February 2020

January, 31, 2020

Issue Gallery

Cover Story

How colleges, carriers are rising above the insurance talent gap

Heather A. Turner

Students are enthusiastically pursing risk management and insurance careers. Many come from these top universities.

From the Editor

Celebrating Insurance Careers Month 2020

Rosalie Donlon | February 03, 2020

When today's insurance professionals were kids, here's how most of them answered when asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'

Features

Business owners policy insurance market update

Joyce Anne Grabel | February 03, 2020

BOP-ing along: Small businesses are resilient. But is their coverage keeping pace?

Know your business owners' insurance policy prospects

Rosalie Donlon | February 05, 2020

Picture of a small business: These numbers illuminate the insurance prospecting opportunities among small and midsize businesses.

Columns

In the insurance 'Game of Thrones,' innovators reign supreme

Kirstin Marr | January 28, 2020

Insurers today must be savvy about applying performance-enhancing technologies and fostering organization-wide innovation.

Comprehensive insurance plans: Strategies for small business owners

Joe Jonas | November 29, 2018

As natural disasters intensify, small business owners should turn to comprehensive insurance plans for protection.

How the IoT presents a new path for insurance

Daniel Turgel | January 29, 2020

Consumers want insurers to capitalize on the damage prevention benefits of smart home devices.

Wildfire event response: How P&C insurers can help fix it

Rebecca Morris | February 05, 2020

Back-to-back years of devastating wildfire losses caught some insurers by surprise, and established players have suffered.

Insurance Industry News

Courts use choice-of-law analysis to avoid denying coverage

Michael Zigelman and Aaron Cargain | December 03, 2019

The Pitzer and Pfizer court decisions illustrate why insurers should include clear choice-of-law provisions in policies.

Analysis

How this decade's tech changed the insurance industry

Dan Burton | December 09, 2019

Back in 2010, drones and AI were hard to imagine. Now they're essential to insurance. Expect even more tech enhancements going forward.

Why insurance agents must monitor online consumer reviews

Mike Crowe | January 02, 2020

Insurance shoppers increasingly begin, and often end, their search for coverage, online.

Diving into online safety training? 5 key things to know

Matt Hesemann | January 07, 2020

E-learning is a good way to expand safety training options, but there are some factors to consider before starting the program.

Court punts college soccer player's concussion lawsuit

Hannah Smith | January 30, 2020

How much personal risk do athletes assume simply by stepping onto a field of play?

Coverage Q&A

Snowplows: Is equipment covered under a business auto policy?

FC&S Editors | January 08, 2020

Coverage Q&A: The question asks how collision damage can be covered under an auto policy for a vehicle's "mobile equipment."