Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Compensation Cases Decline: WCRI Study June 20, 2016 A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found “noticeable decreases” in the amount of opioids prescribed per...
10 Things to Know About Umbrella Coverage June 20, 2016 There is no “standard” umbrella. — Christopher J. Boggs, vice president of education, Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance Agents should...
Risks Ahead: Food Recalls and Nanotechnology June 20, 2016 By Kevin McPoyle Quick Quiz: What do baby spinach, raw cashew pieces, barbecue sauce, fish batter mix, marzipan, ice cream, packaged salads, dried...
Tech to Detect Fraud June 20, 2016 By Andrea Wells Fraudsters are more often caught by tip-offs and complaints, management review, accidentally, suspicious superiors and internal audits than by use...
Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson June 20, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according...
New Construction Certification Aims to Specialize the Specialist June 20, 2016 The construction risk is one of the toughest categories of businesses to insure. Insurance professionals are vulnerable from the first...
Using Agency Employees to Improve Leadership June 20, 2016 By Catherine Oak and William Schoeffler Jr. In today’s business climate innovations in technology and systems have upended communication, payroll and record keeping. Even with these drastic...
Review of Q1 M&A Deal Activity June 6, 2016 By Christopher Darst Deal count for the first quarter of 2016 was down slightly relative to the record-breaking first quarter of 2015, but...
P/C Insurers Continue to See Slow Premium Growth and Rising Loss Ratios June 6, 2016 For U.S. property/casualty insurers, net written premium still grew in 2015, but the rate of expansion is slowing, and the...
P/C Commercial Insurance Business Expected to Deteriorate June 6, 2016 Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016,...