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Top Insurance Journal International Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // Blockchain, cyber, mergers and acquisitions and London’s devastating Grenfell Tower fire are just some of the topics that dominate the most popular articles in Insurance Journal’s International section during...

Top Insurance Journal East Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018. These are just a few of many topics Insurance...

Top Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // A bad broker, classic cars that got destroyed in a fire and insurer rating downgrades were among the most widely read news stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2017. Broker Gone Bad One story that...

Top Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // Among the most read news stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region during 2017 concerned Hurricane Harvey and Texas hailstorm (aka natural catastrophe insurance claims) legislation. The insurance industry...

Top Insurance Journal West Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // Trade secrets and Hippos, lawsuits and tragedies. The news for 2017 didn’t seem to be dominated by a single trend or sole event, but in an ever-fractured media world that must try and cater to short attention spans...

Top Insurance Journal National Stories of 2017

Dec 29 2017 // It wouldn’t feel right to close out the year without looking back at the most popular stories on Insurance Journal during the past 12 months. Here are the national stories that attracted the most readers in 2017,...

Digital Insurer Lemonade Says No License Needed by Adopters of Its API Sales Platform

Dec 11 2017 // Digital insurer Lemonade says companies that integrate its insurance sales platform, or API, into their own apps and web sites “generally speaking do not have to be licensed as insurance agents or brokers.” At...

Trending in 2017

Nov 27 2017 // Within a month, we’ll be archiving our 2017 whitepapers and reports, as we seek the most current content available for 2018. For those of you new to Research & Trends, here is a chance to review and easily locate...

Insurance Journal Seeks Industry Charity Stories for 2017

Nov 22 2017 // Insurance Journal’s Charity Issue will highlight some of the many charitable tales in insurance. Share your firm’s story on how you support the community. Enter your photos and a brief description of the event...

Academy of Insurance Offers Free Videos as ‘Building Blocks’ for Insurance Education

Nov 14 2017 // Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance is offering micro-videos at no cost to insurance professionals through its new Building Blocks tool. The Building Blocks tool supplies professionally created micro-videos for...

Insurance Journal, Insurance Careers Movement Partner on ‘Cool’ Job Contest for Under-40 Pros

Oct 16 2017 // Insurance Journal today launched a contest in conjunction with Insurance Careers Movement on what young insurance professionals believe is the coolest part of their job. It’s a bit tricky, however, because...

New Association for Insurance Agency Networks Forming

Oct 2 2017 // An insurance industry lender is among those touting a new association for insurance agency networks. The lender, Live Oak Bancshares Inc., says it will not have ownership in the new group, Insurance Networks Alliance...

eServices Partners with Insurance Journal for the 2017 Risk Management Summit

Aug 7 2017 // Peabody, MA, August 7, 2017 – eServices, a specialized platform focused on providing turn-key risk management, claims, marketing, and technology solutions through its various entities, is pleased to announce that...

U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Mostly Silent on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord

Jun 6 2017 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the country from the...

Travelers’ Drone Program Is Changing the Way Its Claims Reps Do Business

May 11 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Travelers’ Claim University, founded in 2007, is working to change the way its claims professionals do business through the use of drones to assist in property inspection and claims...

Insurance Charity Benefits Make-A-Wish, Honors Wells Chief

Apr 3 2017 // In a room packed with insurance industry professionals, an undeniable air of gratitude hung over those who were doing the giving. Speaker after speaker came up and talked to the audience at a charity event about how...

Steamin’ Hot Markets: Cyber, Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More

Mar 20 2017 // Cyber Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. For 2017, experts predict the U.S....

Insurance Charity Benefits Make-A-Wish, Honors Wells Chief

Mar 17 2017 // In a room packed with insurance industry professionals, an undeniable air of gratitude hung over those who were doing the giving. Speaker after speaker came up and talked to the audience at a charity event about how...

What’s Up with Salaries at Insurance Agencies?

Mar 9 2017 // Salaries for insurance agency management, owners, principals and producers were up in 2016. Total compensation for support staff also increased, although not by as much as it did the year before. That’s according to...

Wraight Named Insurance Journal Academy Director

Mar 6 2017 // Patrick Wraight has been named the director of the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance, a leading property/casualty insurance learning center that is part of the Wells Media Group. Wraight, an Army veteran, comes to the...