Employment Growth Leads to Workers’ Comp Benefit, Cost Uptick September 8, 2014 Workers’ compensation benefits rose by 1.3 percent to $61.9 billion in 2012, while employer costs rose by 6.9 percent to...
Insurance Experts: Does It Really Take One to Know One? September 8, 2014 By Steven Plitt When an insurance agent is sued for professional negligence, a question arises as to whether the breach of the agent’s...
A.M. Best Downgrades Tower Group Again September 8, 2014 Tower Group International must deal with more ratings downgrades from A.M. Best, spurred by its soaring net losses and uncertainty...
Take Time to Minimize Your Exposure to E&O Claims September 8, 2014 By Andrew P. Forstenzer During my more than 20-year career in the insurance industry, I have spent hours working with my colleagues to prevent...
Surplus Carriers Search for Growth Never Ends September 8, 2014 In 2013, net income more than doubled from the $1.57 billion reported in 2012, according to the “2013 U.S. Surplus...
Young Male vs. Young Female September 8, 2014 By Andrea Wells When it comes to car crashes there’s a link to one’s gender – at least if you’re young. Gender is...
E&O Insights: Managing Disasters from an E&O Perspective September 8, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall If your agency is looking to manage disasters and catastrophes from an errors and omissions (E&O) perspective, could performing account...
Why a Wall Street Model Is Needed September 8, 2014 By all accounts, America’s emerging cannabis industry is looking very promising and is shaping up to be the country’s biggest...
Marijuana and Workers’ Comp September 8, 2014 By Don Jergler There are some who believe medical marijuana and the workplace are a potent mix just waiting to be stirred as...
E&O Insights: ‘Just Duplicate What I Have’ August 18, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall From a producer’s perspective, the words in the headline are dangerous when spoken by a customer or prospect. Simply duplicating...