Kansas’ Key Insurance Placed Into Liquidation April 21, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Key Insurance, a Kansas-based insurer specializing in non-standard auto, was placed into liquidation after a court ruled the company insolvent....
The Good and Bad About Being an Independent Insurance Agent April 21, 2025 By Andrea Wells What’s so great about being a young independent agent today? Freedom, quality of life, opportunities to grow, challenges and the...
Presence of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Biosolids Raise Alarm for Farmers April 21, 2025 By Joshua A. Bickel What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are...
Fighting Insurance Fraud: A Long-Term Win for the Industry April 21, 2025 By Joe Hayes and Kevin Hahn Fraud has long plagued the insurance industry, particularly in sectors like New York construction and habitational real estate. From staged...
Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility April 21, 2025 A report published by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranks Louisiana as the worst state for social mobility, and links...
MarketScout: Q1 Composite Personal Lines Rates Up 4.9%; Commercial Rates Up 3% April 21, 2025 According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines kept rising in the first quarter to...
Illegal vs Legal DEI: Navigating DEI Legally: Emphasizing Equity Without Legal Pitfalls April 7, 2025 By James Felton Keith and Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander The debate over what constitutes “illegal DEI” has intensified following recent executive orders from the U.S. president. The orders instruct...
Inflation, Rising Claim Costs, Riskier Business Reasons Cited for Rate Increases in A&E Market: Survey April 7, 2025 Architects and engineers professional liability insurers report concerns about the persistent effects of inflation on claim expenses, uncertainty about the...
Finding Alternatives April 7, 2025 By Chris Burand In recent months, the Wall Street Journal has published long articles regarding how expensive—to the point of not being affordable—homeowners...
Insureds Have Post-Loss Duties Too, Florida Appeals Court Says in HCI Win April 7, 2025 Florida insurers, often on the receiving end of insureds’ complaints in the courts and in the news media, may take...