Top 10 Technical Fouls to Avoid When Filing Environmental Claims May 15, 2017 By Veronica W. Benzinger Benzinger is chief broking officer and managing director at Aon Risk Solutions Environmental Practice. Claims are where the rubber meets...
A Risk Pool of One: How Technology Could Make Insurance Obsolete May 15, 2017 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP Will technology make insurance obsolete?” That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive,...
Organic Growth Under Pressure: Agencies Show Weakest Growth Since 2011, Reagan Consulting Reports May 15, 2017 Agencies and brokerage firms reported that their organic growth fell to 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the...
Wholesale Associations NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA May 15, 2017 By Andrea Wells Things are moving forward for a new insurance industry trade association for the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines insurance industry....
Tech Talk: How to Use Digital Body Language May 15, 2017 By Tom Wetzel “When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”...
Risk Management: Employers Benefit from Mitigating Workplace Violence April 17, 2017 By Denise Johnson Each year, close to 2 million workers are victims of workplace violence in the United States, according to the Occupational...
Understanding the Needs of the Hybrid Nonprofit Organization April 17, 2017 By Scott Grieco The nonprofit of yesterday has evolved, and a new, hybrid nonprofit model has emerged, bringing with it an array of...
Minding Your Business: Key Deals Makers and Deal Breakers Today April 17, 2017 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler Why are some transactions or “deals,” as they are called, most likely to happen or not happen? There are a...
Advising Businesses on Business Interruption Insurance April 17, 2017 By Chris Frederick With the late-winter storms that hit the Northeast this year, many businesses could have suffered a loss of revenue they...
Top 25: P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4 Percent in 2016 April 17, 2017 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, more than $582 billion...