How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Some insurance carriers grow but do not create value. Others shrink but still create value. Some fail at both. Then...
Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1 November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson If Bill Pieroni were a Major League Baseball executive, he would be one of those sabermetric types like Oakland’s Billy...
Wildfires Likely to Boost California Surplus Lines Homeowners Share; FAIR Plan Expansion Questioned November 22, 2019 By Don Jergler Premium volume from homeowners polices written by California’s surplus lines industry, although still small, has doubled over the past four...
EPA Eases Safety Requirements Enacted after Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion November 22, 2019 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Days before President Barack Obama left office in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule aimed at preventing...
Next Level Insurance Agency’s O’Connell Elected President-Elect of NAIFA-Texas November 22, 2019 Next Level Insurance Agency CEO Danny O’Connell has been elected president-elect of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors...
Indiana Hospital Reports Failure to Disinfect Surgical Tools November 22, 2019 Nearly 1,200 surgical patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other infectious diseases due to a sterilization failure,...
Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash November 22, 2019 By Janan Hanna A Boeing Co. lawyer said the aircraft maker has reached settlements in more than 60 wrongful death cases filed after...
Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Washington November 22, 2019 The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network confirmed a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the region near Coulee City and Grand Coulee Dam...
Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths November 22, 2019 Executives at a Washington state children’s hospital have found additional patient deaths from a mold infection after taking a closer...
Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit November 22, 2019 Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle...