Commercial Lines
Rural Mutual, Badger Mutual Agree to Affiliate
Wisconsin-based mutual insurers, Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, have announced an affiliation. The affiliation is subject to regulatory approval with an ...
WCRI Study Shows Impact of Attorney Representation on Workers Comp
Attorney involvement in workers compensation claims substantially increases total indemnity benefits paid to workers, a new study of nearly 1 million claims shows. A study from the Workers ...
U.S. East Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation’s Ocean Shipping
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping ...
Agent Satisfaction With Insurers Holds Strong Despite Market Challenges
Overall agent satisfaction with insurers of both personal lines and commercial lines has held strong despite a challenging underwriting environment, says a new J.D. Power ...
AI Being Used to Scam Small Business Owners, Says Nationwide Survey
Just when employees have learned to ignore scammy texts and emails from the boss, along comes the next generation of impersonation using artificial intelligence. Cybercriminals increasingly use ...
AccuWeather Raises Helene Total Damage Estimates by $50B; Insured Loss Estimates Not Ready
While inland flooding complicates the picture of still-to-be-determined insured loss estimates from Hurricane Helene, a weather forecasting firm has already delivered a second estimate of total ...
Commercial Properties in Helene’s Direct Path Identified by Moody’s
A day before Hurricane Helene was forecast to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, Moody's published an interactive online map revealing 161,849 commercial properties in direct path, valued at over ...
D&O Market in ‘State of Transition’ on Litigation Trends: Woodruff Sawyer
It looks like the market for directors and officers insurance is shifting, according to Woodruff Sawyer, with the number of renewals seeing flat or price increases for the first time in 18 months. ...