Commissioner Denies TWIA’s Request to Raise Liability Limits December 2, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones The primary windstorm insurer for Texas coastal properties won’t be raising limits of liability next year for property it covers....
Obamacare and Agency Value December 2, 2013 By Catherine Oak Where is the Affordable Care Act headed? Are we prepared? Who will be covered and who won’t? Are we robbing...
New Oklahoma Law Allows Seizure of License Plates from Uninsured Drivers December 2, 2013 Law enforcement officers in Oklahoma will soon have the option to seize license plates from uninsured drivers and assign temporary...
Report Shows Nearly 5 Million Homes Endangered by Wildfires December 2, 2013 More than 4.5 million U.S. households are at high or extreme risk from wildfire, according to new analysis by Verisk...
10 Things to Know About Pollution Liability December 2, 2013 In 2013, pollution liability news included: a $500 million cleanup plan for N.Y.’s Gowanus Canal; a $47 million cleanup plan...
Insurance Kiosks the Wave of the Future? November 18, 2013 By Amy O'Connor Milk …check; eggs … check; bread … check; car insurance …what? Most grocery lists don’t typically read this way, but...
NAIC: Alaska Implements SBS November 18, 2013 Alaska has implemented the State Based Systems, an electronic system owned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, it was...
Carrier Disintermediation of Agencies November 18, 2013 By Chris Burand A multitude of forces are causing many carriers to think of ways to disintermediate agencies. Healthcare reform is one. Some...
Nevada Mine Pollution Deal Brings Residents $19.5M November 18, 2013 By Scott Sonner Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades...
Direct Interested Sales Leads to the Right Agency Employee November 18, 2013 By Alan L. Shulman Sales leads arrive at today’s property/casualty agencies from a variety of digital and traditional sources. The former includes social media,...