Big Data: It Isn’t Just for Carriers November 5, 2014 By Andrea Wells This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact...
Canadian P&C Insurer Intact Financial’s 3rd Quarter Profit Rises November 5, 2014 Intact Financial Corp., Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, reported a more than four-fold rise in quarterly profit, helped by...
RLI Launches Healthcare Liability Division October 23, 2014 Specialty insurer RLI Corp. of Peoria, Ill., has launched a new healthcare liability unit, RLI Healthcare, and tapped Scott Ducey,...
Large Agencies More Optimistic About Future Growth: Vertafore Study October 17, 2014 Optimism over the future growth potential of independent agencies ties closely to the size of the independent agency, with larger...
Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation on Industry’s Watch List October 3, 2014 By Don Jergler Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry. Upcoming stories will...
Small Commercial Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly August 27, 2014 By Chris Burand Small commercial lines is suddenly the Cinderella of the insurance industry. Previously the unwanted step child turned beauty queen being...
Boston Is Tops When It Comes to Risky Drivers: Study August 26, 2014 Drivers in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, are the most accident-prone in the U.S., landing at the bottom of an annual...
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Cut by 25% in Medical Marijuana States August 26, 2014 On average, states allowing the medical use of marijuana have lower rates of deaths resulting from opioid analgesic overdoses than...
Commentary: Hopeful Outlook for Workers’ Comp August 25, 2014 By Stephen J. Klingel As we pass the halfway point of 2014, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is relatively optimistic about the...
Agent Survey: Not All Carrier Training Is Created Equal August 25, 2014 Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most...