Obamacare Woes: Lessons for IAIS November 18, 2013 By Michael F. Consedine Global insurance regulators are hopefully paying attention to the fizzling noise coming out of Washington, D.C. It’s the sound of...
Use of Predictive Models Widespread in P/C Insurance: Survey November 18, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane A survey of North American insurance professionals reveals widespread use of predictive analytics in the property/casualty insurance industry, with as...
New Programs, Flexibility Help Contractor Segment Rebuild November 18, 2013 By Amy O'Connor Those that specialize in the contractors and builders segment say a lot has changed in this class since 2007. The...
Insurance Kiosks the Wave of the Future? November 18, 2013 By Amy O'Connor Milk …check; eggs … check; bread … check; car insurance …what? Most grocery lists don’t typically read this way, but...
Carrier Disintermediation of Agencies November 18, 2013 By Chris Burand A multitude of forces are causing many carriers to think of ways to disintermediate agencies. Healthcare reform is one. Some...
Direct Interested Sales Leads to the Right Agency Employee November 18, 2013 By Alan L. Shulman Sales leads arrive at today’s property/casualty agencies from a variety of digital and traditional sources. The former includes social media,...
Business Moves November 18, 2013 R-T Specialty, Westrope Chicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker...
Declarations November 18, 2013 Little Good “Looking into earthquake insurance after your home or business has sustained damage resulting from an earthquake will do...
Insurers’ Asbestos, Environmental Losses Rose 12% in 2012 November 18, 2013 While generally not a material drag on the U.S. property/casualty industry’s earnings, industry losses from asbestos and environmental (A&E) claims...
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