With the help of our readers, I’m bringing you one adjuster's narrative of a scene he encountered during this ugly catastrophe season of 2011, in an effort to illustrate the good things being done by our industry.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau recently released its annual top 10 list of "hot spots" for vehicle thefts nationwide. Did your city make the list?
In these uncertain times, stop trying to predict what you can’t control—and instead put your energy into developing a marketing plan that will help you prosper in any economy and market.
State Farm has come back to the Louisiana Department of Insurance and has asked for an 8.5 percent average statewide homeowners’ insurance rate increase.
When it comes to vehicle thefts, former President Jimmy Carter had it right when he said, “Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.”
With summertime here, potential and existing policyholders may begin asking for advice on what types of boat insurance coverages they should have. Here are six types of boats and advice for coverage concerns.
Multinational corporations are still enjoying the benefits of a competitive marketplace, but underwriters are taking a closer look at certain risks impacted by recent catastrophes For example, the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and floods in Australia are having an impact on certain programs, primarily catastrophe property and business interruption.
An overriding theme of the latest wave of mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry: strategic buys of specialty-flavored books is specialization.