Barton Building a national insurance brokerage isn’t just about becoming bigger. It’s about making local teams stronger. Some of the best...
Beware of These Commercial Liability Endorsements! August 17, 2026 By Bill Wilson This is the first in a series of three columns about exclusionary or limiting policy endorsements to be wary of....
Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS August 17, 2026 Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period...
The Huge Expansion of Managing General Agencies August 17, 2026 By Chris Burand I have been doing a fair amount of work regarding the expansion of MGAs, particularly the new kind of MGAs,...
Apartment Living: Why Property Owners Need Solid Insurance Requirements and Verification Processes in Lease Agreements August 17, 2026 By Patrick Wraight One of the upsides of apartment living is that you aren’t responsible for many of the maintenance issues that come...
People August 17, 2026 National The Automobile Insurance Plans Service Office (AIPSO) appointed Executive Vice President Les Willis as president and CEO. Willis succeeds...
Top 100 Agencies August 17, 2026 By Andrea Wells This year marks the 22nd annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Many of the firms...
Premises Liability Emerging as Significant Driver of Nuclear Verdicts August 17, 2026 By Roberta Mercado Last year, a jury in Oregon awarded a $15.8 million verdict against Topgolf after the sports and entertainment complex was...
State Farm to Begin Issuing Dividend Payments to Louisiana Drivers August 17, 2026 By Ezra Amacher =State Farm Mutual Auto will soon begin issuing $136 million in dividends to Louisiana drivers. The carrier informed the Louisiana...
AM Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Standard Casualty August 17, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed...