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Outlook Positive, AI Use on the Rise for Independent Agents, Says Nationwide
Jul 25 2024 // Despite challenges posed by inflation, market volatility and rapidly changing technologies, independent agents remain positive about their businesses and report more optimistic perceptions of national business conditions...
Lawsuits Detail Decades of Sexual Abuse at Chicago Youth Detention Center
Jul 25 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention center still gives him nightmares. The 35-year-old spoke publicly about his experiences Tuesday,...
Insurance Broker TWFG’s Shares Rise Nearly 30% in Market Debut
Jul 19 2024 // Insurance broker TWFG’s shares gained nearly 30% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, signaling strong investor demand for new stocks as the U.S. initial public offering market aims for a recovery. IPOs in the U.S. are...
Almost a Year After Idalia, Florida Village Ponders its Future on the Gulf
Jul 18 2024 // HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lisa Bregenzer’s waterfront home was her “little slice of heaven.” She watched sunsets and migrating birds from the porch, the Gulf of Mexico in the distance. There, she...
AM Best Revises A.I.M. Mutual Outlook to Positive, Affirms ‘Excellent’ Ratings
Jul 17 2024 // AM Best reports that it has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of members of A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies. The ratings agency has also affirmed the Financial Strength...
Viewpoint: Deepfake Fraud Is On the Rise. Here’s How Insurers Can Respond
Jul 17 2024 // It is interesting—and telling—that one of the concerns around generative artificial intelligence has to this point largely revolved around copyright infringement. The most high-profile lawsuits around GenAI have so far...
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