October 21, 2019
Insurtech
Markets:Habitational / Dwellings, Commercial Property
In this Issue
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Features
California Export List Hearing for Surplus Lines Slated for November
Parametric earthquake coverage and terrorism coverage are among the...
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Features
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Releases Cost Monitoring Update on Reforms
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California in...
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Features
Excavation Company Fined $31K for Fatal Colorado Trench Collapse
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an...
National Coverage
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Editor's Note
Climate Change: Believers vs. Non-Believers
Believing in climate change has no effect on whether coastal...
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Cover Story
How Risk Management is Transforming Risk in Commercial Property
Commercial property underwriters are adjusting to a market defined by...
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Features
Technology Tools
Internet-of-Things (IoT) enabled technologies such as water leak and...
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Features
Risk Defense Starts at the Top
Chuck Miccolis, managing director of commercial lines at the...
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Features
Group Warns Congress Legalized Cannabis Is Workplace Risk
A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization...
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Features
How Is Crash Risk Related to Roadway Design? It Depends.
How dangerous is travel in the United States? It depends on how the...
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Features
Quarter of U.S. Health Care Spending Is Waste
Approximately 25% of spending in the U.S. health care system can be...
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Features
Going the Extra Mile
The motto "Covenant Cares" is not just on the letterhead at Covenant...
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Features
In Service to the Nation’s Finest
Serving current and former military personnel and their families is...
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Features
A Family First Agency
The people who work at the Texas-based independent insurance agency...
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Features
Getting a Leg Up Is Commonplace
There were roughly 25 people promoted at Morris & Garritano...
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Features
Why the Differences Make a Difference in Coverage
We recently received a question from a reader who had a customer with...
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Features
Investing in Its People
Century Risk Advisors is a relatively young agency, founded in just...
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Features
Insurtechs Discovering the Value of Agents
Insurtechs have been making headlines for several years with how they...
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Features
Female Entrepreneur Forging Path in Insurtech Space with AI-Powered Chatbot ‘LeO’
Like many people, entrepreneur and former Israeli tech journalist...
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Idea Exchange
A Modern Economy Demands Modern Protection: Advancing Liability Coverage into the Digital Age is Imperative — and Long Overdue
Liability insurance as we know it no longer suits a large fraction of...
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Features
20 Ways to Reinvigorate Your 2020 Recruiting
What grade do you give your agency's 2019 hiring? If you think...
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Features
Agent Silos: It’s Not Just a Problem for Carriers
Among carriers, the silo model in which departments operate...
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Features
New Simple Insurance Policies That Take Care of All Your Needs
Insurance policies are difficult to read and understand. Another name...
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Features
Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Trends Continue
There is no end in sight. How can our insurance industry keep the...
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Features
How TRIA Would Handle Another 9/11: I.I.I.
The Insurance Information Institute's new white paper, "A World...
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Features
Reinsurers Take the Technology Lead
When it comes to innovation and utilization of emerging technologies...
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New Markets
My New Markets
Cyber - Small to Mid-Sized Businesses Market Detail: Plum Insurance's...
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People & Places
People & Places
National Reid French has stepped down as CEO of the insurance agency...
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Business Moves
Business Moves
East The Hilb Group, Damiano Agency, Handy-Apple Valley The Hilb...
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Closing Quote
Medical Provider Fraud: The Most Common Schemes to Watch For
While most insurance claims are legitimate, studies indicate that 10%...
