Often alarming, misleading or just plain annoying – when mass tort lawsuit advertisements pop up on a TV screen, many consumers instinctually reach for the remote. An expert believes that the ads are worth your attention. “Especially for those in …
Most insurers plan to increase architects and engineers (A&E) professional liability insurance rates for a third consecutive year, according to a new survey by Ames & Gough. The specialty insurance broker reported that the increases are driven by concerns regarding …
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a slight underwriting improvement in 2023, but losses persisted, according to a new AM Best report. Preliminary data from the global credit rating agency shows that the industry posted a $21.2 billion net underwriting …
Middle-market companies posted record economic growth and revenue gains in the second half of 2023, according to a recent indicator survey by Chubb. A record 77% of companies reported performance improvement in the last six months of 2023 — the …
Often alarming, misleading or just plain annoying — when mass tort lawsuit advertisements pop on a TV screen, many consumers instinctually reach for the remote. An expert believes that the ads are worth your attention. “Especially for those in the …
Liquor liability availability and pricing have put small business owners in the alcohol-related sector in some states in a bind. While securing coverage is easy in some areas, premiums have skyrocketed and carriers have pulled out of others. “Every state …
The number of announced insurance distribution mergers and acquisitions boomed in 2021 and 2022. Last year, the count plummeted to levels seen at the beginning of the decade. Insurance Journal recently interviewed four M&A experts to share their analysis of …
Despite a “significant slowdown” in job growth in 2023, a new National Council on Compensation Insurance briefing shared that “wage growth will likely continue to drive workers’ compensation payroll growth throughout 2024.” “Employment gains slowed in 2023 from 2022; however …
More than half of insurance companies expect to increase staff in the next year, according to the latest labor market study from Aon and the Jacobson Group. Meanwhile, 77% of carriers expect to increase revenue in the next 12 months. …
Despite a “significant slowdown” in job growth in 2023, a new National Council on Compensation Insurance briefing shared that “wage growth will likely continue to drive workers compensation payroll growth throughout 2024.” “Employment gains slowed in 2023 from 2022; however …
