March 5, 2018 How to Succeed in Small Business Market Directory: Hospitality Risks Markets: Homeowners & Auto, Business Interruption

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Features
Former Nationwide Agent in Mississippi to Serve 10 Years for Embezzling $117K
A former Mississippi insurance agent will serve 10 years in prison...
Features
Georgia Insurance Agent Faces 28 Counts of Insurance Fraud
A Georgia insurance agent from Pierce County has been arrested and...
Features
Tennessee Insurance Consumer Complaints Down Slightly in 2017
Insurance complaints decreased again in 2017 and remained the last of...
Features
Study: Black Lung Cases Among Appalachian Coal Miners On the Rise
A new research letter published in a medical journal details hundreds...
Features
Surplus Line Premium Increased by 6.4% Nationwide in 2017
All 15 surplus lines service offices across the United States...
Features
Arson Arrest Made For Fire At Mississippi Delta Community College
A joint investigation between the Mississippi State Fire Marshal's...
People & Places
People
The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty...

National Coverage

Cover Stories
5 Strategies for Success in Small Business Market
The small business market is big. The U.S. small commercial market...
Features
Bans on Hand-Held Calls More Effective than Texting Bans with Teen Drivers: Study
State laws banning hand-held cellphone calls while driving can be...
Features
Up, Down & Flat: Workers’ Compensation Pricing in 2018
Workers' compensation rates in 2018 will be mixed, with some programs...
Features
SMEs Underestimate Cyber Risks Which Could Prove ‘Fatal’: Allianz Report
Small- and medium-sized enterprises are waking up to the realities of...
Features
How 2017’s Disasters Will Help People Start Viewing Mitigation as an Investment
Although clear challenges can come with the increasing cost and...
Idea Exchange
The Wedge: Overcoming Fear in 18 Minutes or Less
Fear is the No. 1 killer of sales performance. There are a lot of...
Idea Exchange
The Competitive Advantage: The Death of Underwriting and Underwriters
Underwriting is not dying. It is just being automated into digital...
Closing Quote
Closing Quote: Speak Up! New Talent Prospects Will Listen
The insurance industry needs help, lots of help. By 2020, it's...
Features
Bigger Is Not Always Better
While Andrea Wells' Feb. 13 article on consolidation in the wholesale...
Features
Independent Agencies Post Gains in Organic Growth, Profitability in Q4: Reagan Consulting
Insurance agencies and brokerage firms ended 2017 with gains in...
New Markets
New Markets
Insurance Broker / Large Retail Agent Errors & Omissions Market...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Paragon Insurance Holdings, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, Oak...
Declarations
Declarations
Reassurance "I want to reassure every single Texan impacted by Harvey...