California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will distribute a roughly $75 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders with policies that took effect between Jan. 1 and Aug. 26. The dividend equals roughly 10% of the estimated annual premium reported during that …
An investigation into the cause of an explosion at an Arizona energy storage facility that injured four firefighters confirms what engineers had feared: Packing lithium-ion batteries tightly together can spark a chain reaction that can cause catastrophic damage and endanger …
We were in the locker at half-time, down by two points. Kenny, our center, felt like he was playing a terrible game. He already had two fouls, and the guy he was guarding seemed like he was scoring at will. …
The demise of the independent agent has been predicted ad nauseam, however arguably the most hotly debated version came from a 2013 McKinsey report with a section entitled “The End of an Era for the Local Insurance Agent.” When Bryan …
Think of the last time you received excellent service from someone who went above and beyond on your behalf. Did you tell someone else about it? If you did, you were participating in word-of-mouth marketing. Word-of-mouth marketing is not new. …
1. Offset Negativity. What can you show your clients that you are doing to help them during the pandemic? Everyone is tired of hearing how all their business income (BI) claims are denied. What are you doing to offset all …
Global average commercial insurance prices increased 19% in the second quarter of 2020, the eleventh straight quarter they have risen. Average price increases were driven principally by increases in property insurance rates and financial and professional lines — as was …
The original title for this article was “Post-COVID Recruiting” but I don’t know what “post” means anymore. It seems we’ve reached a reality that will extend farther than most of us predicted earlier this year. As we adjust to the …
A federal appellate court has affirmed a $1.2 million jury award to a woman who broke her arm after tripping over a bucket on a cruise ship. That may have been the least significant part of the ruling in Higgs …
As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution. So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth accounts, he saw an …
