Report: The Southeast’s Storm Surge Risk and Florida’s Hurricane Wake-Up Call July 24, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The Southeast has seen its fair share of natural disasters and flooding in the last several years, including two hurricanes...
Milliman: Florida, Louisiana and Texas Would Benefit from Private Flood Insurance July 24, 2017 The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expires on Sept. 30 and Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize and reform...
Catastrophe Losses Top $7B; Property/Casualty Insurers’ Net Income Drops 42.2% in Q1 July 10, 2017 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income fall to $7.7 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017...
Michigan Court Sides with Westfield Insurance in ‘Employee/Contractor’ Case July 10, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of a trial court in a case involving whether a commercial...
How Technology Training Addresses Agency E&O, Data Security July 10, 2017 By Andrea Wells Employees at Little Rock, Ark.-based Stephens Insurance have had a front-row seat in the development of agency technology that works...
Insurtech Startup Buys MGA in California with Aim of Delivering Product for Agents July 10, 2017 By Don Jergler Insurtech startup Bridger has purchased Pleasanton, Calif.-based SCJ Insurance Services in a step toward launching what the firm contends will...
Looking at Insurtech the Wrong Way July 10, 2017 By Tom Wetzel Insurtechs stimulate a lot of debate among agents about the extent to which they pose a threat and what should...
Zenefits to Pay $3.4M for Fair Labor Act Violations in California, Arizona July 10, 2017 Zenefits is in trouble with another government regulator. San Francisco, Calif.-based Zenefits FTW Insurance Services violated the Fair Labor Standards...
Big ‘I’ Looks to Remain Relevant July 10, 2017 Spencer Houldin is chairman of the nation’s largest and oldest agents’ association, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America...
California Surplus Lines Don’t Want to be Left Out of State’s Marijuana Regs July 10, 2017 By Don Jergler California’s surplus lines industry is trying to clear up the haze over a proposed regulation that would require medical marijuana...