June 9, 2009
It’s time to face facts: the U.S. is a nation of obese workers. About a quarter of the nation is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this presents serious health implications for those who …
June 1, 2009
Obesity Weighs Heavily on Workers’ Compensation Claims It’s time face facts, we’re a nation of fatties. About a quarter of our citizens can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC). And while that …
June 1, 2009
Federal lawmakers once again are preparing to tackle the issue of how states can more effectively regulate the surplus lines insurance market. It’s been tried before, but legislation was recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with the goal …
June 1, 2009
CEO LaRocco, Exec Barnard Outline Insurer’s Renewed Strategy to Re-Engage Agents and Deliver Greater Value Weathering today’s economic storm has not been easy for insurance companies. Consumers are more carefully scrutinizing their coverages, while the financial sector is taking a …
June 1, 2009
Employee Background Checks Essential Insurance agents can play a big role in helping states to fight insurance fraud. In fact, because they are on the front lines of insurance transactions, agents might see and hear things before the insurance company, …
May 18, 2009
Areas Where Agents Might See an Increase in Fraud Does a bad economy increase crime? Analysts have debated that question for years, according to Mike McKee, senior special agent for the National Insurance Crime Bureau. While it’s too soon for …
May 18, 2009
Obesity Weighs Heavy on Workers’ Compensation Claims It’s time to face facts about our nation’s fat. About a quarter of our nation can be characterized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And while that …
May 18, 2009
A wildfire that began on May 5 in Santa Barbara County, Calif. — during Wildfire Awareness Week May 3-9 — continued to burn as of press time, having burned 8,733 acres and destroyed 77 residences as of May 10, 2009, …
May 18, 2009
Money is the lifeblood of any business. But when it comes to running insurance agencies, money isn’t the main thing that principals look for when they do business with a certain carrier. Claims handling, it turns out, is the truly …
May 8, 2009
A wildfire that began on May 5 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., continues to burn, increasing 448 percent from 500 acres burned yesterday to 2,739 acres burned and at least 20 homes destroyed as of this morning, according to the …