The Original Family Business February 18, 2019 By Patrick Wraight Why family farms dance between the line of personal and commercial coverage Nowhere is insurance more complicated than when you...
Aetna to Pay $935K in HIV-Related Privacy Breach in California February 18, 2019 Aetna will pay $935,000 after one of its vendors sent letters to California patients that revealed via a window on...
Affluent Market Rivals Not Making Much of a Dent in Chubb’s Business February 18, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Chubb’s high-net-worth personal lines insurance business may have some new competition, but Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg and a key...
Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule February 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Treasury issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that...
Wishes & Predictions… in their own words February 4, 2019 Ely Kaplansky, President, Kaplansky Agency, MA Increased market share. Rate increases. Continued profitable growth. Crag Shink, Managing Partner, C.H. Shink...
Nonprofits Prove to be a Growing and Loyal Niche February 4, 2019 Nonprofits are growing, which is good news for agents and brokers specializing in this diverse niche market. Data released by...
How One Agent Adopted a Niche within a Niche February 4, 2019 Phillip Hawley, president of Hawley & Associates in Bellevue, Wash., understands the power of referrals in the nonprofit insurance world....
States’ Power Grab to Ease Food Laws Emerges as Public Health Issue February 4, 2019 In recent years, more than a dozen states have passed laws limiting local governments’ ability to create food and nutrition...
Lawmakers Need to Decide Nature of Texas Windstorm Insurer, Sunset Commission Says February 4, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones To be the insurer of last resort for wind and hail insurance along the Texas coast — without state support...
Kentucky Medical Malpractice Review Panels Ruled Unconstitutional February 4, 2019 By Christopher J. Robinette and Dani Wachtel The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down Kentucky’s Medical Review Panels Act in December, which was enacted by the General Assembly...