Articles by Amy O'Connor

O'Connor is the Southeast editor for Insurance Journal and associate editor of MyNewMarkets.com.

Hurricane Matthew Leaves its Mark on Southeast

It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Matthew ravaged the Southeast coast but the insurance industry’s job of responding to the devastation and assessing the total cost of damage from the storm is far from over. With the flood …

BRONZE Best Agency to Work for 2016: Southeast The Crichton Group

Best Agency to Work For – BRONZE The Crichton Group, Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.-based The Crichton Group employees say they aren’t just part of a large agency – they are all important members of a team. This year’s Bronze winner …

Peyton Manning’s Pep Talk to Insurance Leaders: ‘You Are Only as Good as the Team Around You’

If retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning felt out of place in a room filled with insurance professionals – miles away from where he was last year on his way to a Super Bowl-winning season – no one would have guessed. …

SILVER Best Agency to Work For 2016 – Southeast LassiterWare

Best Agency to Work For – SILVER Leesburg, Florida LassiterWare The employees of Leesburg, Fla.-based LassiterWare say they feel more like they are part of a family than an insurance agency, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. “LassiterWare …

North Carolina Insurers Want Supreme Court Review of 25% Rate Hike Denial

The homeowners insurance rate increase disagreement between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and the insurance industry is not over. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB), which files rates with NCDOI on behalf of insurers writing in the state, …

Hurricane Matthew May Be Gone, But Insurance Industry’s Work is Just Starting

It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Matthew ravaged the Southeast coast but the insurance industry’s job of responding to the devastation and assessing the total cost of damage from the storm is just beginning. With flood waters still rising …

Patrick Ryan on Today’s E&S Business and Using Aon Experience to Build RSG

After a notable 50-year insurance career that has included starting and leading two highly successful insurance brokers, 79-year-old Patrick Ryan didn’t mince words when asked if he will ever retire: “No.” Many thought that retirement was Ryan’s plan when he …

Hurricane Matthew More Hype Than Bite So Far But Insurers, Agents Remain on Alert

While Hurricane Matthew rages along Florida’s coast, with the end potentially still hours away, the insurance industry seems to be breathing a sigh of relief, thus far. As of Friday morning, Matthew seemed to have spared South Florida major damage …

South Carolina, Florida Order Evacuations as Hurricane Matthew Approaches Southeast

The governors of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have ordered a State of Emergency for each of their respective states as Hurricane Matthew makes its way up the Southeast coast after battering Haiti and Cuba. The Florida Division of Emergency …

Prospect General Launches Real Estate Investor Insurance Program

Prospect General, a program administrator based in La Jolla, Calif., has launch a real estate investor insurance program. The coverage will focus on investors who own primarily one to four unit residential dwellings but it will allow small habitational and …