USAA, Serving Military and Veterans, Enters Small Business Insurance Market February 8, 2021 The insurer that targets members of the military and veterans, USAA, is going to start writing its own small business...
2020 Hurricane Insurance Claims Up to $7.7B in Louisiana February 8, 2021 Through the end of 2020 property/casualty insurers paid out or reserved $7.7 billion On claims of all types resulting from...
46 Years Helping Shape California Insurance Landscape February 8, 2021 By Don Jergler Robert W. Hogeboom has quietly been in the background of making and forming insurance laws and regulations for decades —...
What the Recessionary Environment Means for E&O Exposures February 8, 2021 By Gregory W. Leffard 2020 was a year of disruption, change and challenges. Businesses were forced as never before to adapt in order to...
COVID-19 and Employment Practices Litigation February 8, 2021 By Patrick Wraight As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement...
Global Catastrophe Economic Losses Largely Unaddressed by Insurance February 8, 2021 There were 416 natural catastrophe events globally in 2020 that resulted in economic losses of $268 billion – 8% more...
Grow Big or Go Home; 5-Step Evidence-Based Hiring Process to Help Your Agency Grow February 8, 2021 By Randy Schwantz Each bad hire can easily cost you $100,000 to $200,000. However, quality producers can add $1 million of annual revenue...
Insurance Agency M&A Deals Surged 20% in Year of Pandemic: OPTIS February 8, 2021 There were 744 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2020, up nearly 20% from 649 reported in 2019. The...
Logic & Language and Forms & Facts Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow February 8, 2021 By Bill Wilson People in the South love the snow. It’s like grandchildren … fun when it visits but not around enough to...
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...