P/C Mutual Insurers Improved Underwriting in 2019: AM Best October 5, 2020 Top 10 Hold 72% of Market: AM Best Despite a highly competitive property/casualty insurance industry and pressures on operating performance,...
People & Places October 5, 2020 National Venture Insurance Programs, a West Chester, Pa.-based national insurance program administrator, has launched Community Care, a new insurance program...
Hyperactive Hurricane Season Highlights Need for Flood Insurance October 5, 2020 Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the central Texas coast on Sept. 21 as the 23rd named storm of the...
Texas’ Blue Bell Creameries to Pay $17.25M in Criminal Penalties for Listeria Outbreak October 5, 2020 Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries L.P. has been ordered to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated ice...
Steep Drop in California Workers’ Comp IMRs in First Half of 2020 October 5, 2020 The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes fell sharply in the first half...
More Firms Turning to Insurance Captives in Tightening Market: Marsh October 5, 2020 More organizations are using captives for insurance protection and financial flexibility in response to today’s risk and insurance landscape. In...
D&O Pressured But Insurers Big Enough to Handle: Fitch October 5, 2020 As claims related to the economic fallout from the pandemic emerge in the U.S. directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance...
California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Cover Wildfire Losses Sans Home Inventory October 2, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurance companies help wildfire survivors by providing up to 100% of personal property...
California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law October 2, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation, including bills dealing with COVID-19 and reporting...
Next Insurance Expands Workers’ Compensation to 24 Additional States October 2, 2020 Next Insurance, a digital insurtech company focused on small business insurance, has expanded its workers’ compensation offering to 24 additional...