Pipeline’s Safeguards Malfunctioned in Louisiana Diesel Spill February 21, 2022 By Matthew Brown and Janet McConnaughey A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of diesel fuel into a New Orleans-area wetland...
Insurance Industry Critic and ‘Conscience’ Hunter Retires From Consumer Federation February 21, 2022 The man who served as the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America for nearly three decades is...
Another Big Insurer Stops Writing Homeowners Policies in Florida February 21, 2022 The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to...
Insurers Could Get Lower Rates on Liquidity with Bills in States February 21, 2022 By William Rabb Many in the insurance industry may think of the Federal Home Loan Bank as an agency that facilitates affordable mortgages...
10 Emerging Risks to Watch February 7, 2022 By Andrea Wells and Amy K. O'Connor Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and a few challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic forces and tough insurance...
A Look at Possible Negligence on the Set of Rust February 7, 2022 By Patrick Wraight You can tell that you’ve been in insurance just about long enough when you look at a news story and...
A Special Time for Specialty Markets February 7, 2022 By Jack Kuhn and Ed Largent The specialty insurance marketplace always has been a vast laboratory for nascent products. It once was a tiny market. Those...
How Agents and Insurtechs Can Work Together February 7, 2022 By Philip Charles-Pierre Independent insurance agents today are different. They’re not your parents’ agencies. Yes, they still provide insurance and build strong client...
Commercial Auto Among Lines With Flattening Rates in 2022, USI Forecast Predicts February 7, 2022 Although it wasn’t the headline of a commercial insurance broker’s market pricing report last month, the report’s observation that “commercial...
Insurance Agency M&As Jumped 30% in 2021: OPTIS February 7, 2022 There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to...