Louisiana Roofing Contractor Fined $249,000 for Failure to Comply with Safety Standards August 15, 2022 A Baton Rouge, Louisiana roofing contractor who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall...
California Insurance Commissioner: Mercury Steered ‘Good Drivers’ Toward Higher-Priced August 15, 2022 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a legal action in early August against Mercury Insurance for reportedly violating consumer protection...
Pipeline Company to Pay Nearly $1M for California Oil Spill August 15, 2022 The owner of an underwater oil pipeline that spilled some 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Southern California...
U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth: AM Best August 15, 2022 Premiums in the federal multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program surged in 2021 to a record high of $14.9 billion, an...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 9%, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh August 15, 2022 Global commercial insurance prices increased 9% in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11% increase in Q1), continuing...
How Should the Cyber Industry Be Thinking About Digital Privacy Post-Roe v. Wade? August 15, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield The U.S. Supreme Court’s June overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision protecting women’s constitutional right to an abortion...
Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies August 1, 2022 Welcome to the 18th annual Insurance Journal Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies report. The Top 100 list is ranked by...
Most Commercial Insurance Renewal Rate Changes Remain Up: Ivans Index August 1, 2022 Premium renewal rate changes for all major commercial lines of business increased year over year with the exception of the...
Real Estate Strategy: How to Win in Today’s Challenging Market August 1, 2022 By Andrea Wells The real estate insurance market is in a state of transition. Increased frequency and severity of natural catastrophe losses have...
Despite Growing Pressures, Most Cyber Insurers Won’t Exit: Survey August 1, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield The cyber insurance sector has been tested recently with growing ransomware attacks, rising premiums, and more sophisticated threat actors, but...