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...
High Net Worth Carrier PURE Enters California April 30, 2014 By Don Jergler Call it a little luck or good timing – maybe a bit of both– but an insurer focused on high...
Boosting Employees’ Self-Esteem with Empty Praise Rarely Improves Performance April 29, 2014 Reality TV has a way of highlighting the worst in people, even when they genuinely think they’re doing their best....
Supply Chain, Data Breach, Political Unrest Top Overseas Risks for Businesses: Chubb April 29, 2014 As U.S. and Canadian businesses plan to expand their business overseas this year, their executives are worried about supply chain...