Catastrophe Losses Top $7B; Property/Casualty Insurers’ Net Income Drops 42.2% in Q1 July 10, 2017 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income fall to $7.7 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017...
Declarations July 10, 2017 Drugs, Risks, Lies “They used bogus front organizations and fake research; they used fraudulent advertising and deceptive trade practices. …...
High Agency Valuations Not Going Away, MarshBerry Exec Tells Conference June 19, 2017 By Don Jergler Valuations of insurance agencies are as high as they have ever been, and there does not appear to be any...
Minding Your Business: Agency of the Future June 19, 2017 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler Yogi Berra once said: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Ignoring that wisdom, what will the insurance...
Tech Targets Construction Risk Management June 19, 2017 By Andrea Wells Water sensors that detect leaks before a lot of damage is done, wearables that track workers’ whereabouts and video cameras...
Work Comp Income Benefits Fall Short June 19, 2017 By Andrea Wells Adequacy of income benefits is one of the long-standing concerns about the performance of workers’ compensation systems. However, there is...
5 Tips for Selling Umbrella Insurance June 19, 2017 By Frank Medina Whether you’re new to selling insurance or you’re an expert at it, you may have found umbrella insurance is one...
Survey of Agents Reveals Underwriting Disconnect in Commercial Lines June 19, 2017 Independent agents want to talk about underwriting, and they’re urging their carriers to listen. Preliminary results from the 2017 Channel...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Keeps Quiet on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 19, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
The Promise of Insurtech June 19, 2017 By Kevin McPoyle Disruptive technology is poised to shake up our industry. Following tectonic plate shifts in publishing, finance, investing, telecommunications, recorded music,...