Tech Targets Construction Risk Management June 19, 2017 By Andrea Wells Water sensors that detect leaks before a lot of damage is done, wearables that track workers’ whereabouts and video cameras...
Texas Attorney Indicted in Hail Claims Insurance Fraud Case June 19, 2017 A Texas attorney on June 5 was issued a 16-count indictment on charges of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct and...
Survey of Agents Reveals Underwriting Disconnect in Commercial Lines June 19, 2017 Independent agents want to talk about underwriting, and they’re urging their carriers to listen. Preliminary results from the 2017 Channel...
Fake Arkansas Insurance Broker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison June 19, 2017 An Arkansas man who pretended to be an insurance broker and collected more than $1 million selling fake policies in...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Keeps Quiet on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 19, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
Texas Ridesharing Bill Signed into Law June 19, 2017 A bill that preempts local regulations for ridesharing companies in Texas and replaces them with statewide standards has been signed...
Growing Number of Municipal Suits Over Opioids Face Uphill Battle June 19, 2017 By Nate Raymond A growing number of U.S. states, counties and cities are filing lawsuits accusing drug companies of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers...
NICB Confirms Texas Tops in Hail Damage Claims June 19, 2017 It’s no secret that Texas yearly suffers from an onslaught of all kinds of weather, particularly hailstorms. And from 2014...
Travelers’ Drone Program Is Shaping the Way Claims Reps Do Business June 5, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Travelers’ Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use...
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Kentucky Nursing Home in Arbitration Case June 5, 2017 The United States Supreme Court says a Kentucky nursing home can require the families of two former residents to pursue...