The Future of Insurance Agencies March 18, 2024 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler There is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries that simultaneously announces the...
What Is Insurance? March 18, 2024 By Chris Burand Based on the last 126 insurance commercials I’ve watched, I wouldn’t have a clue. I saw one insurance commercial the...
Supreme Court Opinion on Maritime Law Solidifies Insurer’s Choice-of-Law Clause March 18, 2024 By Chad Hemenway A dispute between an insurer and a yacht owner that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court resulted...
How to Sell Yacht Insurance Amidst a Rising Tide March 18, 2024 By Josh Giordano The market for yacht insurance has hardened in recent years, due to the frequency and severity of catastrophic (CAT) claims....
Spike in Recent Ratings Downgrades Shows Challenges for US Insurers March 18, 2024 Negative ratings actions and financial challenges are forcing carriers to explore reinsurance options offering needed capital, according to a report...
Family Dollar to Pay $41M Over Rodent-Infested Distribution Center March 18, 2024 Family Dollar agreed to pay $41.7 million for holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under insanitary conditions at company’s...
Skeptical AM Best Tags US D&O Segment With Negative Outlook March 18, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Rating agency AM Best has assigned a negative outlook to the U.S. directors and officers liability insurance segment as more...
SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years March 4, 2024 SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips,...
Southern California Tops List of Wheel and Tire Claims for Second Straight Quarter March 4, 2024 Los Angeles and Orange County are number one of the top 20 list for a second consecutive quarter for 2023...
Construction Insurtech Shepherd in California Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding March 4, 2024 San Francisco, California-based insurtech Shepherd announced it raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with...