In this Issue

• Features
  Quake Scenario: More than 1M Bay Area Homes Could Suffer Extensive Damage
  More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face...
• Features
  California Commissioner Urging Insurers to Offer Coverage for Cannabis Industry
  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is renewing his call for...
• Features
  Idaho Supreme Court Sends Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Walmart Back to Lower Court
  The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court must once again...
• Features
  California Commissioner OKs 1st Lessor’s Risk Coverage for Marijuana Industry
  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his...
• People & Places
  People
  Western Growers Insurance Services has added Paul Barry and Kris...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Show Teen Drivers Some Money
  Teens who text while driving may be convinced to reduce risky...
• Closing Quote
  Time to Rethink Education
  The Association for Talent Development reports that employers spend...
• Idea Exchange
  The Technology Gap: Can Agents Keep Up?
  As predicted in the last Tech Talk column, there is reason to cheer a...
• Idea Exchange
  The Absolute Secret to Building a Great Sales Team
  The difference between where your agency is today and where it will...
• Idea Exchange
  What If Tech Companies, Carriers Conspire to Denigrate Consumer Protections and Agency Value?
  Here's to ruffling feathers: Indeed, entities do exist in the...
• Features
  P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.7 Percent in 2017
  Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance...
• Features
  Cyber Insurers Say Underwriting Is Profitable, For Now
  Carriers say that cyber insurance is quite profitable for them at the...
• Features
  The High Cost of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Study
  A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of...
• Features
  How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey
  When it comes to business growth, agents have their eyes on the same...
• Features
  Making Sure Food Delivery Doesn’t Take Out Restaurants
  With a growing number of apps and on-demand services, millennials in...
• Features
  Flood, Tax Relief, Cyber Security: Risk Managers’ View on the Political Turmoil in Washington
  Congress is headed for a "major showdown" over the flood insurance...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Recycling Operations Market Detail: All Trans Risk Solutions...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Sedgwick, Cunningham Lindsey Memphis, Tenn.-based global claims...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  No Liability Protection "(The law) does not protect a website...