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....
Information Job Applicants Are Reluctant to Share During an Interview August 1, 2022 By Mary Newgard You are competing with another agency for the same candidate. What makes the difference between you winning or losing out...
Louisiana Judge: State Can’t Order Insurers to Pay Ida Evacuation Expenses August 1, 2022 A Louisiana judge has ruled that the state’s insurance commissioner’s directive ordering insurers to pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses...
In Global Claims Report, Allianz Notes Rising Business Interruption Costs August 1, 2022 The number of contingent business interruption claims more than tripled in 2021 as a deep freeze in Texas shut down...
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market August 1, 2022 By Michael Phillis When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance...
Assaults with Paintball Guns Cause More Serious Eye Injuries Than Previously Known, Study Finds August 1, 2022 University of Chicago Medicine researchers reviewing two years of data on assaults with paintball guns found more patients than expected...
Florida Regulators, FAIA Slam Demotech for Reported Plans to Downgrade 17 Carriers August 1, 2022 By William Rabb Florida’s top insurance regulators and the Florida Association of Insurance Agents in late July blasted the Demotech financial rating firm...
The Rising Value of Flexibility in Life, Work and AI August 1, 2022 By Heather H. Wilson Innovation calls upon us to challenge existing paradigms. Women in technology understand this all too well. Many of us have...