Outlook for U.S. Commercial P/C Insurance Still Negative January 25, 2016 Rating agency A.M. Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook on the commercial lines segment of the U.S. property/casualty...
Missouri Joins Other States in Barring Insurers’ Use of Price Optimization January 25, 2016 In mid-January, the Missouri Department of Insurance issued a bulletin to insurers reminding them that the rating practice generally known...
Expert Sounds off on Legal, Insurance Issues of Self-Driving Cars January 25, 2016 By Don Jergler Hilary Rowen, a partner in the law firm of Sedgwick LLP in Sacramento, Calif., for the last three years has...
The Changing Surplus Lines Landscape January 25, 2016 By Don Jergler The changing excess and surplus insurance landscape was an oft discussed topic at a recent California meeting, with experts describing...
New Ohio Law Strengthens Regulation of Certificates of Insurance January 25, 2016 A new Ohio law that provides strengthened regulatory protocols and oversight in relation to certificates of insurance is now in...
Ex-LA Times Columnist’s $7.1M Award Tossed by Judge January 25, 2016 A judge has thrown out a $7.1-million jury award to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who claimed...
Why Agents Must Pause for Ethics January 25, 2016 Many insurance agents are so caught up in the day-to-day activities of their jobs, they do not realize that they...
California Earthquake Authority’s 2016 Changes Aim to Increase Policy Count January 11, 2016 By Don Jergler It’s about the closest thing to DIY earthquake insurance as one can get, though there’s definitely no indication that the...
Entrepreneurs Raise $13 Million to ‘Reinvent’ U.S. P/C Insurance with Peer-to-Peer Insurer Lemonade January 11, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is about to be tested directly by the sharing economy. Two tech entrepreneurs have raised...
Owners of Hotel Cleaning Firm in California Charged with $7M Workers’ Comp Fraud January 11, 2016 The owners of a janitorial company serving luxury hotels in Southern California and Nevada have been accused of running a...