Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal
November 16, 2015 Issue

National Articles from November 16, 2015

How to Know What Insurance Customers Want
Why Start a New Year Out Strong but Not End It That Way?
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers: A.M. Best
Declarations

Business Moves
P/C Direct Premium Written Up Nearly 4.7 Percent
Competition Consumers Deserve
IJ’s Jergler Wins Folio Award; Carrier Management Recognized
How New Chip Cards Raise the Risk for Merchants
Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3
Commercial Insurance Rates, Except Auto and Flood, Still Falling
4 Common Business Issues When Evaluating Wrap-Up Programs
Gender Gap Closing
E&O Insights: Personal Lines Generates More Errors & Omissions Exposure than You Think
10 Things to Know About Long Term Care & Assisted Living
‘We Start Businesses Instead of Buying Them,’ Berkley Says in Last Earnings Conference Call as CEO
My New Markets
The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016
Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers
6 Ways to Get More Referrals and Online Recommendations

West Articles from November 16, 2015

Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California
Wildfires, and Now El Niño, May Boost Californians’ Appetites for Surplus Lines
Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year
Jury Awards Former LA Times Columnist $7.1M in Discrimination Suit
Couple Sues Six Flags in Central California for Retaliation
Mercury in California Says Net Premiums Rose, Net Income Fell in 3Q
People – West

South Articles from November 16, 2015

Hundreds of Texas Homes Damaged by Heavy Rains in October
Oil Company Prevails in Suit Against Insurers over Pipeline Rupture
New Oklahoma Texting While Driving Law Now in Effect
Texas Regulator OKs Wastewater Injection Permits Despite Quakes
Agent, Cyber-Educate Yourself – and Your Clients
Texas Leads States in Deaths from Deer Collisions

Southeast Articles from November 16, 2015

Report: Jackson, Mississippi Tops List of Windiest Cities
Best Agency to Work For – Southeast
People – Southeast

Midwest Articles from November 16, 2015

Michigan’s Consumers Mutual to Exit Health Insurance Market
Illinois Supreme Court Voids $10.1B Philip Morris ‘Light’ Verdict
Agent, Cyber-Educate Yourself – and Your Clients
No Negligence Found in Michigan Trial over 2012 Meningitis Outbreak
People – Midwest

East Articles from November 16, 2015

Kingstone OK’d to Write Insurance in Connecticut, New Jersey
FEMA’s Review of Sandy Claims Taking Longer Than Expected
Delaware Won’t Approve ‘Widow’s Penalty’ in Setting Auto Rates
N.J. Lawmakers: FEMA Maps May Have Exaggerated Flood Risk
People – East

Insurance JournalNovember 16, 2015 Issue

How to Know What Insurance Customers Want

Why Start a New Year Out Strong but Not End It That Way?

Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers: A.M. Best

Declarations

Business Moves

P/C Direct Premium Written Up Nearly 4.7 Percent

Competition Consumers Deserve

IJ’s Jergler Wins Folio Award; Carrier Management Recognized

How New Chip Cards Raise the Risk for Merchants

Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3

Commercial Insurance Rates, Except Auto and Flood, Still Falling

4 Common Business Issues When Evaluating Wrap-Up Programs

Gender Gap Closing

E&O Insights: Personal Lines Generates More Errors & Omissions Exposure than You Think

10 Things to Know About Long Term Care & Assisted Living

‘We Start Businesses Instead of Buying Them,’ Berkley Says in Last Earnings Conference Call as CEO

My New Markets

The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016

Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers

6 Ways to Get More Referrals and Online Recommendations

Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault

WCIRB: Los Angeles Workers’ Comp Claims Outlier in California

Wildfires, and Now El Niño, May Boost Californians’ Appetites for Surplus Lines

Survey: Insurers Spent $1.52B with Diverse California Suppliers Last Year

Jury Awards Former LA Times Columnist $7.1M in Discrimination Suit

Couple Sues Six Flags in Central California for Retaliation

Mercury in California Says Net Premiums Rose, Net Income Fell in 3Q

People – West

Hundreds of Texas Homes Damaged by Heavy Rains in October

Oil Company Prevails in Suit Against Insurers over Pipeline Rupture

New Oklahoma Texting While Driving Law Now in Effect

Texas Regulator OKs Wastewater Injection Permits Despite Quakes

Agent, Cyber-Educate Yourself – and Your Clients

Texas Leads States in Deaths from Deer Collisions

Report: Jackson, Mississippi Tops List of Windiest Cities

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast

People – Southeast

Michigan’s Consumers Mutual to Exit Health Insurance Market

Illinois Supreme Court Voids $10.1B Philip Morris ‘Light’ Verdict

Agent, Cyber-Educate Yourself – and Your Clients

No Negligence Found in Michigan Trial over 2012 Meningitis Outbreak

People – Midwest

Kingstone OK’d to Write Insurance in Connecticut, New Jersey

FEMA’s Review of Sandy Claims Taking Longer Than Expected

Delaware Won’t Approve ‘Widow’s Penalty’ in Setting Auto Rates

N.J. Lawmakers: FEMA Maps May Have Exaggerated Flood Risk

People – East

Insurance Journal
November 16, 2015 Issue