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....
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco September 4, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours,...
Skyrocketing Bodily Injury Claims Spill Over to Professional Liability Insurance Market September 4, 2023 By Amanda Castro Claims frequency and severity are up across the industry, thanks in large part to social inflation, which has led to...
Norfolk Southern Falls Short of Safety Standards, Say Federal Regulators September 4, 2023 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals near an Ohio town,...