5 a.m. Wakeup Call: 66 Days to Create a Habit August 19, 2019 By Randy Schwantz As I laid down in bed, I called out to a recent Christmas gift that’s on the nightstand next to...
Age Discrimination Among Older U.S. Workers an Increasingly Serious Concern, Insurer Says August 19, 2019 Age discrimination affects more than one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are...
With Damage Costs Soaring, Midwest States Boost Flood Prevention August 19, 2019 By David A. Lieb After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard...
Agency Management 101 August 19, 2019 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler When it comes to business management, there are “best practices, “bad practices” and then there is “what works for the...
The Three California Perils August 5, 2019 By Dave Evans, Eric J. Xu and Cody Webb California is often thought of as earthquake country, but it is a three-peril state when it comes to natural catastrophes;...
The Ridgecrest Earthquake: Will Recent Quakes Shake Up California’s Insurance market? August 5, 2019 By Dave Evans, Eric J. Xu and Cody Webb Those of us in California don’t blink when we feel a tremor. But when a big earthquake strikes, people ask...
Rate Inadequacy Increases for Texas Windstorm Insurer August 5, 2019 In advance of its Aug. 6 board of directors meeting in Galveston, the insurer of last resort for wind and...
Insured Loss from Barry Not Likely to Be More Than $500M: RMS August 5, 2019 Insured losses from Hurricane Barry probably won’t rise above $500 million, global risk modeling and analytics firm, RMS, says. The...
Texas Sues Aliera Healthcare Over Non-Licensed Insurance Sales August 5, 2019 A lawsuit has been filed by the State of Texas seeking to stop Georgia-based Aliera Healthcare from selling health insurance...
Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up by 13% at Mid-Year August 5, 2019 Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $3.48 billion at the 2019 mid-year point, up 13.4% over 2018’s mid-year total...