An Old Dog Up to New Tricks February 4, 2019 By Steve Discher and Ray Mazzotta For the seventh consecutive year, commercial auto is losing money. Despite rate increases in 23 of the past 25 quarters,...
Big 3 Drive Personal Auto Insurance Recovery; February 4, 2019 Signs of Rate Hike Fatigue Ahead Steady improvement for U.S. personal auto insurance companies has culminated in the sector’s best...
Big deals February 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Marsh/JLT, Brown & Brown/Hays Topped 2018 P/C Agency Mergers A handful of big deals dominated the very busy property/casualty insurance...
Wildfires, Dynamex Dominate California Wholesaler Conference January 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Wildfires and the Dynamex decision dominated discussions at an insurance wholesaler conference in early January. The California Wholesaler Association conference...
For New Governors, Natural Disasters Will Be Necessary Priority January 21, 2019 By Geoff Mulvihill Even Governors Skeptical of Climate Change Can’t Avoid Need to Plan for Future Storms, Fires Governors have a range of...
Tennessee Insurance Head McPeak On Leading NAIC, Priorities Under New Gov January 21, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak’s tenure as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) may have come...
Missouri Insurance Dept. Study Criticizes High Costs of Air Ambulances January 21, 2019 A study has found that sick or injured Missourians who need air ambulance services often face steep medical bills, even...
South Dakota Survey Shows Snapshot of Benefits Offered by Employers January 21, 2019 A recent survey released by the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation provides a glimpse at the employee benefits...
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...