Insurance for ‘Human’ Professionals September 21, 2020 By Patrick Wraight Professional liability insurance is a complex and interesting concept. As insurance professionals, or practitioners if you prefer, we are used...
Break Your Marketing Paralysis September 21, 2020 By Peter van Aartrijk Insurance organizations have had three reactions to the pandemic with their marketing communications programs. In my book, only one of...
Welcome to Insurance Journal’s annual Top 20 Agency Partnerships report. This report is ranked by total property/casualty revenue for 2019. September 21, 2020 Today’s Agency Partnerships are numerous and offer value and benefits to their members, including independence, growth opportunities, access to markets,...
Owners Find Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Buildings Destroyed by Riots September 21, 2020 By Jim Sams Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear...
The Role Insurance Plays in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement September 21, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place...
First Charges Filed Under New York’s Cyber Reg Involve First American Data Leak September 21, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) filed cybersecurity charges against a title insurance provider for exposing millions...
Agents Warned of ‘Creative’ Attorneys and COVID-19 Lawsuits September 21, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones Agents and brokers should be on alert that plaintiffs’ attorneys in COVID-19 related business interruption claims lawsuits may be eyeing...
Reporting Who Gets It: Coworkers and Coronavirus September 21, 2020 Does an employer have to say if a coworker has the virus? Employers are generally not required to tell workers...
Ex-Director Files Whistleblower Suit Against University of New Mexico September 21, 2020 The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to...
Social Inflation, Low Interest Rates, Rising Catastrophes: Recipe for a Hard Market September 21, 2020 By L.S. Howard Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the reinsurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely...