Wear and Tear Exclusions Worn and Torn September 18, 2023 By Bill Wilson For whatever reason, recently I’ve had a slew of questions involving wear and tear exclusions. Perhaps that’s a product of...
The Unique Risks of an Artisan Contractor September 18, 2023 By Patrick Wraight When you hear or read the term, “artisan contractor,” what do you think of? Don’t search it, and if you...
Benchmarks and Value September 18, 2023 By Chris Burand Many of the benchmarks readers see in this industry have never been tested for validity. No one knows if the...
Agency Partnerships: Then and Now September 18, 2023 By Andrea Wells The first agency networks and partnership groups began in the 1970s, mostly to combine books of premium to access markets...
Removing Barriers to CAT Risk Modeling Will Slow Insurer Flight From High-Risk Areas September 18, 2023 By Karen Sullivan Technology has been embraced in a variety of ways within the homeowners’ insurance market. Many aspects of the claims process...
Maui Wildfires Portend Unprecedented Shift in What It Means To Mitigate Risk September 18, 2023 By Erin Ashley The Maui wildfires portend a grand and incalculable reality for every single one of us living on this spinning blue...
Montana Brokerage Owner Admits to Defrauding Customers September 18, 2023 Kileen Moria Hagadone, 57, owner of Rosebud County Insurance Inc., pleaded guilty to wire fraud and to aggravated identity theft....
Five More New Orleans Residents Charged for Conspiring to Stage Auto Accidents September 18, 2023 Five more people have been charged with intentionally staging automobile accidents with tractor-trailers in New Orleans to defraud trucking and...
Agents, Regulators Remind Insurers to Take Care of Insureds as Idalia Claims Start Coming in September 18, 2023 The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast,...
Rate Hikes Not Bringing Profit to US Auto Insurers: Fitch September 4, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane Jumps in rates and written premiums did little to move the needle on underwriting profits for U.S. personal auto insurers,...