S&P: Struggles in Personal Auto Insurance to Subside More Slowly Than Expected November 20, 2023 By Allen Laman S&P Global Market Intelligence projects that personal auto results will improve from 2022’s worst-in-decades combined ratio of 112.2%, though not...
California Jury Awards $332M to Man Who Blamed His Cancer on Use of Roundup November 20, 2023 A California jury has awarded $332 million to a man who sued chemical giant Monsanto Co. contending that his cancer...
5 Brokers Report Strong Revenues During Q3 as Favorable Market Climate Continues November 20, 2023 By L.S. Howard Five publicly traded insurance brokers reported strong third quarter revenues, with their executives using adjectives such as “outstanding,” “terrific,” “excellent,”...
Buying and Selling: 5 Tips for Successful Agency Transactions November 20, 2023 By Tony Caldwell You are going to sell your interest in your agency at some point. Whether the sale is internal, external, to...
The Next Chapter: Employment Practices Liability November 20, 2023 By Peter Taffae Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance has been available since the late 1980s. But it was not until September 1991 when...
California Trucking Group Challenges State’s Zero-Emissions Rule November 6, 2023 By Lisa Baertlein The California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal judge to stop a state rule that would require truckers to...
Higginbotham ‘Walks the Walk’ November 6, 2023 By Allen Laman Rusty Reid joined Higginbotham as the independent insurance agency’s twelfth employee in 1986. Today, about 2,800 of the company’s employees...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Escape Clause in Progressive Auto Liability Policy November 6, 2023 By Jim Sams Acuity and Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. disputed who should pay after a 16-year-old boy borrowed a friend’s car and crashed...
Employees Value Strong Community Way of Thinking, Working at Greater Insurance November 6, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson Sherri Gjermo, CEO of Greater Insurance Service Inc., is the second generation of leadership in the family business. And the...
Wisconsin Milling Company Agrees to $11.2M Settlement Over Corn Dust Explosion November 6, 2023 A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that employees at a Wisconsin corn plant falsified records...