All the headlines from our Insurance Journal Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2020 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a plan for Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of HCI Group, to provide replacement policies for Anchor Property and Casualty...
Feb 10 2020 // Digital Buys Getting Some Attention; Buyers Getting Bigger; Prices Going Higher; Eyes on DigitalThe private equity bandwagon continued to roll through the insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions territory...
Jan 23 2020 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...
Jan 15 2020 // Two Florida-based homeowners insurers, Anchor Property & Casualty and Anchor Specialty Insurance, have succumbed to market pressures in the state and will be acquired by other companies.Tampa, Fla.-based HCI Group has...
Jan 10 2020 // An A.M. Best report released in June gave a comprehensive look at the state of the cyber insurance market for 2018, the most recent year data was available, stating that it has seen continued growth and underwriting...
Jan 9 2020 // The rating agency responsible for assigning financial stability ratings (FSR) to more than 40 Florida domestic insurers has warned that several carriers will receive downgrades due to deteriorating conditions in the...
Jan 7 2020 // Cyber risks were cited as the top concern among businesses of all sizes in 2019, according to a Travelers report released in October.Of the 1,200 business leaders who participated in an insurer-sponsored survey, 55% said...
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood.The flood,...
Jan 2 2020 // Mergers & acquisitions led the interest of readers of Insurance Journal’s International section during 2019, with three of the top 10 articles covering M&A topics. This reflects a similar theme to that seen...
Jan 2 2020 // The expanding legalization of marijuana in Midwest states captured the attention of Insurance Journal readers last year. Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis when Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June 2019...
Jan 2 2020 // It almost seemed like there was a major fire or explosion per month at one petrochemical facility or another in the South Central region last year. That’s not really the case, but there were a number of high-profile...
Jan 2 2020 // The top Insurance Journal story of the year was about a merger that never happened.On March 5, 2019 a marriage between two of the largest insurance brokers seemed to be in the works. Aon was considering a combination with...
Jan 2 2020 // California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to two consecutive years of deadly blazes that came before.Three of the year’s top...
Jan 2 2020 // It was a relatively quiet year for the Southeast in terms of major catastrophes compared with 2018 when Hurricane’s Michael and Florence caused major damage in the region. This year, Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the...
Dec 27 2019 // Insurance Journal is searching for the nation’s leading independent agents to become part of America’s Top Property/Casualty Agent listing. The deadline to submit is now extended to the end of day on Monday,...
Dec 2 2019 // Insurance Journal Magazine’s Charity Issue highlights some of the many charitable tales in the insurance industry. Don’t miss your chance to share how your organization supports the community. It’s...
Nov 21 2019 // San Diego, CA, November 21, 2019 – Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance today announced the release of Popsicle Insurance, a children’s book that teaches kids about insurance in a fun and entertaining...
Nov 19 2019 // San Diego, CA, November 19, 2019 – Wells Media Group’s Insurance Journal and Carrier Management were recognized in this year’s 2019 Folio Awards.The awards, sponsored by the publishing industry’s...
Nov 18 2019 // Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago. The company has grown exponentially both through acquisitions and expansion and it is now beginning a new...
Nov 6 2019 // Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago. The company has grown exponentially both through acquisitions and expansion and it is now beginning a new...