HCI to Expand Flood Insurance Sales to Nine States July 10, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson As Congress tries to figure out how to change the federal flood insurance program to encourage more private insurer involvement,...
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...
Easing Regulations, Speed of New Infrastructure Projects Raises Concerns for Underwriters June 19, 2017 By Joseph Cellura We’re going to cut a lot of red tape,” President Trump said at a CEO town hall meeting as he...
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...