Liquidation Sought for Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC December 21, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones An application for an order of liquidation has been filed in a Travis County, Texas, district court for a Houston-based...
The Other New Normal: Wildfires from a Winery Insurer’s Perspective December 21, 2020 By Larry Chasin Arriving on the scene after a wildfire has ravaged an area is never easy. One can only imagine what experiencing...
Louisiana Court: ‘Collectibility’ Not a Limiting Factor in Legal Malpractice Damage Amounts December 21, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones Are a plaintiff’s damages in a legal malpractice case limited to the amount they could have collected in a judgement...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Rates Rise Again Q3; Showing Signs of Stability December 21, 2020 For the second quarter in a row, U.S. commercial lines insurers enjoyed average rate hikes that neared 10% but the...
8 Things Candidates Love (or Hate) About Job Offers December 21, 2020 By Mary Newgard July’s Ask the Insurance Recruiter column, “10 Ways to Impress Candidates During Interviews,” turned out to be my most popular...
Workers With Second Jobs May Be Factor in Nursing Home COVID Risk: Study December 21, 2020 Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs may be one of the factors contributing...
COVID, Economy, Social Inflation Warrant Negative Commercial Lines Outlook: A.M. Best December 21, 2020 U.S. commercial lines insurers will continue to be tarnished by an A.M. Best negative outlook, thanks to COVID-19 economic uncertainty,...
Expansion of Workers’ Comp for COVID-19 Created Narrow Benefit in 6 States December 21, 2020 By Jim Sams While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees...
How Kindness & Giving Prevailed in a Year Fraught with Challenges December 21, 2020 By Bill Ross This year has been unusually challenging, to say the least. We’ve been thrust into a virtual life of Zoom work...
How One MGA Is Helping Nonprofits Manage a Tough COVID-19 Year December 21, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield When he started building Convelo Insurance Group, founder and CEO Josh Lamberg likely never imagined that the managing general agency...