Hearing Scheduled to Settle Rate Dispute with North Carolina Insurers February 18, 2019 In response to a filing by North Carolina insurers for a 17.4 percent rate increase in homeowners insurance rates, North...
Eating an Elephant: Tales from 9 Agency Start-Ups February 18, 2019 What motivates people to take a risk in an industry dedicated to managing risk? New independent agencies are born of...
South Central Ratings Roundup February 18, 2019 Credit Ratings of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Group Upgraded Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to...
Predicting Path of Spreading Wildfires February 18, 2019 A University of Missouri researcher is teaming up with scholars in Kansas and Georgia to develop drone technology to monitor...
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...
Businesses View Cyber, Business Interruption as Bigger Risks Than Catastrophes February 4, 2019 Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global...
AM Best Upgrades Ratings of Greenville Casualty of South Carolina February 4, 2019 AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B- (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...