Business Moves February 10, 2014 Berkshire Hathaway, MyAssist, Insure America Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has agreed to purchase from Noel Group the assets of MyAssist...
Private, Nonprofit D&O: Gallagher’s Norton on Claims, Coverage Expansion and Outlook February 10, 2014 By Andrea Wells Much has changed in the insurance industry throughout the past 20 years. What hasn’t changed so much is the type...
Securities Class Actions Up 9% in 2013, But Below Average February 10, 2014 Plaintiffs filed 166 new federal securities class actions in 2013, a 9 percent increase over 2012. However, the 2013 total...
Why Agencies Need to Pay More Attention to Insurer Insolvency February 10, 2014 By Chris Burand A myth is sneaking into the industry that insurer insolvency is not as important today. Belief in this myth is...
Board Director & Officer Risks in Serving a Nonprofit February 10, 2014 By John Trefry According to a recent Towers Watson Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Survey, 63 percent of nonprofit organizations reported a D&O...
Transportation Network Companies, Uber Liability Gap Worry Insurers February 10, 2014 By Don Jergler There’s a growing concern over a gap between personal and commercial insurance where ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are...
E&O Insights: How Well Do You Know Your Own E&O Policy? February 10, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall As many agents know, there are various standards to which they will be held in the event of litigation. There...
How to Attract the Right Underwriter for Transportation Clients February 10, 2014 By Jay Wagoner and Bob Lathrop “There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested...
Garage Liability or Garagekeepers? That Is the Question February 10, 2014 By Kevin O'Connor The terms garage liability and garagekeepers is an issue not only for clients, but most agents and CSRs also find...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $45B in 2013 January 27, 2014 In 2013, there were 296 separate natural disaster events that produced total economic losses of $192 billion – four percent...