Top Insurance Journal National Stories of 2017 December 29, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson It wouldn’t feel right to close out the year without looking back at the most popular stories on Insurance Journal...
Language Lessons for Property/Casualty Insurers December 18, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson InsurTech leaders speaking at the InsureTech Connect Conference in October had a message for traditional insurers they have probably heard...
Updated: OSHA Rule Requiring Electronic Reporting of Injuries Goes Into Effect December 15, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal rule requiring certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness reports goes into effect today. The rule applies...
Digital Insurer Lemonade Says No License Needed by Adopters of Its API Sales Platform December 11, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Digital insurer Lemonade says companies that integrate its insurance sales platform, or API, into their own apps and web sites...
Wells Fargo Closing Down Its Personal Insurance Business November 28, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Wells Fargo & Co. announced it is exiting the personal insurance business and will immediately begin winding down its marketing....
State Auto’s Extension of CEO LaRocco’s Contract a Vote of Confidence in Turnaround Strategy November 28, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Mike LaRocco, who took over president and CEO of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. in May 2015, has won the...
How Lemonade Is Deciding Who Else May Sell Its Insurance November 20, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Digital insurer Lemonade reports that more than 400 businesses applied to sell its insurance within the first 24 hours after...
Schiavone Takes Over Allianz Global Specialty’s Alternative Risk Team; Coppola to Head Financial Lines November 20, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Paul Schiavone has been appointed as global head of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business, taking...
House Passes Flood Insurance Program Extension with Reforms November 15, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874) – a...
Insurance Agents Regained Organic Growth Momentum in Q2: Reagan November 7, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance agencies and brokerage firms reported that their organic growth rebounded to 4.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017,...