The 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forecast Why Actionable, Measurable Steps Must Be Taken January 25, 2021 By Hank Watkins A key takeaway from 2020 is the acknowledgement that change of a magnitude greater and more frequent than anyone had...
Why Underwrite? January 25, 2021 By Chris Burand The title of a recent article I read was, “The Race to Zero in Small Commercial.” Zero referred to zero...
Deadly Dallas Natural Gas Explosion ‘Could Have Been Prevented,’ NTSB Says January 25, 2021 By Jamie Stengle A natural gas explosion at a Dallas home that killed a 12-year-old girl came after an energy company failed to...
Flood Lessons Learned from the 2020 Hurricane Season January 25, 2021 By Jim Albert The grim statistical tally of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season highlighted a dramatic year, one that saw the most active...
Goosehead Insurance Employee Who Participated in Storming of Capitol Fired January 25, 2021 By Amy O'Connor and Andrew G. Simpson Texas-based personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance fired an employee who participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on...
Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Rate Hike Request Denied January 25, 2021 Texas regulators in early January rejected a request for a 5% rate increase by the state’s insurer of last resort...
Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits in Effect January 25, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by...
2020 Agents of the Year January 11, 2021 Welcome to Insurance Journal’s Agents of the Year report. This report features 25 agents who define what it means to...
Social Inflation Lesson: Not Settling Cost Insurer Millions in Suit by Excess Insurer January 11, 2021 By Jim Sams The defense team for Chubb Group’s Ace American Insurance Co. was confident that no jury would award more than $2...
Florida Market Stabilization Critical to Reducing Citizens’ Exposure: Study January 11, 2021 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s fluctuating and volatile private market may be instigating long-term policy growth for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and creating serious...