Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Far From Keeping Up With Expected Losses March 8, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured...
How Home Improvement Projects Impact Homeowners Policies March 8, 2021 By Jim Hyatt Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic had us spending more time inside our homes than normal. Staring at the...
Logic & Language and Forms & Facts: Preventing Coverage Gaps March 8, 2021 By Bill Wilson This column began in 2019 when I wrote a year-long series of articles based on my book “When Words Collide:...
Many States Lack Flood Risk Disclosure Laws for Homebuyers March 8, 2021 Homebuyers in nearly half of the states including hurricane-prone Florida can be left in the dark about the flood risks...
P/C Insurance Challenges for 2021 Look Much Like 2020’s, Says AM Best March 8, 2021 The U.S. property/casualty insurance (P/C) industry could experience dejà vu in 2021 in terms of financial results. Many factors that...
Serving the Changing Needs of Small Business Post-Pandemic March 8, 2021 By Steve Tombarelli Among the many changes wrought by the pandemic are those transforming the small business workforce. People have lost their jobs...
Small Businesses Find Optimism with Federal Help March 8, 2021 Times are tough for many businesses but there is still some recent data that suggests optimism among small businesses. A...
Stay Independent and Control Your Own Your Destiny March 8, 2021 By Randy Schwantz There is nothing wrong with selling your agency at 12-13 times EBITA (earnings before interest tax and appreciation) if that’s...
Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Landowner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Dog March 8, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield Victor Creatini says he was taking a bike ride with his dog on a leash beside him when a pit...
California Bill Would Mandate Minimum Insurance Coverage at Rehabs March 8, 2021 Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, in collaboration with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, introduced a bill intended to ensure that...