Zurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class January 22, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to offer an apprenticeship...
The Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow January 22, 2018 By David Zuby Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human mobility not only for occupants of motor vehicles but for...
Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up by 66% in 10 Years January 22, 2018 Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $5.46 billion in 2017, up from $5.12 billion in 2016, according to data...
Tech Talk: The Real Threat to Agents from Amazon January 22, 2018 By Tom Wetzel Amazon may be close to jumping back into insurance, at least in India, with this month’s announcement of a possible...
People January 22, 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah-based Leavitt Group Insurance Advisors has named Mike Scott a senior risk advisor and director of program...
Settlements Reached in West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion January 22, 2018 The city of West, Texas, and several other plaintiffs have reached settlements and partial settlements of claims stemming from a...
North Carolina Rejects Proposed 18.7% Homeowners Rate Increase January 22, 2018 The Commissioner of Insurance for North Carolina says a recent rate increase of 18.7 percent proposed by North Carolina insurers...
Workplace Fatalities Increase Again with Transportation as Top Fatality January 8, 2018 There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a 7 percent increase over the previous year. According...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Aims for Clarity with Organizational Changes January 8, 2018 The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) has updated its organizational chart and changed the names of an internal division and...
Minnesota Chiropractor, Runners Convicted in Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme January 8, 2018 An Edina, Minnesota, chiropractor and his recruiters have been found guilty of auto insurance fraud, the Minnesota Department of Commerce...