How Independent Agents Are Feeling About Growth, Technology and Disruption November 3, 2016 Property/casualty independent insurance agents are more optimistic this year than they were in 2015. Nearly half (49 percent) of agencies...
Former Vermont Regulator Donegan Joins NCCI as Chief Regulatory Services Officer October 25, 2016 By Andrea Wells Susan Donegan has been named as the new chief regulatory services officer for the NCCI. Donegan assumed the position on...
Workers’ Comp Benefits for Injured Workers Reach Historic Lows: Report October 6, 2016 Workers’ compensation benefits as a share of payroll have reached historically low levels, according to a new study released this...
P/C Insurers Report $1.5B Net Underwriting Loss in First Half of 2016 October 5, 2016 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers reported a $1.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2016— the first year-to-date...
Viewpoint: How Trade Agreements Could Help P/C Insurers in Global Market September 8, 2016 By Stephen Simchak The insurance industry and its consumers need to be concerned about the recent rise of protectionist policies in markets around...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey: Participate Now July 27, 2016 How are firms attracting and keeping new talent? How are organizations using data to provide their clients with insights into...
Uptick in Lawyers’ Liability Claims; Business Transactions Top Claim: Study July 22, 2016 Law firms have seen an increase in the frequency of malpractice claims, which are becoming more costly to defend and...
Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense July 18, 2016 By Rakteem Katakey, Margaret Cronin Fisk and Dana Hull Telling Tesla drivers its Autopilot feature doesn’t mean their cars can drive themselves may not be enough to keep Elon...
Workers’ Comp Line Achieves ‘Significant’ Profit in 2015: Fitch July 18, 2016 The U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market achieved a “significant” underwriting profit in 2015, but trends call into question whether such...
Mid-Market Firms Fall Short on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Assurex Global July 18, 2016 Middle market businesses in all parts of the world view their exposures to natural catastrophes as increasing but some fall...