Monthly Archives: <span>February 2021</span>

World Insurance Associates Acquires LCL Insurance of North Carolina

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired LCL Insurance LLC (LCL) of Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Rich Eknoian, CEO and Co-Founder of WIA, the acquisition of LCL Insurance LLC …

Tesla to Offer Auto Insurance Program in Texas

Not only is Tesla moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, Texas, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and the electric car company will soon be offering its own brand of car insurance in the Lone Star …

Over $115M in Federal Flood Claims Paid in Louisiana After 2020 Hurricanes

As of Feb. 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) had paid out more than $115 million in flood claims in Louisiana in response to the 2020 hurricane season. That figure is up from the $110 million in NFIP payments …

Most Small Businesses Lost Sales Due to Pandemic: Fed Survey

The vast majority of U.S. small businesses took a hit to their revenue last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, with minority-owned businesses struggling the most and worrying more about accessing credit, according to a Federal Reserve survey released on …

The Misnomer of ‘Insurance’ in Health Insurance, Why Health Insurance Is Not Really Insurance

Insurance is a financial product designed to protect consumers’ and businesses’ balance sheets. If your house burns down and you have insurance, the insurance company pays to rebuild the asset known as your house. For insurance to be real, the …

Protecting Seasonal Ag Workers with a Non-Routine Work Program

During a routine trip to dump grain into a dump pit, a driver became concerned about the amount of dust rising from the pit. To investigate, he removed both the primary and secondary pit grates — a task that was …

People & Places

National Jaime Tamayo is returning to MAPFRE North America to be CEO, a post he relinquished in 2016 after eight years to become CEO of international operations for the insurer. In his return, Tamayo is succeeding his successor, Alfredo Castelo, …

P/C Insurers’ Net Income for 9 Months Fell 27% on Impact of Catastrophes

In the first nine months of 2020, net income for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry dropped 27.5% to $35.1 billion and net underwriting gains declined to $0.3 billion, from $5.4 billion a year earlier as the industry dealt with the …

My New Markets

Environmental for Real Estate Market Detail: New Empire Group’s (www.newempiregroup.com) RECOVER is a storage tank and site pollution program for commercial real estate exposures, including condominium associations, cooperatives, community associations, and apartment buildings. The RECOVER program addresses risks with bodily …

LockTen: Top 10 Total Reward and Human Capital Strategies in 2021

We’ve learned a lot in the past transformative year. The bottom line is: it’s not enough to just be a broker anymore. Organizations expect their broker partner to get creative (and aggressive) when it comes to guiding their total rewards …