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Last Chance to Participate in Insurance Journal’s Agency E&O Survey

Oct 23 2019 // Today is the final day to participate in Insurance Journal’s exclusive 2019 Agency Errors & Omissions Survey. All participants will receive a copy of the survey’s report published in Insurance Journal...

Insuring Cannabis Summit Announces Agenda and Speakers

Oct 14 2019 // October 14, 2019 San Diego, CA – Today Insurance Journal has announced the agenda and speakers for the Insuring Cannabis Summit. This is a virtual, all-day event beginning at 9am Pacific on Thursday, October 17,...

State Finds Florida Specialty Insurance Insolvent; 90K Homeowners Lose Coverage

Oct 7 2019 // Florida personal lines insurer Florida Specialty Insurance Co. (FSIC) has been ordered into receivership and will be liquidated after state regulators determined the company is insolvent and unable to establish a viable...

Agency System Fabric

Sep 2 2019 // Agency partnerships have grown tremendously. Since 2013 when Insurance Journal began tracking the Top 20 Agency Partnerships, the total combined property/casualty revenue for all 20 agency networks has more than...

Congratulations Top Agencies

Aug 5 2019 // This year marks the 15th annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies special report. This year’s Top 100 welcomes 10 newcomers and agencies returning after a hiatus: Scott Insurance (James A....

Cyber Alert: New Era in Privacy Liability to Begin. California’s Data Privacy Law Could Be Game-Changer

Jul 15 2019 // As the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), is set to begin Jan. 1, 2020, businesses and their insurers are preparing for a new era in cyber liability. Anxiety is on...

2019 Super Regional P/C Insurers

Jul 1 2019 // In order to continue the discussion regarding what constitutes a Super Regional P/C Insurer™ and to give definition to this important group of insurers, Demotech Inc. analyzed year-end 2018 data for property/casualty...

Richer and Nichier: Steve Anderson Leads New Webinar on Insurance Journal

Jun 19 2019 // Denver, CO, June 19, 2019 – Steve Anderson, leading authority of insurance technology, productivity and profitability, returns to Insurance Journal with a new on-demand webinar, Richer and Nichier: How to Grow Big in...

Insurance Journal Announces the Launch of Cyber Newsletter

Jun 13 2019 // San Diego, CA, June 13, 2019 – Today, Insurance Journal premiers a brand new bi-weekly newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who are serious about cyber. It’s called “Insuring Cyber”....

Insurance Journal to Launch Insuring Cannabis

Jun 12 2019 // San Diego, CA, June 12, 2019 – Today Insurance Journal premiers Insuring Cannabis, a newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who need a full view of what’s happening with marijuana on state,...

Insurance Journal Announces the Launch of Cyber Newsletter

Jun 11 2019 // San Diego, CA, June 11, 2019 – Today, Insurance Journal premiers a brand new bi-weekly newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who are serious about cyber. It’s called “Insuring Cyber”....

Insurance Journal to Launch Insuring Cannabis

Jun 10 2019 // San Diego, CA, June 10, 2019 – Today Insurance Journal premiers Insuring Cannabis, a newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who need a full view of what’s happening with marijuana on state,...

Insurance Journal Announces the Launch of Cyber Newsletter

Jun 5 2019 // Today, Insurance Journal premiers a brand new bi-weekly newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who are serious about cyber. It’s called Insuring Cyber. This newsletter is an in-box resource for...

Carlson Named CEO for Wells Media Group

May 28 2019 // Wells Media Group Chairman Mark Wells announced that Josh Carlson has been named CEO of Wells Media Group, Inc., effective immediately. Carlson has served as chief technology officer/chief innovation officer of Wells Media...

Today’s Hot Markets

Apr 1 2019 // Telemedicine, Breweries, Intellectual property, Nurseries and Cottage foods Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. Here are five industry sectors and...

Thinking Past the Obvious: Former CEO of XL Group McGavick Looks Back

Mar 21 2019 // The former chief executive officer of XL Group, Mike McGavick, admits that frequently during his career he has taken on leadership roles that some of his contemporaries considered too hot to handle—such as the...

2018 Agents of the Year

Jan 7 2019 // Jacob Barzivand Paramount Exclusive Insurance Services Inc. | Encino, California Jacob Barzivand started working as an insurance producer right after college at the age of 20. Now, at just 26, he’s built a sizable...

Insurance Journal East’s Top Stories for 2018: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, Auto Insurance, Mass. Gas Explosions

Dec 31 2018 // As Insurance Journal looks back on the most popular stories of 2018, its readers in the East region showed interest in a variety of topics from auto insurance to the September gas explosions in Massachusetts to state...

Insurance Journal West’s Top Stories for 2018: California Commissioner Race, Hawaii Lava, Wildfire Losses

Dec 31 2018 // Another year down, and too many fascinating news headlines to count. Hawaii’s lava, the race for California insurance commissioner, and a $23 million ruling in a lawsuit against Geico were among the most popular...

Top Insurance Journal International Stories of 2018

Dec 31 2018 // Mergers & acquisitions drew a lot of interest from the readers of Insurance Journal’s International section in 2018 with 11 of the top 25 articles focusing on Marsh & McLennan’s acquisition of JLT,...