Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion May 13, 2014 By Jennifer Oldham U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as...
California Injured Workers Medical Costs Moderated Before Reforms May 12, 2014 A study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows medical costs for injured workers in California moderated before sweeping...
Good News for Workers’ Compensation Industry: NCCI May 8, 2014 The fact that the workers compensation combined ratio was 101 in 2013, a seven-point decrease from 2012 and a 14-point...
April’s Storms in U.S. Take Toll on Economy, Insurance May 8, 2014 April’s outbreak of severe weather and flash flooding in the U.S. will likely be the first billion-dollar economic loss event...
Company Data Breach Now Costs $3.5M on Average: Ponemon Study May 7, 2014 The average cost of a corporate data breach increased 15 percent in the last year to $3.5 million, according to...
U.S. Report: Climate Change Here, Deal With It May 6, 2014 By Don Jergler Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive report issued on Tuesday. The White House’s National...
Commercial Auto Insurers Still Struggle to Profit: Fitch May 6, 2014 Commercial automobile insurers reported a third consecutive year of underwriting losses in 2013. According to an analysis by Fitch Ratings,...
GEICO Making Gains Across the Country: SNL Financial May 5, 2014 GEICO Corp. beat out its competitors in premium growth in 2013 and reported one of the best underwriting margins among...
Accounting Class Action Settlements Stable But Associated Market Losses Double May 2, 2014 The number of accounting case settlements in 2013 increased for the second year in a row, but remained low compared...
Why Some Young Agents Chose Insurance as a Career May 1, 2014 By Andrea Wells The call to become an insurance agent is different for everyone. For Matthew Ostrow the call to become an independent...