Building Digital Relationships with Insurance Customers — A Good Website Is Not Enough February 21, 2022 By Chip Bacciocco Does my agent understand my particular risks? Will they make sure my coverage doesn’t lapse? Are they thinking about my...
Construction Defect Insurance Claims February 21, 2022 By Granger Stuck and Jim Borders Construction defect claims and cases are scenarios wherein physical loss or damage is claimed to be related to defective building...
Court Siding With Merck Over War Exclusion for Cyber Attack a Warning to Insurers February 21, 2022 By Chad Hemenway In January, the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled insurers cannot use a policy exclusion to avoid covering about $1.4...
Farm & Ranch Market: Evolving to Mitigate the Risks of Today February 21, 2022 By Andrea Wells While the farm and ranch insurance space faces different risks than other property lines, many challenges of insuring those risks...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators And Lawmakers February 21, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Joseph White Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology,...
U.S. Surplus Lines Premium Up 22% in 2021 February 7, 2022 Surplus lines premium increased 22% and transactions rebounded almost 6.6% over their 2020 totals in the 15 states with designated...
World’s First Crypto Mortgage? Homeowners’ Insurers Don’t Hate It February 7, 2022 By William Rabb If homeowners’ insurance carriers weren’t facing enough issues this year, here’s one more to think about: A Miami company is...
Louisiana Court Disbars Attorney Who Allegedly Mishandled Claims Case February 7, 2022 The Louisiana Supreme Court has disbarred a Lafayette attorney accused of failing to properly handle a client’s case, then lying...
Texas Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones February 7, 2022 Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for...
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...