Market Insights

Regulation comes in many forms for insurers, which can raise the price tag of compliance. However, technology eliminates redundancies and reduces the expense brought on when the business side must ans

You realize you're a veteran of the legislative process when you can remember when the Democrats held the majority in the House and Senate and the use of a computer system to track bills was still in

The new year brings an exciting new design to Tech Decisions along with new, timely columns and departments and other enhancements we're phasing in here and in upcoming issues. We also begin 2007

At The Whitehorn Financial Group, we sell a lot of insurance, but we're really in the business of giving advice. We focus on just one type of client: architects and engineers--the so-called design professionals. The core of our market

One of the buzzwords in workers compensation these days is "cost containment"--the practice of managing and mitigating the medical costs of claims. With employers and insurers being hit by ever-higher premiums, everyone seems to be

Although carriers are a little more open to the idea than they were a few years ago, trying to launch a new program is still one of the hardest things to do in the insurance business. I've talked to many frustrated people who were just

Perhaps due to the popularity of television shows that feature forensic medical doctors, archeologists, and scientists solving murder cases, the term forensic seems to have been inaccurately associated with death.

Old habits are hard to break, particularly in the insurance industry. But when old habits are negatively affecting the bottom line, many companies welcome change.