Loss Costs Outpace Increase in Premiums for U.S. P/C Industry Through Q3 February 7, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Direct-premium production for the U.S. P/C industry through the third quarter 2021 improved as insurers increased rates, but adverse trends...
Perpetuation Tools of Gifting of Stock & GRATs February 7, 2022 By Catherine Oak For family businesses, the key is to understand everyone’s needs and expectations and then design a plan well in advance...
Top 10 Agency Growth Secrets February 7, 2022 By Tony Caldwell I have the privilege of speaking with many insurance agency entrepreneurs every year. Virtually all of them are interested in...
Transactional Liability Insurance: Why Management Liability Isn’t Enough in Today’s M&A World February 7, 2022 By Kate Lyes and Angus Marshall After a slight Covid-19 related dip in 2020, M&A activity has reached unprecedented levels with 2021 being the busiest year...
Judge Tosses California Lawsuit of Man Who Was Nude Baby on Album Cover January 24, 2022 By Andrew Dalton A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as...
Louisiana Woman 30th Guilty Plea in Staged Auto Crash Cases January 24, 2022 A Louisiana woman pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud arising out of a staged automobile accident with a...
New Safety Rules After Deadly California Dive Boat Accident January 24, 2022 By Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley The Coast Guard has announced new safety rules following the deadly blaze that killed dozens of people on a scuba...
Florida Lawsuit Charges United P&C With RICO Violations in Widespread Claims Denials January 24, 2022 By William Rabb In the war between restoration companies and insurers in Florida, contractors suing carriers in assignment-of-benefits claims is nothing new. And...
PG&E Blamed for Dixie Fire in Northern California January 24, 2022 Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and...
Kansas High Court Keeps Law Allowing COVID Lawsuits Alive January 24, 2022 Kansas’ highest court ruled on Jan. 7 to keep intact a law that allows people to sue counties over mask...