October 2, 2023
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Best Insurance Agencies to Work For; Top Workers' Comp Writers; Markets: Hotels & Motels

In this Issue

• Features
  Kaiser to Pay $49M in California for Dumping Private Medical Records, Medical Waste
  Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a...
• Features
  California School District Paying $2.25M to Settle Suit Involving Teacher Who Had Student’s Baby
  A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to...
• National News
  Best Agency to Work For – Overall Winner: Mackoul Risk Associates
  Mackoul Risk Associates with offices in both Morristown, New Jersey,...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Unstable Homeowners
  The U.S. homeowners insurance segment has been hit with three...
• Features
  For the Fifth Straight Year, Surplus Lines Sees Double-Digit Growth: AM Best
  Total U.S. surplus lines direct premiums written (DPW) rose by 19.2%...
• Features
  J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Shopping Reaches All-Time High
  The percentage of American households with cars and without auto...
• Features
  Insurance Industry Should Expect $130 Billion in Catastrophe Losses Every Year: Verisk
  Total global insured losses from natural catastrophes of more than...
• Features
  First-Half P/C Underwriting Loss Just $2B Shy of Loss for All of 2022
  The total net underwriting loss of $24.5 billion for the U.S....
• Features
  New Study Says Autonomous Vehicles Significantly Reduce BI/PD Claims
  A new study has revealed that autonomous-vehicle technology reduced...
• Features
  US Already Sets Record for Yearly Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
  The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm...
• Features
  Policygenius Finds Average Home Insurance Prices Up 21%
  Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has found that home...
• Features
  Understanding the Impact of Recessions on Workers’ Compensation
  Workers and employers in the U.S. have endured 17 recessions during...
• Features
  Hotel, Motel Markets ‘Dropping Like Flies’ As Outlook Remains Challenging
  The hospitality industry has entered a new chapter. For those who...
• Features
  2023 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
  The votes are in for the 2023 Best Independent Insurance Agency to...
• Features
  Work Hard, Play Hard
  Mackoul Risk Associates with offices in both Morristown, New Jersey,...
• Features
  NCG: Caring for Employees and Clients Alike
  The National Church Group Insurance Agency's mission is to protect...
• Features
  The Bulow Group’s Mission: A Great Life For Employees and Their Families
  The Bulow Group has the winning formula for happy employees. In...
• Features
  G&G Independent Insurance: Creating a Culture Of Collaboration and Exceptional Experiences
  At G&G Independent Insurance, the mission of delivering...
• Features
  Education Is Key to Success for Wiglesworth-Rindom Insurance Agency
  Florida insurance agents have been through the wringer in the last...
• Features
  3 Construction Innovations Changing Builders Risk Insurance Exposures
  Construction is like insurance. The basics don't change much, but...
• Features
  A&E Risks: Quality Control Must Advance with Technology
  Technology has revolutionized the architecture and engineering...
• Features
  Coming of Age: Mapping Risk Around Multi-Generational Wealth And Life Milestones
  Family enterprises that thrive play an outsized role in the economy,...
• West News
  Beehive: They Come for the Employees, Stay for the Leaders
  When asked what they like about the business they work for, employees...
• Features
  Should the Insurance Industry Care About SEO?
  Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can feel like a moving target and is...
• Features
  10 Basic Tenets for Successful Family Owned Agencies
  The presence of family run businesses continues to play a major role...
• Features
  Write Job Advertisements That Attract Top Insurance Talent
  What's the best billboard you've ever seen? Why did it stand out?...
• Features
  Solving Systemic Risk Is the Cyber Market’s Number One Priority
  Cyber insurers can sometimes feel like systemic risk is unique to...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Episodic Short-Term SMB Market Detail: Thimble invites brokers to...
• People & Places
  People
  National Charles Symington is the new president and chief executive...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  East McConkey Insurance & Benefits, Gallen Insurance Agency...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Third-Party Litigation Funding Ban "Settlements of this size and...