New York DFS Signals Business-Friendly Approach June 20, 2016 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pick to serve as the state’s top financial regulator on June 8 signaled she would...
Brokers Dealing with Soft Market, ‘Market Fatigue’ in Medical Professional Liability June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Are insurance brokers experiencing “market fatigue” in the medical professional liability line of insurance right now? Could be, according to...
New Construction Certification Aims to Specialize the Specialist June 20, 2016 The construction risk is one of the toughest categories of businesses to insure. Insurance professionals are vulnerable from the first...
North Dakota Fines Crop Insurance Agency, Orders Credits, Restitution June 20, 2016 North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered...
Tinker Your Way to Success June 20, 2016 By John Graham It took a long time but it had to happen. And it did. Finally, there are schools, summer camps and...
Using Agency Employees to Improve Leadership June 20, 2016 By Catherine Oak and William Schoeffler Jr. In today’s business climate innovations in technology and systems have upended communication, payroll and record keeping. Even with these drastic...
Chicagoland’s Alper Services: Doing Insurance Differently June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Though insurance is a major component of what it does, Chicago-based Alper Services doesn’t have the word “insurance” in its...
Have Injured Workers Benefited from Oklahoma’s Opt-Out Plans? It Depends, Study Says June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A recent analysis of the workers’ compensation “opt-out” system in Oklahoma concludes that employer-run plans for injured workers may offer...
Insurance Startup in California Eyeing Gig Economy Opens $2M Seed Round June 20, 2016 Bunker Project Inc., a San Francisco, Calif.-based insurance technology startup, announced a $2 million seed funding round. The round was...
Texas Public Insurance Counsel: Deny Texas Homeowner Policy Arbitration Endorsement June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homeowners insurance policy that would require mandatory...