February 5, 2024
Agents of the Year
Wishes & Predictions for 2024 from Industry Thought Leaders
In this Issue
National Coverage
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Editor's Note
Hard Market Prices Continue
While not news to independent agents, commercial lines renewal rates...
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Features
10 Largest Auto Insurers Each Raised Rates by Double Digits in 2023
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence's RateWatch, Farmers...
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Features
Another View: Yes, P/C Industry Underwriting Profit Will Be Back in ’24
Not all analysts think an underwriting profit is out of reach for...
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Features
USGS: Nearly 75% of US Could Experience A Damaging Earthquake
Nearly 75% of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking,...
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Features
Travelers’ Q4 Net Income Skyrockets as Personal Lines Reverses Underwriting Loss
Net income at The Travelers Cos. for the last quarter of 2023 about...
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Features
No Sugarcoating: Availability Before Affordability, California Regulator Says
If the old adage "As California goes, so goes the nation" is true,...
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Features
Reinsurers’ Casualty Appetites Varied, but Capacity Was ‘Ample’ During 1/1 Renewals
Reinsurers had varied appetites for casualty reinsurance during the...
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Features
Majority of Underwriters Predict Cyber Risks Grow ‘Greatly’ in 2024: Survey
Underwriters who thought the growing cyber risk landscape of the past...
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Features
Cyber Threats Top Global Business Risk Concern for 2024: Allianz
Cyber-related incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and...
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Features
Southwest Wins Appeal in Cyber Excess Coverage Dispute With Liberty
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in mid-January that...
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Features
Secondary Perils Drive Global Insured Losses to Estimated $123B in 2023: Gallagher Re
Non-peak (secondary) perils and record-setting weather and climate...
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Features
Survey: Carrier Connectivity Top of Mind for Agents
Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation,...
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Features
What’s to Come in 2024: Hard Market, AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation
No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely...
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Features
Insurance Agency Client Service Hiring Trends For 2024
Every year, I think of this annual first column as a crystal ball...
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Features
3 Areas for Agents to Focus Growth Efforts in 2024 As the Hard Market Continues
We are obviously in one of the most intense hard markets of the last...
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Features
California’s Homeowners Insurance Shift: Population, Inflation and Admitted Insurer Exits
The excess and surplus lines homeowners insurance market in...
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Features
Performing Your Agency Report Card
The beginning of a new year with all the related planning is a...
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Features
The Growing Influence of LinkedIn on the Insurance Industry
The insurance industry thrives on making meaningful connections with...
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Features
The Time to Modernize Building Codes Is Now
As we've seen for the past several years, severe weather is no longer...
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New Markets
My New Markets
Commercial Towing - Pollution Liability Market Detail: STRAVA...
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People & Places
People & Places
National Everest Insurance appointed Patrick Hagerty senior vice...
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Business Moves
Business Moves
East Arthur J. Gallagher, Hughes Insurance Arthur J. Gallagher &...
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Declarations
Declarations
Natural Catastrophe Challenges "We continue to witness an increase in...