In Race for New Personal Lines Insurance Business, Exclusive Agents at Disadvantage April 26, 2019 Personal lines insurers have only one option when it comes to growing their business: they must steal market share from...
Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline But Could Rise with Low Unemployment April 25, 2019 By Jim Sams The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that experts...
California Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau Issues Report on Opioids April 24, 2019 The use of opioids has significantly and continuously declined in the California workers’ compensation system since 2012, a trend that...
Total Reinsurance Capital Drops in 2018, but Alternative Capital Keeps Rising: Willis Re April 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard While total dedicated reinsurance capital dropped in 2018, alternative capital continued its steady rise, according to a report published by...
How a Business Can Move from Novice to Expert in Cyber Defense Best Practices April 24, 2019 Sixty-one percent of firms surveyed for insurer Hiscox had a cyber attack in the past year, compared to 45% in...
The Lowdown: The Silent Battle Between Agencies and Companies April 23, 2019 By Chris Burand P&C insurance companies are scared. Not all are scared, of course. Some are big enough, some are smart enough, and...
Study: $76.4M in Texas Home Values Erased by Flooding Tied to Sea Level Rise April 23, 2019 New research shows that increased tidal flooding caused by sea level rise has eroded $76.4 million in relative property values...
California Workers’ Comp Medical Dispute Resolution Letters Rose Last Year, Study Shows April 22, 2019 After dipping for the first time ever in 2017, the number of workers’ comp medical dispute decision letters rose to...
Europe’s Storm Dragi-Eberhard Costs Insurers Estimated €740M ($831.8M): PERILS April 22, 2019 The initial insured property losses for extratropical cyclone “Dragi-Eberhard,” which hit the British Isles, and Western and Central Europe on...
Class Action Defense Costs Rising; Wave of Cyber Actions Predicted April 22, 2019 The overall cost to large businesses of defending against class action lawsuits continues to rise even as the number of...