SAIF in Oregon Reports Ice Caused Most Workplace Slips, Trips, Falls in 7 Years March 4, 2024 SAIF in Oregon, which reported receiving 400-plus claims after January’s winter weather, said more Oregon workers were injured from slips,...
Southern California Tops List of Wheel and Tire Claims for Second Straight Quarter March 4, 2024 Los Angeles and Orange County are number one of the top 20 list for a second consecutive quarter for 2023...
Wear and Tear and Mechanical Breakdown Exclusions Under Auto Policies February 19, 2024 By Bill Wilson In my September 2023 column, I wrote about wear and tear exclusions in property policies and how these exclusions are...
Why Insurance Professionals Will Change Jobs in 2024 February 19, 2024 By Mary Newgard February is Insurance Careers Month, a time often used to attract the attention of college graduates and professionals from other...
Salaries, Total Income Skyrocketed in 2023 But Satisfaction with Compensation Waned February 19, 2024 By Andrea Wells Insurance agency employees and producers on average made more money in 2023 but, overall, employees reported lower satisfaction with their...
Officials Say California Family Arraigned for Auto Insurance Fraud Filed 40-Plus Claims February 19, 2024 Shannon Ninio, 60, of North Hills was arraigned for insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she...
‘New Normal’ in Agency M&A Landscape Experts Share 2024 Outlook for Independent Agencies February 19, 2024 By Allen Laman The number of announced insurance distribution mergers and acquisitions boomed in 2021 and 2022. Last year, the count plummeted to...
Hub Launches High Net Worth Excess Wildfire Program in California February 19, 2024 HUB International launched a new program to address the need for enhanced wildfire coverage of high value homes that will...
USDA Insurance Program Updates Encourage Conservation February 19, 2024 In December 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced updates to the federal crop insurance program to affirm USDA conservation...
Houston Attorney Eric B. Dick Sanctioned Over $100K in ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit February 19, 2024 By Ezra Amacher For the second time in three months, Houston plaintiffs’ attorney Eric B. Dick has been ordered to reimburse an insurer...