TWIA Financials Improved as Hurricane Season Starts June 16, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones Low catastrophe activity and claims experience so far this year have helped to put Texas’ insurer of last resort for...
How Healthcare Reform Is Challenging Medical Malpractice June 16, 2014 Though the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on medical malpractice insurance remains a bit of a puzzle, three...
Texas Insurance Regulators Remind Roofers, Adjusters: You Can’t Do Both June 16, 2014 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a bulletin to insurance companies, insurance adjusters and roofers, reminding them that...
Beware of Dwindling Excess Umbrella Limits June 16, 2014 By Mark Dugle With verdicts, judgments and defense costs rising steadily in the United States, the limits of insurance on standard business liability...
Fraud Report: 5 Percent of Organizational Revenues Lost to Internal Theft June 16, 2014 Organizations around the world lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to occupational fraud, according to a survey...
Why Customers Need Personal Umbrella Coverage More Than Ever June 16, 2014 By Mark Desrochers That we live in a litigious society is not something new; we’ve been there for decades. Lawsuits have long followed...
Faulty Blowout Preventer Contributed to Deadly BP Spill June 16, 2014 A faulty blowout preventer and weaknesses in how companies analyze potential hazards in offshore oil and gas operations contributed to...
Medical Professional Liability: MRM’s Kelly Tackles Emerging Risks June 16, 2014 Medical professionals and hospitals are grappling with some of the most dramatic changes they have seen in years. Many physicians...
BP, Andarko Must Face Fines for Gulf Oil Spill June 16, 2014 A U.S. appeals court on June 4 said BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp must face penalties under federal pollution...
Are You Hiring and Managing Like Your Father’s Generation? June 16, 2014 A major complaint from agency/brokerage leaders is that recruiting and keeping the right producers and staff is difficult, time-consuming and...