Top States for Luxury Car Theft November 3, 2014 According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there were 5,570 luxury vehicles for model years 2011-2013 reported stolen in...
How to Navigate Today’s Agency E&O Market November 3, 2014 By Andrea Wells While many agencies stick with their agency errors and omissions (E&O) carrier, those that do shop around tend to do...
Homeowners Sue Golf Course for Negligence in California Fire November 3, 2014 A group of homeowners has sued a golf course owner for negligence stemming from a wildfire that destroyed eight houses,...
Claims Trends November 3, 2014 In terms of agency E&O trends, carriers are closely eyeing an uptick in claims severity. According to Curtis Pearsall, president...
Tougher State Malpractice Laws May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine November 3, 2014 Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive...
Some Insurers Exclude Ebola; Others Offer New Products November 3, 2014 By Avik Das, Carolyn Cohn and Richa Naidu As fear of Ebola infections spreads to developed economies, U.S. and British insurance companies have begun writing Ebola exclusions into...
Average Claims Experience Not Enough to Retain Customers: Accenture November 3, 2014 Although a large majority (86 percent) of home and auto insurance customers who have submitted a claim in the past...
Wind Insurer Settles Lawsuit with South Texas School District November 3, 2014 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has agreed to pay nearly $8 million to settle an unpaid claims lawsuit filed by...
Elmo, Insurers Promote Literacy in Downtown Los Angeles November 3, 2014 By Don Jergler More than 100 tykes, some crawling their way out of strollers, were noticeably tickled as they scrambled about the Central...
IICF’s Early Literacy Campaign with Sesame Workshop Inspires Parents, Industry November 3, 2014 By Amy O'Connor It’s been about a year since Elmo and Cookie Monster became part of an industry-wide effort by the Insurance Industry...