Catastrophes Hit Homeowner Insurers; Combined Ratio Moves Above 107: A.M. Best July 2, 2018 After four years of sub-100 combined ratios for the U.S. homeowners insurers, the segment saw its combined ratio deteriorate to...
Louisiana Legislation Targets Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Drug Cost ‘Gag Rules’ Banned July 2, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most...
Rising Homeowners Losses Hurt P/C Insurers: Fitch July 2, 2018 Personal lines underwriting losses rose in 2017 for the fourth year in a row, Fitch Ratings found in a new...
Middle Market U.S. Manufacturers Predict Growth, Changing Risk as Technology Transforms the Industry: Report July 2, 2018 The business climate for manufacturing in the U.S. has improved over the past few years, driving both revenue and employment...
Partnering with Insurtech to Transform Rather Than Disrupt Insurance July 2, 2018 By Stephan Hochburger The insurance industry is experiencing a convergence with technology that is transforming the way it develops products, underwrites, prices and...
Louisiana Expands Medical Marijuana Program Eligibility June 18, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte More Louisiana residents with chronic pain and suffering will be able to seek treatment for their ailments through the state’s...
South Carolina Enacts New Laws to Fight Opioid Abuse June 18, 2018 South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster conducted a ceremonial signing May 9 on nine opioid related bills in an effort to...
Insurance Exec Rescues Elderly Louisiana Woman From Kidnapping, Robbery June 18, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones He wouldn’t call himself a hero, but the 83-year-old woman Dennis P. Neyland rescued from a carjack/kidnapping and robbery on...
NOAA Expects Sea Level Rise to Produce Record Coastal Flooding This Year June 18, 2018 By Don Jergler Break out the galoshes. The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much as 60 percent...
Texas High Court: Policy Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Apply in Dispute With Non-Signatory Party June 18, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones The Texas Supreme Court in late May ruled that a party to an insurance contract that mandates arbitration of disputes...