Big Data: It Isn’t Just for Carriers October 20, 2014 By Andrea Wells This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact...
P/C Insurers’ Net Income Rose in First-Half of 2014 October 20, 2014 U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income rose $1.6 billion to $26.0 billion in first-half of 2014 while pretax operating income fell...
10 Things to Know About Commercial Property October 20, 2014 Prices for commercial property insurance fell during the second quarter of 2014, marking the first time in three years that...
Exposure Analysis Checklists in Commercial Lines October 20, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall For the last 25-plus years, the No. 1 cause of errors and omissions (E&O) claims has been “failure to provide...
How Brokers Use Big Data October 20, 2014 ‘Data enables us to be customer-centric, enhancing the customer experience by personalizing every touch point specific to that customer. We...
Outside Home, Castle Doctrine Doesn’t Apply Wisconsin Court Says October 20, 2014 By Todd Richmond A man who shot at two intruders as they fled after beating him in his apartment can’t invoke Wisconsin’s castle...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 5.2% in First-Half of 2014 October 20, 2014 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2013, nearly $545 billion of...
Nebraska High Court: Federal Risk Retention Act Preempts State Law October 20, 2014 The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a district court erred when it found that a federal law did not...
Judge: Louisiana Law Applies October 20, 2014 Texas Brine asserted in an emailed statement to Insurance Journal, that “Liberty filed in Texas despite the fact that the...
Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post October 6, 2014 The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are scheduled to speak at an Oct. 17 forum being held by the Kansas...