August 29, 2018
Do you love your agency? Is it a Best Place to Work For? If so, don’t forget to nominate your agency to be named as one of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For in 2018. The deadline to submit …
August 29, 2018
Independent agents and brokers are focusing on growing the average size of their commercial lines accounts, according to “Agent Voices 2018,” a report based on a survey conducted earlier this year and cosponsored by Channel Harvest Research and Insurance Journal. …
August 29, 2018
IAT Insurance Group has hired Ken Chapman as executive vice president, Surety, to lead IAT’s new surety business following IAT’s acquisition of IFIC Surety Group that is expected to close in the third quarter. Chapman will join the company’s leadership …
August 29, 2018
Barnes & Noble Inc. was sued on Tuesday by a former chief executive officer who said the largest U.S. bookstore chain falsely accused him of violating its sexual harassment policy before firing him after 14 months on the job. In …
August 29, 2018
Clothing and footwear that detect human movement could soon become the preferred fashion choice for people recovering from injuries or trying to avoid them as the technology is becoming lighter and less expensive. A team of engineers at the University …
August 29, 2018
Mid-year results for U.S. property/casualty insurers and reinsurers show they are on the mend following a trying 2017, according to Fitch Ratings. Operating performance moderately improved for P/C (re)insurers during the first half of the year thanks to improved core …
August 28, 2018
One-in-five consumers say they would use Amazon or Google for their home insurance, a J.D. Power survey released today shows. And most of those who took the survey (80 percent) already have insurance with a large national carrier. Both Google …
August 28, 2018
Kingdom Trust, a company that stores digital currency for investors, has secured insurance coverage through Lloyd’s of London to protect against theft and destruction of those assets, the company said on Tuesday. The move by Kingdom Trust, which has $12 …
August 28, 2018
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says claims by a former executive that the bank retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on its failure to comply with anti-money-laundering policies should be heard outside of court or dismissed. The former executive, Chris …
August 28, 2018
Have you ever watched someone try to finish a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing? There are still a few hundred pieces to place, but there is one open space in the middle of a grove of trees that beckons to …