Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes: Study November 2, 2020 By Tom Krisher Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which...
Agency M&A Activity Continues Despite Pandemic: OPTIS Partners November 2, 2020 There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the...
Agency E&O Survey: More See Premiums on the Rise November 2, 2020 According to Insurance Journal’s 2020 Agency E&O survey, slightly more than half of all respondents (50.2%) saw an increase in...
New South Carolina Law Creates Resilience Office to Address Flooding November 2, 2020 By MICHELLE LIU After five years filled with unprecedented flooding, South Carolina has now established an office to marshal the state’s efforts in...
Agents’ E&O Under Pressure November 2, 2020 By Andrea Wells The agency errors and omissions liability market has enjoyed stable market conditions for years. But that could be changing as...
Pandemic Economic Uncertainty Could See Insurers Buying, Partnering with Insurtechs October 19, 2020 Insurance carriers could increasingly target insurtechs for acquisition and partnerships in the coming months due to pandemic-related economic uncertainty, according...
Caring at Liberty Company Insurance Brokers October 19, 2020 By Don Jergler The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., offered the perfect Hollywood ending for Bill Johnson. Johnson started...
Insurtech Investments Continue at Rapid Pace October 19, 2020 Despite the COVID-19 outbreak and the pandemic’s economic fallout, total investments into the insurtech sector through the first six months...
How Many Screwdrivers Do You Need? October 19, 2020 By Chris Burand If you do not do much home or auto maintenance or build furniture, or in general, you just don’t do...
Year of Challenges Brings Growth, Innovation and Change October 19, 2020 By Robert Hartwig Despite a year of challenges, uncertainty and a halting global economic recovery, the insurance industry remains strong and stable. Though...