‘Best Practices’ Agencies Continue to Build Value: Big ‘I Study November 9, 2015 Most “Best Practices” independent insurance agencies have been able to either grow or maintain the value of their businesses while...
N.H. Insurance Department Hearing Examines Health Care Costs Trends November 9, 2015 By Holly Ramer Health insurance premiums in New Hampshire increased relatively little for small and large businesses in 2014, while rates in the...
Gender Gap in Risk Manager Compensation Closing: Survey November 9, 2015 Male risk managers in higher education are paid more on average than their female counterparts but the gap is closing...
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California November 6, 2015 California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released a study on Friday showing significant differences in the costs of claims among...
Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3: Reagan Consulting November 6, 2015 Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with...
5 Recent Reports on Businesses and Cyber Security, Liability and Insurance November 6, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Cyber security is clearly on the minds of business executives, most of whom acknowledge their firms have been victimized by...
Toyota $1B Research Labs Near Stanford, MIT to Develop Autonomous Vehicles November 6, 2015 By Craig Trudell and Yuki Hagiwara Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology...
Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers November 5, 2015 Slow claim handling, the use of unapproved rates and a failure to provide required compliant disclosures top the list of...
Virginia Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest of Study States November 4, 2015 Driven primarily by prices, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time in Virginia...
Report Shows Month-to-Month Surplus Lines Volatility in California November 2, 2015 By Don Jergler So far it’s been an “unusual year” for surplus lines in California. Filed premiums were up 14.1 percent in October...