3 Reasons New Producers Go Bad April 5, 2021 By Randy Schwantz Every year the NFL has a draft. There are 32 teams, and each has seven picks for a total of...
The Business Case for Promoting Women to Leadership Roles April 5, 2021 By Amy Shore The numbers are in, and they solidify something many people in our industry have known for years: having women in...
AM Best Explains DUAE Performance Assessment April 5, 2021 By Mahesh Mistry and Maura McGuigan Over the last decade, as insurers and reinsurers have sought profitable opportunities for growth, they increasingly have handed the underwriting...
The Evolving Gig Economy April 5, 2021 By Andrea Wells The pandemic gave gig workers and the gig economy a push all throughout 2020, not only filling in high-demand gaps,...
AM Best Plans to Assess MGAs, Other Delegated Authority Entities April 5, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane With the volume of premium generated by managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) rocketing skyward in...
The Insuring Cyber Podcast: Returning to the Early Days of Cyber Coverage April 5, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield With the sophistication of cyber attacks, claims growth, and now, a global pandemic driving a number of businesses toward remote...
BI Innovation Coming Soon: Low-Limit Policies from Insurtech Thimble April 5, 2021 By L.S. Howard See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses — and that was the driving...
Why Working at Home Brought New Risks for Agencies, Clients April 5, 2021 By Patrick Wraight In some recent Academy of Insurance classes, I’ve been asking people about their working situation. Most of the people I’ve...
The Perils of Employment-Linked Insurance April 5, 2021 By Sarah Parker We are all too familiar with the economic fallout that has resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, both at the individual...
Effective Recruitment in the Virtual Environment April 5, 2021 By David Coons Following a whirlwind year, most professionals have adjusted to conducting business remotely. Relationships have been built and strengthened over instant...