California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100 May 4, 2015 California written premium for calendar year 2014 was roughly $16.5 billion, 11 percent above 2013 and 88 percent above the...
E&O Insights: Insuring Restaurants and Taverns Presents Some Real E&O Risks May 4, 2015 By Curtis M. Pearsall Although most agencies insure at least one restaurant or tavern, this shouldn’t suggest that they are easy accounts to write....
What Agencies Need to Know About Recruiting the Next Generation April 20, 2015 By Tom Wetzel Recruiting the next generation of talent is not a new challenge but a difficult one. At the recent NetVu15 conference...
The Story Behind Southport Lane’s Collapse April 20, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers’ investments was built by...
Do Age and Gender Matter? April 20, 2015 The number of female young agents responding to the Young Agents Survey grew in 2015 – 46.7 percent were female...
Southeast Schools Hoping to Fill Need for Insurance Cybersecurity Experts April 20, 2015 By Amy O'Connor The insurance industry, like other businesses, has come to realize it needs to do more to protect its companies, customers,...
Revamp Your Current Millennial Retention Practices April 20, 2015 By David Coons The Millennial generation is making big waves in the business world. Already 77 million strong and accounting for 25 percent...
Forecasters See Calm Hurricane Season April 20, 2015 The Atlantic hurricane season in 2015 will see fewer than the average number of storms, according to Colorado State University...
Merger and Acquisition Activity April 20, 2015 January to March 2015 Announced Date Buyer Seller 01/01/15 AAA Allied Group Inc. Gateway Potter Insurance 01/01/15 Acrisure LLC Arthur...
North Carolina Report on Workplace Deaths Questioned April 20, 2015 North Carolina authorities have praised a sharp decline in workplace deaths over the past few years, but what Labor Commissioner...