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Wraight Named Insurance Journal Academy Director

Mar 6 2017 // Patrick Wraight has been named the director of the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance, a leading property/casualty insurance learning center that is part of the Wells Media Group.Wraight, an Army veteran, comes to the...

Opinion: The Insurance Industry’s Image Problem & How They Can Fix It

Feb 3 2017 // The insurance industry has an image problem. That is probably not really breaking news to anyone reading this, but it’s an important topic to discuss and one the industry can address and, believe it or not, an issue...

2016 Insurance Journal Timeline: From Chubb/Ace to Google to Trump

Jan 30 2017 // The merger of Chubb with Ace, Google shutting down its insurance operation, 10 things insurance agents like and don’t like, Florida’s water loss claims crisis, the launch of Lemonade, Trump’s plan to...

Today’s Insurance Agency E&O Costs, Coverage and Claims

Jan 10 2017 // Independent agency owners spend their entire careers worrying about the risks and exposures of others. Managing the risks of their own agencies can take a backseat to helping their clients.While agents appreciate the...

Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades

Jan 9 2017 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank.The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...

Why Young Insurance Agents Are So Optimistic

Dec 29 2016 // It’s no secret that the insurance industry is facing a huge talent gap. Almost half of all insurance professionals are over age 45, with 25 percent of the industry expected to retire by 2018. That’s a...

Ex-Players Drop Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers’ Compensation for Concussions

Dec 28 2016 // The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players seeking to force the NFL to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a covered disease under workers’ compensation has been...

Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades

Dec 22 2016 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank.The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...

Insurance Journal and Demotech, Inc. Announce Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference 2017 for C-Suite Professionals

Dec 12 2016 // Lake Geneva, WI, December 12, 2016- Insurance Journal and Demotech, Inc. announced their inaugural Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference, held July 16-18 2017 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva,...

Plans Underway for Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference 2017 for C-Suite Professionals

Dec 3 2016 // Insurance Journal and Demotech, Inc. announced that the inaugural Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference will be held July 16-18 2017 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake, Geneva, Wis.The theme of the event is...

Berkshire’s Applied Underwriters Defends Workers’ Comp Products, Says Brokers Should Not Be at Risk

Oct 3 2016 // Legal and regulatory squabbles in New York, California and other states involving Berkshire Hathaway and its Applied Underwriter affiliates over particular workers’ compensation products should not have any negative...

Wells Media Group Wins 6 Editorial Award of Excellence

Sep 16 2016 // Wells Media Group publications and web sites recently won six 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).The awards were for work by Insurance Journal.com and...

Wells Media Group Names Blosfield Insurance Journal East Editor

Aug 11 2016 // Wells Media Group Inc. recently hired Elizabeth Blosfield as editor for Insurance Journal’s East region.Blosfield has a background in financial reporting, previously serving as a New York-based energy and commodities...

Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey: Participate Now

Jul 27 2016 // How are firms attracting and keeping new talent? How are organizations using data to provide their clients with insights into their business? Will historical growth rates be sustainable? What functions with an agency are...

2016 Super Regional P/C Insurers™

May 23 2016 // In order to continue the discussion regarding what constitutes a Super Regional P/C Insurer™ and to give definition to this important group of insurers, Demotech Inc. analyzed year-end 2015 data for property/casualty...

Get the Full View of M&A and Organic Growth Best Practices

Apr 11 2016 // Woodmere, OH, April 11, 2016 – MarshBerry is excited to once again host the MarshBerry 360 Seminar Series. These educational events provide a comprehensive packet of strategies that help insurance agencies and brokers as...

Get the Full View of M&A and Organic Growth Best Practices

Mar 28 2016 // Woodmere, OH, March 28, 2016 – MarshBerry is excited to once again host the MarshBerry 360 Seminar Series. These educational events provide a comprehensive packet of strategies that help insurance agencies and brokers as...

Insurance Journal Survey for Young Agents: Speak Now!

Mar 22 2016 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent?Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion...

Insurance Journal TV Offers Exclusive New Videos From the 2016 PLUS D&O Symposium

Feb 26 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 26, 2016 – New video interview with Ryan Specialty Group Chairman and CEO Pat Ryan, along with other videos from the 2016 PLUS D&O Conference in New York now on...

Agency Compensation: Unequal Pay For Women?

Feb 22 2016 // Women who are top leaders or producers in property/casualty insurance agencies make materially less than men in the same positions.While females make up almost half of all agency employees (48.3 percent), across the board...