Clyde & Co: First-Half Carrier M&A Activity Falls to 15-Year Low October 7, 2024 By Allen Laman The first half of 2024 set a 15-year low for insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions, according to Clyde & Co’s...
Owner Compensation Performance Based – Part One October 7, 2024 By Catherine Oak The amount of money an owner makes is directly proportional to the perceived importance, or success, to the person taking...
Employee Well-Being Is a Priority at Prestige October 7, 2024 By William Rabb Finding insurance coverage for trucking firms could be considered a high-stress occupation. With the rise of nuclear lawsuit verdicts and...
Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains September 16, 2024 By Josh Funk The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a rail yard last...
E&S Leaders Embrace the Risky Future September 16, 2024 By Andrea Wells The property/casualty insurance industry and excess and surplus lines brokers in particular are at the world’s beck and call to...
Selling an Agency: Plan Early for Peace of Mind September 16, 2024 By Rick Dennen A goal without a plan is just a wish. Successful agency owners strategically plan business operations thinking ahead several years....
Plumbing Water Damage Claims Revisited September 16, 2024 By Bill Wilson Looking back at my Insurance Journal columns over the past 5 years, I found that I wrote at least one...
A Fresh Take on Commission: Envisioning a System That Supports the Agent, Carrier and Consumer September 16, 2024 By Tony Caldwell I confess that for a guy who has made his living largely on commissions for decades, I don’t like the...
US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021 September 16, 2024 The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for...
Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines September 16, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Main Street America Insurance said it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy. The...