Texas Workers’ Comp Division Accepting More Comments on Compounded Drug Rule January 22, 2018 The Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) is accepting comments through Feb. 20 on a compounded...
Minding Your Business: Making the Competition Irrelevant by Differentiation January 22, 2018 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak As competition intensifies, agency owners have found it increasingly difficult to grow their business. Profit margins have shrunk, leaving many...
Number of Licensed Agents, Agencies on the Rise in Arkansas January 22, 2018 Arkansas had a 21 percent increase in the number of licensed insurance agents last year and a 4 percent rise...
5 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year Yet January 22, 2018 By John Graham Since New Year’s resolutions have a 48-hour shelf life, many people don’t even bother with them. Here is a different...
Fifth Circuit Court Says State, not Maritime, Law Applies in Drilling Services Injury Case January 22, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has reversed the previous findings of its own panel and a...
U.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best January 22, 2018 Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for the U.S. property/casualty reinsurance sector at negative, citing...
Idea of Texas Coastal Barrier Resurrected Post-Harvey January 22, 2018 A study suggests if the Houston area continues to boom for 60 years and sea levels rise, a direct hit...
Consolidation Continues: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers January 22, 2018 By Andrea Wells Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses and it’s not because they are all ready to retire. As...
Zurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class January 22, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to offer an apprenticeship...
The Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow January 22, 2018 By David Zuby Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human mobility not only for occupants of motor vehicles but for...