Editor’s Note

Women Leaders

Women are leaving top roles in U.S. firms at higher rates than ever before. Women leaders are switching jobs at higher rates than men in leadership, too, according to “Women in the Workplace 2022, ” the largest study on the …

Cyber, Again

Cyber remains the top concern in the technology risk category, with 28% of UK and U.S. respondents listing the issue as their number one risk in 2022, according to a recent survey by Beazley. But the insurer notes that this …

Cyber Claims Down But Still Remain Top Concern

Cyber threats were the top concern for business decision-makers for the third time in four years, according to a recent survey. But overall claims have trended down, at least for the cyber insurer and cybersecurity firm, Coalition. According to the …

Hot Wheels: 5 States Top the List for Stolen Cars

Colorado led the nation in 2021 with the highest overall vehicle theft rate but California once again held the top spot for the number of cars stolen overall. That’s according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s Hot Spots Report which …

Turning Up the Heat

My home base is in Austin, Texas, and anyone who lives here knows — it’s been an excruciatingly hot and dry summer. Nearly the entire state of Texas is experiencing a severe level of drought — the worst since 2011. …

Agents Win in Commercial Lines

Independent agents once again show they continue to command the commercial insurance market. The independent agency channel placed 62% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the recently released Big “I” 2022 Market Share Report, which compiles …

Congratulations Top 100 Agencies

This year marks the 18th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes eight newcomers to the list: BXS Insurance; York International Agency; BancFirst Insurance Services; CCIG; Transtar Insurance Brokers Inc.; Energy …

Inflationary Woes

U.S. consumers see inflation continuing to rise in the year ahead but expect to see a more moderate pace over the medium to longer term. That’s according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data’s June …

Bad Business

It’s no secret. The leading cause of an agency errors and omissions claim continues to be “failure to procure coverage.” But that’s not the end of the story. While failure to procure coverage remains the biggest area of E&O exposures, …

Executive Excess

The CEO-worker pay gap at low-wage corporations grew even wider in 2021. That’s according to a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies, which revealed stats on how low-wage corporations have continued to pump up CEO pay during the …

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