Articles by Amy O'Connor

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

Walmart Begins Selling Auto Insurance Online

Walmart has partnered with AutoInsurance.com to offer car insurance to its customers at “everyday low prices.” The new arrangement provides an auto insurance comparison service through the AutoInsurance.com website from national insurance carriers that include Progressive, Esurance, Safeco, Travelers, and …

Virtual Privacy Expert Gives Insurers Privacy Tools for Clients

Data breach software firm ID Experts has partnered with risk management and claims consultant Enquiron to offer the Virtual Privacy Expert, an on-demand website service for insurance carriers looking to provide online privacy tools to their clients in conjunction with …

Cyber Coverage Demand Increased Significantly in 2013, Trend to Continue in 2014: Marsh

Demand for cyber insurance rose by 21 percent across all industries in 2013 compared to 2012, and early indications in 2014 are that the buying trend is accelerating, according to a Marsh Risk Management Research report. Marsh found that financial …

Cyber Coverage Demand Increased in 2013, Trend to Continue in 2014: Marsh

Demand for cyber insurance rose by 21 percent across all industries in 2013 compared to 2012, and early indications in 2014 are that the buying trend is accelerating, according to a Marsh Risk Management Research report. Marsh found that financial …

Vertafore, DocuSign Partner to Offer E-Signature Services to Technology Users

Insurance technology provider Vertafore and digital transaction manager DocuSign have teamed up to offer e-signature services to Vertafore’s insurance clients. DocuSign’s Digital Transaction Management Platform (DTM) will be available to Vertafore’s personal and commercial line customers who use its Vertafore …

Top 10 HOT Markets to Watch

Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top 10 market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry in 2014. Private Flood Insurance Private …

Carriers Committed to D&O Segment

Several turbulent years of increased claims, more regulation and additional oversight of directors and officers have not deterred carriers from the directors and officers (D&O) liability segment. As more carriers beef up their policies to address new needs, other newer …

Technology’s Opening a Whole New World of Agent E&O Exposures

Those in the insurance industry have another errors and omission (E&O) risk to consider these days, and they have technology to thank for it. Anyone in the insurance industry that possesses, stores, transmits or disposes of customers’ personal information has …

Agribusiness Insurance Segment Stable, Yet Selective

Crop insurance and farm bill debates have dominated the news headlines and led to uncertainty and frustration for many farm and ranchers, but insurance experts in the agribusiness industry say the property/casualty segment of this market has actually remained stable …

Brokers Missing Out on Big Opportunities in Trade Credit Insurance Market

Agents and brokers who are not selling trade credit insurance – also known as receivables insurance – are missing huge opportunities but also opening themselves up to errors and omission (E&O) exposures, according to trade credit insurance experts. Worldwide capacity …