Agencies Promote Soft Benefits to Gain A Distinct Recruiting Advantage February 4, 2019 By Mary Newgard It’s Part of Who We Are “When I first brought up some of these new ideas you would have thought...
Cyber Attack, or Act of (Cyber) War? February 4, 2019 By Michael E. Slipsky and Saad Gul How a Small Distinction Can Nullify Insurance Coverage In June 2017, the NotPetya virus crippled many large companies including Merck...
Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule February 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Treasury issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that...
Businesses View Cyber, Business Interruption as Bigger Risks Than Catastrophes February 4, 2019 Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global...
Reaching the Moonshot Goal in Flood Insurance Coverage February 4, 2019 By John Dickson The private flood insurance industry made significant strides to insure more households against the peril of flood in 2018. Factor...
January 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes; Results Partially Off-Set by Plentiful Capacity: Guy Carpenter February 4, 2019 The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019, reinsurance renewals, but the...
Business Moves February 4, 2019 National China Re, Chaucer, Hanover China Reinsurance (Group) Corp. has completed the 100 percent equity acquisition of Chaucer Holdings Ltd....
CAUTION: Safety U-Turn for Truckers with Animals February 4, 2019 By Kristoffer Tique Hours of Service, Other Safety Exemptions for Livestock Haulers Raise Concerns Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting It was sometime around...
Wishes & Predictions… in their own words February 4, 2019 Ely Kaplansky, President, Kaplansky Agency, MA Increased market share. Rate increases. Continued profitable growth. Crag Shink, Managing Partner, C.H. Shink...
A Regulatory Sandbox for Insurtechs? February 4, 2019 By Chris Burand A Regulatory Sandbox is the title given to the concept that regular regulations should not apply to insurtech companies. The...