Even though Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, early estimates of crash fatalities from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal the largest projected number of deaths since 2007. According to NHSTA, an …
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) recorded $884.75 million in surplus lines insurance premium for May, with a total of $3.63 billion year-to-date. This represents a 14.5% increase in premiums over May 2020, and a 14.2% increase in …
The most popular password in 2020 was exposed almost 24 million times and took less than a second to crack. While a shocking statistic, when you learn that the most popular password of 2020 was “123456,” this news becomes somewhat …
Like death and taxes, the annual hurricane season can be counted on as a sure thing. The number and intensity of named storms may vary each year, as well as where they occur and whether or not they make landfall. …
Insurance Services Office (ISO) has released its upcoming homeowners’ multi-state filing. This first major revision in over 11 years is filed to be effective in March 2022. Within this filing, ISO: Introduced one new form and 12 new endorsements; Revised …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has reminded insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be done at a specific repair shop. “If an insurer inaccurately informs you that your vehicle’s coverage is contingent upon utilizing …
Nearly a decade of continuous construction industry growth was halted in 2020 as the industry battled direct and collateral effects from COVID-19. According to Nationwide’s recent Agent Authority research, seven-in-10 construction business owners were negatively impacted by the pandemic, experiencing …
Despite the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 business closures, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rose in 2020 by 34% compared to the previous year. In a recent update on …
Most of our agency clients tell us they have a hard time finding producers. They want to know where to look and how to bring them in. It is not an easy task to find someone with experience from another …
Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states have filed a lawsuit against drug maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF for the damage their cotton herbicide has caused to vineyards. Attorneys for the grape growers say cotton seed systems created …
