Finding Best and Brightest Agency Talent Demands New Approach April 19, 2021 By Tom Wetzel All talk and very little action.” Two co-founders of a firm dedicated to helping insurers and agencies meet their talent...
How Young Agents See Diversity April 19, 2021 I’d like to see the industry known for insurance professionals coming from all walks of life, and that success can...
Is It Covered?: A Flood of Uncovered Claims April 6, 2021 By Bill Wilson On a recent insurance social media page, an agent was looking for a market for a $2 million home that...
Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawsuits Target of Texas Legislation April 5, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones A pair of companion bills have been introduced in the Texas House and Senate that proponents say are aimed at...
AM Best Explains DUAE Performance Assessment April 5, 2021 By Mahesh Mistry and Maura McGuigan Over the last decade, as insurers and reinsurers have sought profitable opportunities for growth, they increasingly have handed the underwriting...
The Evolving Gig Economy April 5, 2021 By Andrea Wells The pandemic gave gig workers and the gig economy a push all throughout 2020, not only filling in high-demand gaps,...
AM Best Plans to Assess MGAs, Other Delegated Authority Entities April 5, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane With the volume of premium generated by managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) rocketing skyward in...
The Insuring Cyber Podcast: Returning to the Early Days of Cyber Coverage April 5, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield With the sophistication of cyber attacks, claims growth, and now, a global pandemic driving a number of businesses toward remote...
BI Innovation Coming Soon: Low-Limit Policies from Insurtech Thimble April 5, 2021 By L.S. Howard See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses — and that was the driving...
Why Working at Home Brought New Risks for Agencies, Clients April 5, 2021 By Patrick Wraight In some recent Academy of Insurance classes, I’ve been asking people about their working situation. Most of the people I’ve...