A New Kind of Startup March 22, 2021 By Tony Caldwell It is estimated that entrepreneurs created between 6,000 and 8,000 new independent insurance agencies over the last decade. Each of...
Insurance Agents on the Front Line of Florida’s Mounting Property Market Problems March 22, 2021 By Amy O'Connor While carriers face growing financial losses in Florida’s distressed property insurance market, insurance agents are on the front lines trying...
Marine Market Delivers Challenges for Buyers in 2021 March 22, 2021 By Alex Hamilton As if dodging the punches of a global pandemic isn’t hard enough, maritime operators and cargo shippers continue to take...
California Comp Virus Claim Volume Plummeted in February March 22, 2021 The wave of COVID-19 claims that hit the California workers’ compensation system at the end of 2020 has subsided for...
Due Diligence Pitfalls and Solutions March 22, 2021 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler Mergers and acquisitions continue to occur at a very fast pace, despite COVID-19, election results, unemployment, natural disasters, etc. After...
Oregon Lawsuits Seek $1B from Pacific Power over Wildfires March 22, 2021 Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County, Ore., seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the...
Errors & Omissions and An Agency’s Value Proposition March 22, 2021 By Chris Burand When you go to an errors and omissions (E&O) education program, inevitably, the message contains something like this: “Do not...
State Farm Returning $400M to California Auto Customers March 22, 2021 State Farm is returning $400 million to California mutual auto insurance customers due to better than anticipated claim results, the...
Insurers Bail As Boat Business Booms March 22, 2021 By Andrea Wells The year was a good one for boat manufacturers. With heightened interest in outdoor recreation activities and ways to social...
Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman March 22, 2021 Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about...