October 16, 2023 Agency Technology & InsurTech Markets: Habitational / Dwellings, Commerical Property

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In this Issue

• Features
  Report Examines 10-Year California Workers Comp Payment Trends
  Average paid losses on California workers' compensation lost-time...
• Features
  Court Orders Subway Franchise Owners in California to Pay Workers Nearly $1M
  A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of...
• Features
  Warrant Issued for Former Washington Lawyer Accused of Stealing Insurance Settlement
  A Bothell, Washington man was added to Insurance Commissioner Mike...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Financial Stress
  Employee stress is on the rise as families and workers navigate...
• Features
  Independent Agents Are Shopping Premiums Despite Record High Carrier Satisfaction
  Independent insurance agents report unprecedented satisfaction with...
• Features
  Homeowners Unprepared for Non-Weather-Related Water Damage: Hanover Report Shows
  Homeowners lack preparedness for non-weather-related water damage,...
• Features
  Three-Quarters of Firms Globally Are Not Ready for New ESG Rules: KPMG Report
  Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their...
• Features
  AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues
  The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for...
• Features
  Insurance Broker in Menendez Corruption Case Allegedly Got Senator’s Help With Fraud Case
  The defendants in the corruption case involving U.S. Senator Robert...
• Features
  Businesses Unprepared for Cyberattacks Despite Steady Concern
  Cyber risks remain a top concern for business leaders, according to...
• Features
  Rising Claims Costs Limit US P/C Profitability in 2023: Swiss Re
  While the profitability outlook for the U.S. P/C industry this year...
• Features
  Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common
  A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford...
• Features
  Levitt-Fuirst: ‘Good People Doing the Right Thing’
  One employee said they felt heard by leadership. Another praised...
• Features
  Powers Insurance & Risk Management: Building A Family-Driven Culture of Success
  As a multi-year winner of Insurance Journal's Best Agency to Work For...
• Features
  Core Values Drive CoVerica to Succeed
  At CoVerica Insurance, employees live by four precepts: Die to self...
• Features
  Growing the Business Is a Team Effort at Ellis Insurance Agency
  When Insurance Journal called Danielle Ellis, principal at Ellis...
• West News
  Mahoney Group Fights Inflation, Boosts Employee Happiness Other Ways Too
  A happy workplace isn't all about money, but it's no secret that pay...
• Features
  The Connectivity Challenge and the Future of Insurance Agents
  Connecting the insurance ecosystem through the power of technology...
• Features
  From Disorderly to Orderly Reinsurance Renewals — What a Difference a Year Makes
  One of the themes at this year's reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre...
• Features
  Insurance Technology Is a Driver for Change
  The insurance industry is truly a nexus for innovation. Particularly...
• Features
  Multifamily in Peril: The Perfect Storm
  The multifamily and rental property industries have faced quite an...
• Features
  Property Rates and Reality Checks
  Property insurance carrier after property insurance carrier is...
• Features
  Is It Auto or CGL … or Both or Neither?
  For many people, the outdoor grilling season is about over. Notice...
• Features
  Leveraging Memberships to Boost Business, Improve Community
  As a young professional I was very interested in becoming active in...
• Features
  3 Emerging Risks to Watch: Rising Lumber Costs, Solar Flares, Underground Climate Change
  The risk landscape is seemingly ever-expanding. While the insurance...
• Features
  Cultivating Virtual Management Skills for the Hybrid World
  The majority of the insurance workforce is now hybrid – if not...
• Features
  Redefining ‘Protection’ to Build a More Resilient Future
  Most American consumers and business owners share concerns about the...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Auto Parts Insurance Program Market Detail: Alliant Insurance...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National James River Group Holdings, Amynta Group James River Group...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Faulty Cranksets "Shimano will replace any cranks that fail the...