Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War? August 1, 2022 With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe...
Most U.S. Small Businesses Worry Recession Is Coming August 1, 2022 By David Lawder Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six...
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...
Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use August 1, 2022 By Chad Hemenway In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court...
Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study August 1, 2022 Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and...
The Evolution of Insurance Agencies August 1, 2022 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler To paraphrase Mark Twain — reports of the demise of insurance agencies have been greatly exaggerated. The local agency has...
Louisiana Guaranty Fund to Borrow $600 Million to Pay Claims August 1, 2022 A state-chartered bailout fund is seeking to borrow $600 million after seven Louisiana insurers went bust following 2021’s Hurricane Ida....