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By Mark E. Ruquet |
February 16, 2012
Whether it’s a company seeking to cut manufacturing costs for goods sold in the United States or an overseas company expanding here, agents and brokers need to be prepared to help their clients make the proper choices. Here are a few brokers who have managed to develop a viable structure...
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By Dave Lenckus |
February 9, 2012
Most manufacturers approach workplace safety as they did a generation ago, But there are new management systems that can guide employers to 60 to 70 percent reductions in injuries.
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By Dave Lenckus |
February 9, 2012
With Workers’ Compensation, the big shift is the medical component of costs exceeding indemnity costs. With Supply Chain risk, it’s the realization that supply and upstream customer chains can be far more fragile than anticipated in a catastrophe. And for food processors, the emerging challenge is a food-safety law that...
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet |
February 9, 2012
Catastrophe losses in 2011 led to the U.S. P&C industry’s largest underwriting loss since 2002, according to A.M. Best. And while the latest MarketScout barometer shows that 2012 began with another month of commercial-lines rate increases, Best maintains that a true hard market is likely “at least a year or...
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February 9, 2012
After a rough, cat-filled 2011, how do commercial-lines carriers feel about 2012? NU asked several key players for their perspective on which lines offer new opportunities; how they will expand their distribution channels; where carriers will be investing; and how they will handle relationships with risk managers as the...
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By Dominick Zenzola |
February 9, 2012
In today’s global business climate, in which the pursuit of opportunity results in increased employee travel to some of the most dangerous regions of the world, agents and brokers have an opportunity to mitigate their clients’ risks by providing them with a comprehensive business-travel accident-insurance plan.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 8, 2012
The Hartford’s 2011 fourth-quarter net income plummeted 79 percent to $127 million on current and prior-year reserve strengthening.
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By Staff Writer |
February 7, 2012
Mitchell, a provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the property & casualty claims industry, announces enhancements to the SmartAdvisor Utilization Review (UR) Decision Manager, a solution that integrates utilization review decisions within the bill review process, empowering insurance claims payers with the ability to reduce unauthorized treatment...
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By Kevin Ring |
February 3, 2012
With the two largest rating bureaus making big changes in the workers' comp arena, agents’ chances to outsmart the competition have perhaps never been better.
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By Staff Writer |
February 2, 2012
Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time are rising faster in Virginia than in other states that were part of a 16-state study, according to the Worker Compensation Research Institute.
