When Rebuilding After Hurricanes, Big Homes Replace Small February 4, 2019 Trend Is Playing Out in Areas Prone to Extreme Winds and Storm Surge A study of hurricane-hit areas of the...
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...
Flood Coverage, TWIA, Workers’ Comp Relativities Among TDI Concerns in Legislative Report January 21, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones In its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature dated Dec. 14, 2018, the Texas Department of Insurance made several recommendations...
Texas Surplus Lines Industry Had a Record-Setting Year in 2018 January 21, 2019 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that the state recorded $6.08 billion in excess and surplus insurance...
Number of Licensed Agents, Agencies Grew in Arkansas Last Year January 21, 2019 There was a 10.8 percent increase in insurance agent licensure in Arkansas in 2018 over the previous year, as well...
Who’s Investing in the Agency System January 21, 2019 According to some pundits, the agency system should be dead by now. However, it appears not everyone got that memo....
California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 21, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Strategies for Survival in an App-First World January 21, 2019 By Patrick Wraight The traveling salesperson has returned. Oh, they no longer carry around a suitcase with samples of what they are selling,...
Brightway Goes ‘All In’ on Independent Agents, Unveils No-Cost Path to Agency Ownership January 21, 2019 By Amy O'Connor On the heels of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a...