“To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.” This quote from Winston Churchill is hanging on the wall at the offices of Jacobson, Goldfarb & Scott Inc. (JGS Insurance). The Bell Works, N.J.-headquartered agency, …
The motto “Covenant Cares” is not just on the letterhead at Covenant Insurance Group Inc., but it’s a way of operating that is truly caring, according to one employee at the York, Pa.-headquartered independent insurance agency. The agency, which specializes …
A ruptured section of metal piping installed more than 40 years ago led to an uncontrolled release of hazardous materials at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing Refinery (PES) in Philadelphia, Penn., on June 21, causing a fire and …
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, it may be time for businesses – especially small- or mid-sized firms – to assess their understanding of current cyber risks and whether they’re adequately covered by a cyber insurance policy. According to a …
Founded in 2012 in downtown Boston’s financial district, Ironside Insurance Group has been on the scene as an independent agency for just seven years, but it has seen consistent growth by embracing change and taking a modern approach to its …
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) denying an estate’s request that its insurer pay workers’ compensation benefits to the estate as a result of an overdose death. The petitioner, …
Miller Insurance Principal Agent Christopher Miller says he has found a lot of fulfillment working in the insurance industry and now aims to pass that sense of fulfillment along to others through his work. “Life without purpose isn’t worth much,” …
More than a year after the European Union implemented its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), U.S. insurers are examining what they can learn as they prepare for the implementation of similar data privacy laws in New York and California. “With …
While it typically only takes a short amount of time for a successful breach to compromise data, the amount of time it takes for a breach to be discovered is more likely to be months. This means businesses susceptible to …
While there are “huge opportunities” on the horizon for the cyber insurance industry, cyber insurance underwriters still face the challenge of not having enough historical data to work with. “It’s really scary to underwrite something when you just don’t know …
