Sharing and Cyber for Small Biz Risks January 26, 2015 By Ted Devine If you write policies for small businesses, there are two big stories for 2015 that you should be tracking: the...
Insurance as a Form of Capital January 12, 2015 By Spencer Macalaster Your building is on fire!” Terrible words to hear late at night — or anytime for that matter. Without warning,...
Evolving Regulation and Its Impact on Insurers’ M&A Strategies December 15, 2014 By Grace Vandecruze It appears that the insurance industry is having an easier time emerging from the financial crisis than entering the new...
Workers’ Compensation and the Affordable Care Act November 17, 2014 By Mark Noonan The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land for less than a year and the buzz...
It’s Time to End Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Comp November 3, 2014 By Mark Walls There has been an ongoing debate around the merits of physician dispensing in workers’ compensation. Those in favor of allowing...
New Technology on Vehicles Is Working to Reduce Crashes October 20, 2014 By Adrian Lund Autonomous or “driverless” cars generate a lot of media buzz because of the public’s fascination with new technology and what...
An Average Perspective on Insurance Profitability Cycles October 6, 2014 By Jessica Weinkle Dr. Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute (III), is well known for his plentiful data on the insurance...
Helping Clients Through Home Renovations September 22, 2014 By Scott Spencer Home renovations are in high gear these days, thanks to low interest rates on second mortgages and bank loans. But,...
Take Time to Minimize Your Exposure to E&O Claims September 8, 2014 By Andrew P. Forstenzer During my more than 20-year career in the insurance industry, I have spent hours working with my colleagues to prevent...
Hopeful Outlook for Workers’ Comp August 18, 2014 By Stephen J. Klingel As we pass the halfway point of 2014, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is relatively optimistic about the...