The Fine Art of Underwriting Through Soft & Slightly Harder Market Cycles January 3, 2018 By L.S. Howard Twenty or so years ago, a London market marine underwriter declared he was going golfing one afternoon because he had...
Iowa Roads Were Safer Last Year, Fatality Statistics Suggest January 3, 2018 State statistics on traffic-related deaths suggest Iowa roads were safer last year than in 2016. Iowa Department of Transportation figures...
Report: Midwest Economic Conditions Improved in December January 3, 2018 A business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states rose over the past month, pointing to continuing improvement in...
2017 Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up 6.5% over Previous Year January 3, 2018 Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $5.46 billion in 2017, up from $5.12 billion in 2016, according to data...
Number of Insurance Agents Licensed in Arkansas Rose by 21% Last Year January 3, 2018 There was a 21 percent increase in insurance agent licensure in Arkansas in 2017 compared with the previous year, state...
Oklahoma’s Howell-Stone Insurance Joins Rich & Cartmill January 3, 2018 Howell-Stone Insurance Inc., based in Oklahoma City, has joined Tulsa, Oklahoma-headquartered Rich & Cartmill Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2018. The...
Disasters Affected 8% of U.S. Population in 2017, FEMA Notes in Review of Historic Year January 3, 2018 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations in 2017, a year during...
FEMA OKs Disaster Declaration for California January 3, 2018 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has made federal disaster assistance available to California to supplement state, tribal and local recovery...
New Laws Aimed at Medical Bills Come into Effect in Maine January 3, 2018 Two new laws aimed at health care costs are coming into effect. Starting the new year, Maine health insurance carriers...
Citing National Security, U.S. Kills MoneyGram Sale to China’s Ant Financial January 3, 2018 By Greg Roumeliotis Ant Financial’s plan to acquire U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International Inc. collapsed on Tuesday after a U.S. government panel...