Features

Complexities That Arise with ERPs: Part 2

For specialty line insurance policies such as directors and officers liability, professional liability, cyber liability etc., claims made insurance policies are the most common type of policy issued. They are complex, and depending on the definition of claim, as well …

Why Recruiter Retention Is a Problem for Insurance Agencies

I see a lot of turnovers in human resource (HR) departments at insurance agencies. It seems like most internal recruiters don’t last longer than two years, and the majority leave for a job outside the insurance industry. What pushes people …

Why Schools Must Reset and Reboot When it Comes to Insurance

Public entities have unique challenges when it comes to mitigating risks and insuring exposures. They serve their communities through education, public utilities and first responder services, and must do so often with limited resources. Today that effort is even more …

Dressing Up the Agency for the Wedding – Part 2 – Book of Business

You can’t take it with you. Every business owner will eventually sell his or her business. It can either be on terms the owner defines, or it can be based on whatever happens at the end. So, if an owner …

Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $220K from Clients Including Late Art Dealer

John Philip Ryan, 64, of Yucca Valley, California, was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $220,000 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to two felony counts of financial elder abuse and grand theft of insurance premiums. An investigation …

After Years of Bitter Delay, Federal Agencies Unveil Flood Plan for Mississippi Delta

Federal officials have offered a proposal to control flooding in the Mississippi Delta, a move that comes after months of work from government agencies and decades of delays and disputes over potential environmental impacts. The south Delta’s Yazoo Backwater area …

California Workers’ Comp Written Premium was 14% Above 2021

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its Quarterly Experience Report, an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of Dec. 31, 2022. Highlights of the report include: California written premium in 2022 was 14% above that …

Tennessee Company Refuses Government Request to Recall 67 Million Air Bag Inflators, Says Data Doesn’t Prove the Need

A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive …

Washington Commissioner Fines Airbnb for Acting as Unauthorized Insurer

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer in the state. Kreidler also ordered the vacation rental company to obtain a surplus lines insurance policy to continue offering its Host Damage Protection program in …

Alabama DOI Needs Insurers to Light Up the Budding Medical Marijuana Business in the State

Alabama lawmakers legalized medical marijuana two years ago. But that came with a high hurdle: Dispensaries, growers, processors and other license applicants must have at least $2 million of liability and casualty insurance. Now, the Alabama Department of Insurance says …

Features Archives by Month