Underwriting & Litigation Lessons Stem from NYC’s Pfizer Building Conversion Mishap September 21, 2026 By Michael Coffey Midtown Manhattan, the very heart of New York City, has recently been the center of attention for all the wrong...
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually: Verisk September 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard The insurance industry should be prepared to withstand $171 billion in insured catastrophe losses on average in a given year,...
GEICO Avoids Class Action Over Totaled Vehicle Payouts in New Jersey September 21, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge has declined to approve a class action lawsuit accusing GEICO of underpaying losses for totaled vehicles in...
Other Opportunities for Networks? September 21, 2026 What’s next for the evolving landscape of agency networks? Could there be opportunities to expand into the world of underwriting...
Subsidized Immigration Enforcement Insurance: What Could Go Wrong? September 21, 2026 By Jerry Theodorou On August 18 the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced a plan to provide subsidized personal liability insurance for...
Beware These Commercial Property Endorsements! September 7, 2026 By Bill Wilson In last month’s column, I made the case for carefully reviewing policy deliverables in order to identify exclusionary forms and,...
National Growth From the Heart of Texas September 7, 2026 By Mike Scott Higginbotham has grown from a small Fort Worth insurance agency founded in 1948 into one of the nation’s largest independent...
Willis Towers Watson Accuses Lockton of ‘Smash and Grab’ of Construction Team September 7, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is accusing rival Lockton Companies and 18 former employees of WTW’s Northeast construction insurance...
Why Organic Mentorship Is Insurance’s Best Retention Tool September 7, 2026 By Mary Rimbey There is a 6-to-1 ratio of retirement-eligible veterans to young professional entrants in the insurance industry, which means hiring new...
From the Outside In: How Listen-First Leadership Powers Texas Agency September 7, 2026 By Ezra Amacher For over four decades, Swingle Collins & Associates has built a reputation for doing what’s right for its clients and...