Spending on Agents Always Beats Spending on Ads November 3, 2014 By Brian S. Cohen A recent research report published by Cliff Gallant and Matthew Rohrmann of Nomura Equity Research concludes that spending on advertising...
How to Determine Your Clients’ Cyber Exposures November 3, 2014 By James O'Neill Cyber Liability is certainly one of the hottest topics in both the media and insurance industry today. It seems like...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 5.2% in First-Half of 2014 October 20, 2014 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2013, nearly $545 billion of...
Hands-Free Distraction October 20, 2014 By Andrea Wells As the city in which I reside – Austin, Texas – gets ready for a new law to come into...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation? October 20, 2014 By Christopher J. Boggs Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational and thus compensable under workers’ compensation....
Top 30 Private Auto Insurers: SNL October 20, 2014 CSAA Insurance Exchange, which sells private auto insurance to AAA members in about 25 states, experienced double-digit year-over-year growth in...
Big Data: It Isn’t Just for Carriers October 20, 2014 By Andrea Wells This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact...
Perpetuation Planning – Part One October 20, 2014 By Catherine Oak Long before owners want to retire, perpetuation planning should begin. The four major techniques to transfer ownership of a business...
Declarations October 20, 2014 Insurance Scams “Sadly, senior citizens are among our most vulnerable targets for insurance and financial fraud.” —New Jersey Dept. of...
P/C Insurers’ Net Income Rose in First-Half of 2014 October 20, 2014 U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income rose $1.6 billion to $26.0 billion in first-half of 2014 while pretax operating income fell...