Insurers Powered by New Tech Ready to Assist Policyholders November 2, 2020 By David A. Sampson This hurricane season has already broken several records, and it is not over yet. So far, 2020 has produced 23...
Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC, Placed into Receivership November 2, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A Travis County, Texas, judge has approved an order placing a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer into receivership. On Oct. 21,...
Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes: Study November 2, 2020 By Tom Krisher Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which...
Agency M&A Activity Continues Despite Pandemic: OPTIS Partners November 2, 2020 There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the...
Agency E&O Survey: More See Premiums on the Rise November 2, 2020 According to Insurance Journal’s 2020 Agency E&O survey, slightly more than half of all respondents (50.2%) saw an increase in...
Embracing Technology in a Changed World October 19, 2020 By Doug Coombs Saying this year has been a game changer for small business is an understatement. The pandemic is forcing small businesses,...
Inflection Points in the Growth of an Agency October 19, 2020 By Tony Caldwell Over the years, I’ve talked to many agency owners who are frustrated because the growth of their agency is stuck,...
Pandemic Economic Uncertainty Could See Insurers Buying, Partnering with Insurtechs October 19, 2020 Insurance carriers could increasingly target insurtechs for acquisition and partnerships in the coming months due to pandemic-related economic uncertainty, according...
Caring at Liberty Company Insurance Brokers October 19, 2020 By Don Jergler The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., offered the perfect Hollywood ending for Bill Johnson. Johnson started...
Insurtech Investments Continue at Rapid Pace October 19, 2020 Despite the COVID-19 outbreak and the pandemic’s economic fallout, total investments into the insurtech sector through the first six months...