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Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, with the eye of the Category 3 hurricane centered on Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, though the storm is remembered largely because of the devastation to New Orleans, Louisiana. Over 1,800 people died &...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
As mergers and acquisitions continue to reshape the insurance landscape, independent agency owners face increasingly complex decisions about financing growth. Among the most prominent capital sources are private equity (PE) and industry-focused bank...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By Don Jergler Being pleasant may not sound like it’s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making sales, but it’s among the core philosophies at Kulchin Ross …
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
I recently read several articles marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The articles covered a plethora of changes, including ISO form changes, the quality of claims serviced, the enormous financial cost, the unreal people cost, the impro...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By Chad Hemenway Michelle Sartain, president Marsh U.S. and Canada, who has worked at Marsh for more than 28 years, encouraged lawmakers on Capitol Hill last month to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. More than two decades after Marsh ...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Homeowners’ insurance rates are rising at a pace not seen in more than a decade, so more customers are asking why they should stay loyal if they perceive their insurer isn’t reciprocating. According to a recent survey from J.D. Power, ...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
To say the independent agent–one of the lynchpins of the insurance industry–is operating in challenging and sometimes unforgiving times would be an understatement. Market volatility has remained a defining force for independent agents in...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Lately, it seems as though we’re surrounded by discussions about how best to grow the American industrial sector. A key component of this discussion hinges on how to supply and power these industries in both cost-effective and environmentally c...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By William Rabb For the second straight year, Brightway Insurance in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, has made the list of finalists for the Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For – Southeast. This year, the agency made it to the …...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
An early look by AM Best at the financial results of the U.S. property/casualty industry revealed insurers recorded an estimated $11.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2025. That’s a significant jump from last year when &...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Over the past decade, the insurance industry has undergone an increasingly rapid transformation, driven by advancements in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and now generative AI technologies. These advancements have enabled insurers to auto...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By Ezra Amacher It’s not by accident that Higginbotham continually finds itself on the shortlist of best independent insurance agencies to work for. The Fort Worth, Texas-based firm is intentional about every aspect of its business, from being...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
The votes are in for the 2025 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. Employees in 2025 highlighted the importance of competitive salaries, employee benefits, training and education, resources, and other employee pe...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By Ezra Amacher As president of DSP Insurance Services, Taylor Virgil is proud to say that the Schaumburg, Illinois-based agency has taken the road less traveled. At a time when many agencies of its size are being bought out by …
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years–and things are getting worse. Commercial auto has posted an underwriting loss for the 14th consecutive year and has accumulated m...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
By Jahna Jacobson Cleary Insurance Inc. is an insurance company with a great team, a winning atmosphere, and a “family vibe.” That’s according to employees who nominated Cleary Insurance Inc., Insurance Journal’s Best Agency t...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s Community Rating System (CRS) will i...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
In one of the longest-running and most-litigated episodes of alleged child sexual abuse at a private school, the key question in a case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals is whether insurers’ recent policies barred coverage for incidents t...
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
The property insurer selected ZestyAI’s technology to improve risk decisions and reduce losses tied to inaccurate roof data.
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
The InsurTech firm completed a production transaction using AI to guide and execute a consumer insurance purchase.
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
Automation helps insurers cut fraud, recover losses, and strengthen compliance while protecting margins and reinforcing trust in the claims process.
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
The affiliation will extend their reach across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina, serving policyholders through more than 450 independent agencies.
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
In the olden days, before Zoom or Microsoft TEAMS, or even before (gasp) email … when a surety agent would submit an account to a surety underwriter there was this weird thing that would be attached: a submission letter!!!! The …
Posted: Oct 05, 2025
National Guardian Life Insurance Company has appointed Frank Robertson as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Posted: Oct 04, 2025
Penn-America Underwriters operates as a division of GBLI.
Posted: Oct 04, 2025
The partnership extends TAG’s crisis management and food safety expertise to TMHCC – Specialty Group clients.
Posted: Oct 04, 2025
NFP is expanding its cross-border portfolio with a Spanish-language auto insurance platform.
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Conifer Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2009 and listed on the NASDAQ stock market (symbol: CNFR) in 2015.
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Federal officials have opened inquiries into California State University for allegations of antisemitism and claims of racial discrimination tied to a diversity hiring initiative. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched an inves...
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Rise in High-Profile Ransomware Att...
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Florida Authorities Nab Theft Ring for Stealing $800,000 Worth of Smoke Detectors A multi-department operation...
Posted: Oct 03, 2025
Enlyte report reveals shifting prescription patterns in workers' compensation as pain management evolves. The post Opioid Use...
Posted: Oct 03, 2025