Insurance Journal

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the insurance industry, the term “termination” can refer to a few different things. These occur when an insurance policy runs its course and the … This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. First, there are policy terminations.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The first half of 2024 set a 15-year low for first-half insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions, according to Clyde & Co’s latest Mid-Year Growth Report. The number of insurance carrier M&A transactions completed in the first six months of this …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 263

Friendly Agent

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

So you have taken your insurance exam and got a license to sell insurance. Now, you want to start selling insurance? Before you do, you need to get an insurance carrier appointment. What is an insurance carrier appointment? How to get a direct insurance carrier appointment as a new agent?

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Officials in two Southeastern states have taken steps to hold insurers or recipients of insurance funds accountable after Hurricanes Helene and Milton spurred thousands of insurance claims. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance reminded insurance carriers that they must …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

Former RenaissanceRe executive Stephen Weinstein has launched a new Florida-domiciled insurance carrier, known as Mangrove Property Insurance, with plans to assume thousands of policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mangrove, with offices in Tallahassee, will be the 10th new insurer …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 2, 2025

Verisk said on Thursday it will be the first modeler to request a review of its wildfire catastrophe model under a reform pushed by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. The reform allows catastrophe models to be used by insurance carriers …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 290

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2024

By Allen Laman The first half of 2024 set a 15-year low for insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions, according to Clyde & Co’s latest Mid-Year Growth Report. The number of insurance carrier M&A transactions completed in the first six months …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 245

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A new report from insurance broker Aon reveals that the prospective return on equity (ROE) for diversified homeowners insurance carriers decreased by 100 basis points to 5.0% from last year’s ROE, despite carriers receiving significant rate increases in 2023/2024. More …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Landmark is a Texas-based company that provides third-party administrative solutions for life insurance carriers, Approximately 800,000 users’ data were exposed in … Landmark Admin filed a notice of data breach last week after detecting suspicious activities on its system in May.

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Insurance Carrier Life Insurance Insurer Insured 289

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. New Year, new resolutions, like growing your distribution channel while maintaining compliance! To help you stay on top of your initial appointments, AgentSync Manage and Autopilot use our API-powered architecture …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 10, 2025

Nirvana Insurance Secures $80M for Trucking Insurance AI Nirvana Insurance, an AI-driven commercial trucking insurer, announced an $80 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at nearly $850 million. The round was led by General Catalyst with continued support …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Insurance carriers are not responsible if a bank improperly cashes a check made out to two insureds and gives the proceeds to only one of them, a federal appeals court decided this week. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 264

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Florida authorities have charged a Miami-area nurse practitioner and two others with creating false medical reports and attempting to defraud an auto insurance carrier out of more than $47,000. Local news reports said that investigators with the state Department of …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Intense competition among cyber insurance carriers has resulted in higher limits, enhanced cyber risk management services, flexibility in insurance … While 2024 brought record-breaking data-breach costs and evolving cyber risk, all signs point to stable rates and ample capacity in 2025.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It appears another insurance carrier is turning sour on wildfire-prone California. Safeco, a Liberty subsidiary, is preparing to stop writing new condo and rental policies in California at the beginning of next year. Liberty stopped writing new condo or rental …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 17, 2024

Georgia employers and their workers’ compensation insurers can rest a little easier after an appeals court this week narrowed the circumstances in which a state guaranty association can seek reimbursement on claims paid after staffing firms’ insurance carriers become insolvent.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 2, 2024

According to a press release, the company now offers homeowners insurance services and coverage in Ohio through Orion Select Insurance Co., Orion180’s admitted insurance carrier. Orion180 has announced its expansion into the Buckeye State. Orion180 also operates in Alabama, Arizona, …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 263

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 16, 2024

After at least three appeals court decisions in the last four years, homeowner lawsuits that take issue with a Florida insurance carrier’s managed repair program may finally have run their course. “It really should” be a nail in the coffin …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 264

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 14, 2025

DARAG, a leading legacy acquirer with a focus on the European and UK market, and wefox Insurance AG, the Liechtenstein-domiciled insurance carrier of wefox Group, announced the transfer of a run-off portfolio including motor damage and third-party liability, private liability …

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Insurance Carrier Liability Damage Insurer 263

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 9, 2024

reports it is buying First Indemnity of America Insurance Co. FIA), a Morris Plains, New Jersey domiciled insurance carrier specializing in surety bonds for small to medium sized contractors primarily in the Northeast states. La Jolla, California-based Palomar Holdings, Inc.

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 261

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

New York City is walking back a proposed rule change that would have required taxi and rideshare drivers to be covered by a “solvent and responsible” insurance carrier, after Uber Technologies Inc. warned the mandate risked leaving thousands of drivers …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 257

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 12, 2024

Insurance Carriers are reducing their appetite for risk and increasing premiums. This means they are being much more selective in what they are willing to insure. This post is part of a series sponsored by TSIB. If they are going …

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Courts across the country have overwhelmingly ruled in favor of insurance carriers in claims disputes following the government-ordered closures of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Carolina Supreme Court last week bucked that trend, becoming just the second state …

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Insurance Carrier Claim Business Interruption Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language – and what information they request from insureds – after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court’s ruling which could force Argo Group to cover claims that a wood-treating company …

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Insurance Carrier Claim Policy Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 9, 2025

If insurance carriers want to have dibs on a company’s assets as premium security or collateral, they had better specify that those assets include potential tort-claim settlements, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. In a case that involved a Florida …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the fast-paced world of insurance, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. Insurance carriers, MGAs, and wholesalers are increasingly turning to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) to streamline their operations. This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys. In this …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 244

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2024

A new report from insurance broker Aon reveals that the prospective return on equity (ROE) for diversified homeowners insurance carriers decreased by 100 basis points to 5.0% from last year’s ROE, despite carriers receiving significant rate increases in 2023/2024. More …

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2024

By William Rabb Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language — and what information they request from insureds — after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court’s ruling which could force Argo Group to cover claims that …

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Insurance Carrier Claim Policy Insurer 240

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2024

December 10, 2024 Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. This non-admitted product is a collaboration between Arrowhead’s Personal Property division and a top-rated insurance carrier, recognized … SAN DIEGO, CA., has announced the launch of a new California E&S Homeowners program.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry continues to face significant workforce challenges. The Bureau of Labor Statistics …

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Insurance Carrier Insurance Industry Insurer Insured 237

Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Losses from recent wildfires in California have led many insurance carriers to scale back, and some have completely ceased writing insurance in several California regions. For homeowners who have found themselves unable to find another company that will insure their property, the California FAIR Plan remains the only option.

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Insurance Carrier Property Insurance Insurer Insured 244

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 18, 2024

New high net worth (HNW) insurance carriers were entering the market. The year was 2016. Established underwriting operations had become a consistent source of profits for investors and parent companies. Aging brokerage owners with sizable private client books of business …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 16, 2025

As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year’s PLUS Cyber Symposium in New York City. “They’re seeking diversification in the standard …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Incline P&C Group, a leading insurance program market services firm, has elected Thomas Wafer to the Board of Directors of each of its insurance carriers as an independent director. Wafer brings over 40 years of experience in reinsurance and insurance, …

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Insurance Carrier Insurer Insured Insurance 200

Wren Insurance Agency

AUGUST 7, 2024

When it comes to home and auto insurance - with very few exceptions - did you know that you can change your insurance carrier at any time? Citizens - the State-backed home insurer is one of the only exceptions to this. Your credits for these improvements will vary from carrier to carrier.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market during a webinar last week. Their main message was …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

Defending workers’ compensation claims from employees who have not disclosed previous injuries may have just become a little more complicated for employers and insurance carriers in Georgia. The Georgia Court of Appeals last week found that a long-standing defense against …

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