New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims November 21, 2022 By Jim Sams New rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits...
Insurers Say ‘Bazooka’ of Bogus Boys Scouts Claims Is Abuse of Bankruptcy System November 21, 2022 By Chad Hemenway A group of insurers — including subsidiaries of AIG, Liberty Mutual, Allianz, Sompo International, and Travelers — are challenging an...
A SWOT of the Independent Agency Industry November 21, 2022 By Tony Caldwell As you read this you are probably finishing up planning for 2023 (or thinking, “Yikes, I need to get started!”)....
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic...
Landscapers Find Car Reported Stolen in 1992 Buried at California Mansion November 7, 2022 Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the...
M&A Deals Makers & Deal Breakers November 7, 2022 By Catherine Oak Why are some transactions or “deals” most likely to happen or not happen? There are a number of factors that...
Requiring Citizens’ Policyholders to Also Buy Flood Insurance Could Address a Boatload of Problems November 7, 2022 By William Rabb Problem: Less than 20% of Floridians in vulnerable areas carry flood insurance. Uninsured flood losses from Hurricane Ian are projected...
Models, Moats and Moat Mortality November 7, 2022 By Barry Rabkin Insurance companies, like all companies regardless of industry, should have several management capabilities — a strategy to differentiate themselves in...
In Hot Tub Case, Farm Bureau Must Defend Insured in Deadly Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in North Carolina November 7, 2022 What started out as festive time at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair in 2019 ended with 96 people hospitalized...
Market at a Glance November 7, 2022 Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.2% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight...