September 7, 2026
Best Insurance Agencies to Work For
Workers' Comp Outlook
Markets: Hotels & Motels
In this Issue
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Features
Report Shows Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers
Newswise -- A new report documenting California's rapidly growing...
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Features
AI-Powered Distribution Platform Launched by bolt in California
Insurtech bolt launched an AI-powered insurance distribution platform...
National Coverage
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Editor's Note
Small Business Satisfaction
Technology is helping to improve satisfaction levels overall for...
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Features
New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Marketplace ‘Pass-Throughs,’ Opportunity
Eric Andersen, new CEO of American International Group (AIG), offered...
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Features
Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025
So-called "nuclear" verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was...
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Features
Homeowners Insurance Market Reaches ‘Fragmented Phase,’ Says S&P GMI
New research from S&P Global Market Intelligence looks to suggest...
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Willis Towers Watson Accuses Lockton of ‘Smash and Grab’ of Construction Team
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is accusing rival Lockton...
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Features
USI Sues 3 Former Producers After They Allegedly Moved Clients to Howden US
USI Insurance Services has sued three former producers, who "reneged...
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Features
Workers’ Comp in an AI Era: Report
Workers' compensation has long been one of the most operationally...
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Features
Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return?
The reinsurance industry's robust earnings and abundant capital,...
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Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best
Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of...
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National Growth From the Heart of Texas
Higginbotham has grown from a small Fort Worth insurance agency...
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A Century and a Half of Putting People First
Bell & Hudson Insurance Agency has built its business around a...
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Features
Creating a Culture of Professional Growth and Opportunity
For The Bulow Group, being a great place to work starts with a...
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Features
From the Outside In: How Listen-First Leadership Powers Texas Agency
For over four decades, Swingle Collins & Associates has built a...
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Features
Special Magic Driving Value
Oakbridge Insurance has grown a bit in the last six years-- from four...
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Features
Ownership, Personal Stake Is at the Heart of a People-First Culture
For The Mahoney Group, employee ownership is more than a financial...
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Features
Hotels, Restaurants See Favorable Property Market But Casualty Still Challenging: Report
The hospitality market has become a bit of a "tale of two markets,"...
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Features
Beware These Commercial Property Endorsements!
In last month's column, I made the case for carefully reviewing...
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Features
Craftspeople and Money People
An insurance agency is a business; make no doubt about it. And it...
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Insurance Innovation That Actually Solves Problems: How to Avoid Building Tech No One Uses
"Innovation" has become nearly synonymous with technology. Mention...
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Features
Why Coverage Clarity Is the New Competitive Advantage
The personal lines insurance market is becoming increasingly...
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Insurer Viewpoint: Why Insurance Must Move Beyond AI Pilots to Real-World Adoption
The past two years of testing, pilots, and experimentation have given...
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Features
How to Find Your Why
A book called "Start with Why" by Simon Sinek covered this topic and...
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Features
Why Organic Mentorship Is Insurance’s Best Retention Tool
There is a 6-to-1 ratio of retirement-eligible veterans to young...
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New Markets
My New Markets
Axon Crisis Management Market Details: Axon's Crisis Management...
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People & Places
People
National AXIS Capital Holdings Limited appointed Jim Rhyner head of...
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Business Moves
Business Moves
National Munich Re Group, At-Bay Inc. Munich Re Group agreed to...
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Declarations
Declarations
Q2 Ups And Downs "Commercial property decreases were at least...
