Insurers Praise House Approval of Systemic Risk Reform Bill December 2, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The House of Representatives took a step toward changing the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law by passing a measure that requires...
Why Auto Insurance Claimants Hire Attorneys December 1, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson In a recent online poll, almost half of respondents with auto injury claims hired attorneys to help settle those claims....
NFL Players with CTE Sue to Force Teams to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits November 30, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A group of 38 former National Football League players have sued to force the NFL to pay them workers’ compensation...
Allstate to Pay $1.4 Billion for SquareTrade, Seller of Warranties for Mobile Devices, Appliances November 28, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of...
Affordable Care Act Does Not Crowd Out Workers’ Compensation Claimants: NCCI Research November 15, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson New industry research has found that while the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically increased the number...
Federal Judge Upholds Airbnb Arbitration Clause in Racial Bias Case November 2, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A man who claims that the online lodging site Airbnb violated his civil rights must take his complaint to arbitration...
Progressive’s Barbagallo Elected Chair of PCI October 25, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers to its board of governors this week during the...
The Insurance Industry of Tomorrow October 24, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson There was a great turnout for the future of the insurance industry early this month in Las Vegas. The occasion...
Could Allstate’s ‘5 Minute’ Small Business Policy Transform Commercial Lines Sales? October 19, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson At a time when technology startups are also targeting the small commercial insurance market, giant Allstate has debuted a hi-tech...
10 Takeaways from the Future of Insurance and InsureTech Connect Conference October 17, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson You’ve probably heard. There is tremendous investor interest right now in technology-first insurance startups, or insurtech firms. The first InsureTech...