Latest Insurance Journal Headlines
All the headlines from our Insurance Journal Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HARD MARKET RETURNS!!
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Insurance Journal Searches for the Best Agencies to Work For
Aug 2 2011 // Is your independent insurance agency or brokerage firm a great place to work? Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will...
How Top 100 Firms Impact Business Risk
Aug 1 2011 // Many members of the Insurance Journal Top 100 have at least one business objective in common. They all understand the importance of impacting their client’s business risks. These include not just the hazard risk but...
California Workers’ Compensation Law Draws Scrutiny with NFL Case
Jul 5 2011 // A leading Republican in the California State Legislature said he will push for an overhaul of a state labor law that makes the Golden State a magnet for workers’ compensation claims by injured former professional...
Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance 2011 Third Quarter Schedule
Jul 4 2011 // July 7 Identifying Professional Liability Exposures July 13 Five Claims Secrets No Lawyer Wants You to Know July 14 Understanding Lawyers Professional Liability July 20 Understanding and Explaining Ordinance or Law...
Last Chance: Submit Today to be a Top 100 Independent Agency
Jun 10 2011 // Don’t miss your chance to participate in the 2011 Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. The extended deadline is now Friday, June 17! Insurance Journal’s Top 100 identifies the...
Don’t Forget: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
Jun 3 2011 // Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall...
Submit Today: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
May 17 2011 // Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall...
2011 Super Regional P/C Insurers™
May 16 2011 // Demotech Inc. Reveals Leading Multi-State P/C Carriers The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurers™ was established in the Feb. 12, 2007 issue of Insurance Journal. Prior to the...
8 Experts: Happy Birthday Workers’ Compensation – Now What?
Apr 19 2011 // This year marks the 100th anniversary of the workers’ compensation system in the U.S., as explained by Christopher J. Boggs, director of education for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance, in Workers’...
The Frequency Effect: An Easy Way to Make Your Ads More Memorable
Apr 18 2011 // Increased frequency = increased recall. That’s the frequency effect. Let’s look at some concrete examples. Each year, Insurance Journal magazine hires a third party research firm to conduct a “Recall and...
Insurance Journal Nominated for Four Publishing Awards
Mar 30 2011 // Insurance Journal magazine has been recognized for excellence in magazine publishing, receiving four nominations for Maggie Awards including for best publication and best iPad edition. Known as the “Oscars” of...
Commentary: Pending State Legislation to Implement NRRA is Fly in the Ointment
Mar 23 2011 // Pending state legislative proposals, such as California’s AB 315, that would implement the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA) are akin to the fly in the ointment. The NRRA becomes effective on July...
Web Exchange
Mar 21 2011 // Soft Market Ending, Finally? Could the soft market finally be over? A new analysis concludes that insurance prices are rising and the prolonged soft market is ending, contrary to earlier reports from other analysts....
Welcome to the Insurance Journal Advertising & Marketing Blog!
Feb 24 2011 // Last week an email went out to the company congratulating me on 21 years with Wells Publishing, Inc. Now this made me feel very old so I immediately emailed back that I was only 12 when I started with the company. For...
Mood on Main Street: How Recession Changed Insurance Buying Habits
Feb 15 2011 // The recession has taken its toll on contractors, restaurants, retailers, small manufacturers and other Main Street business around the country and most of the survivors are not going to soon forget the pain of the past few...
Opinion Exchange
Jan 10 2011 // Insurance Journal Blog Your Sales iQ Insurance Journal blogger David Connolly says sales agencies should be well into their projections for 2011, while reviewing production results for 2010. “Agencies with...
Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance Instructor Spotlight
Jan 10 2011 // Mary Eisenhart Learn the business-building techniques Mary Eisenhart teaches on a daily basis at her own 14-year-old consulting firm. Beginning Febr. 17, 2011, Eisenhart will begin her three-part series, “The How...
How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career
Dec 20 2010 // Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to...
Insurance Journal Magazine Unveils Android Phone Application
Nov 23 2010 // Insurance Journal, the leading news source for the property/casualty insurance industry, has launched a new Android phone application, that allows readers to view news and multimedia content published on the...
