Articles by Stephanie K. Jones

An Atmosphere of Caring

The employees at the Central Texas-based independent insurance agency, The Nitsche Group, can’t seem to say enough about how proud they are of the great service the agency provides to its customers. Responding to Insurance Journal’s 2019 Best Agencies to …

Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit

One of five core values that guide the operations of DSP Insurance Services in Schaumburg, Ill., states: “We will respect and support all employees.” The agency also pledges that it will “treat our employees as our most valuable resource and …

Louisiana Court: Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim

Louisiana’s high court has nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication or fraud in order to deny the workers’ compensation claim of an injured worker. In doing so, the Louisiana Supreme …

In Service to the Nation’s Finest

Serving current and former military personnel and their families is what the employees of Military United Insurance (MUI) in Columbia, Mo., do, and they love it. Employee after employee responding to Insurance Journal’s 2019 Best Agencies to Work For survey …

A Family First Agency

The people who work at the Texas-based independent insurance agency BKCW are not employees — they are team members and they are family. That team-oriented, family first culture is just one of the many aspects of the agency that its …

Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim: Louisiana Court

Louisiana’s high court recently nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication or fraud in order to deny the workers’ compensation claim of an injured worker. In doing so, the Louisiana Supreme …

A Different Direction

The Bulow Group (TBG) in Tinley Park, Illinois, has a motto: “When other agencies are all going in the same direction, we choose to go in a different direction.” To Mike Bulow, who with his brother, Tom Bulow, owns TBG, …

The Hotchkiss Way

Excellent client service, emphasis on fundamentals, culture of giving back, focus on employee well-being, sound financial management, and a bright prospect for the future. Those are just a few of the many positives the employees of Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance cited …

Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Louisiana’s Auto Insurance Crisis

When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held the post since 2006, …

Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Auto Insurance Crisis

When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held the post since 2006, …