The Missing Value Proposition of High Quality Agents September 16, 2019 By Chris Burand I was having dinner with a close friend who is retired, has no debt and has decent wealth. He asked...
The Remaking of Disgrace Insurance September 16, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson As co-founder and chief executive officer of the predictive analytics firm Spotted, Janet Comenos knows a lot about famous actors,...
When Billion Dollar Cyber Losses Strike: Guy Carpenter/CyberCube September 16, 2019 As the cyber insurance market has continued its rapid growth, its loss vulnerabilities have become increasingly clear. A new report...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document the Interpretation – Part 1 of 3 September 16, 2019 By Bill Wilson This article introduces a three-part series covering over a dozen largely legal and contractual principles, many of which are used...
Today’s E&S Market Is an ‘Overwhelming’ Success September 16, 2019 By Andrea Wells Business Is Gushing, Underwriters Trying to Keep Up Demand for surplus lines insurance rose dramatically in 2018 and is continuing...
Oil Industry’s $50B in New Projects Conflict with Paris Climate Goals: Think Tank September 16, 2019 By Ron Bousso Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments...
First-Half 2019 Records Drop in P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Income; Downgrades Outpace Upgrades: A.M. Best September 2, 2019 The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net underwriting income declined by 9.6% to $4.8 billion in the first half of 2019, compared...
Miami Contractor Arrested Over $737K in Workers’ Comp Fraud September 2, 2019 A Florida contractor was arrested this month for an alleged workers’ compensation fraud scheme totaling nearly $737,000, according to a...
Smart Choice – #8 Agency Partnerships 2019 September 2, 2019 $108,378,576 2018 Total P/C Revenue Smart Choice is an agency network of 7,500 independent agency locations across 44 states. The...
2019 Extreme Weather Leads to Agriculture Disaster Areas in 45 Mississippi Counties September 2, 2019 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has named 45 Mississippi counties primary natural disaster areas because of freezing, flooding, flash flooding...