Market Insights

Inundations of claims following events like Superstorm Sandy have left insurance providers scrambling for ways to manage claims and owners of micro businesses wishing theyd invested in better coverageand so-called superstorms are not likely to go away any time soon.

Over time, the four corner rule has been judicially eroded. Read the impact of this trend on an insurer's duty to defend here.

Amid all the complexities of licensing and state reciprocity, one thing is certain: pursue your home state's adjusting license first.

Certain products in the home can catastrophically fail, leading to property loss. Some simple, yet crucial investigative steps will help insurers maximize recovery in such cases.

Many businesseswith one recent exceptionare offering their employees the opportunity to step away from the office and perform their daily tasks in the comfort of their own homes. Whatever the reasons for utilizing a mobile workforceunwillingness to relocate the family or a reluctance to perform the daily commutefor insurers the...

Insurance companies are naturally protective of proprietary information, but the industry as a whole suffers when carriers are unwilling to share information that organizations such as ACORD can use to establish industry-wide standards. That scenario is playing out once again in the telematics space.