Articles by Stephanie K. Jones

Louisiana Commissioner Candidate, Temple, Says State Is in Insurance ‘Crisis’

When Louisiana voters go the polls this fall, in the race for insurance commissioner they’ll have a choice between Louisiana businessman and longtime insurance industry executive, Tim Temple, and current commissioner, Jim Donelon, who has held the post since 2006. …

Louisiana Commissioner Candidate, Temple: State Is in Insurance ‘Crisis’

When Louisiana voters go the polls this fall, in the race for insurance commissioner they’ll have a choice between Louisiana businessman and longtime insurance industry executive, Tim Temple, and current commissioner, Jim Donelon, who has held the post since 2006. …

Kaufman Institute’s Personalized Insurance Learning Hub Now Open to Industry

Adult learners want a personalized educational journey — one in which they are able to choose what they want to learn, as well as when and how they want to learn it. That’s the premise behind the Kaufman Institute, a …

With New, Legal Cannabis Industries, Illinois and Missouri Can Learn from Pioneer States

As Illinois and Missouri undertake the process of licensing businesses in their newly legalized cannabis industries — recreational in Illinois and medical in Missouri — they have the advantage of taking what has worked and shedding what hasn’t in the …

Kaufman Institute Opens Its Personalized Insurance Learning Hub to Industry

Adult learners want a personalized educational journey — one in which they are able to choose what they want to learn, as well as when and how they want to learn it. That’s the premise behind the Kaufman Institute, a …

Report: Re/Insurers Are Reconsidering Risk Appetite for California Wildfires

S&P Global Ratings says 2020 reinsurance pricing in the aftermath of California wildfires will likely rise as re/insurers are finding 2017-2018 losses from wildfires in that state to be higher than expected. The California wildfires of 2017-2018, with insured losses …

Texas Windstorm Insurer Not Filing Rate Hike for 2020

Texas’ provider of last resort for wind and hail insurance for coastal properties won’t be raising its residential and commercial property rates next year. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) said its board of directors voted at its August 6 …

U.S. Appeals Court: Ohio Work Comp Solicitation Ban at Odds with Free Speech Law

In siding with a law firm in a case involving access to workers’ compensation claimant information and the use of that information for solicitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has declared provisions of an Ohio state …

Consultant Sees Larger, Fewer P/C Insurance Agencies Going Forward

There will be fewer insurance agencies operating in the property/casualty insurance industry in the future and those that remain will be larger and more tech-savvy, says an insurance-focused executive at the consulting firm, Ernst & Young (EY). Ed Majkowski, EY’s …

Ghost of Harvey Looms Large as 2019 Hurricane Season Gets Underway

Compared with 2017, last year’s hurricane season was a relatively quiet one for the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas, with major U.S. storm systems such as Hurricanes Michael and Florence staying well to the east, impacting Florida and …