How to Succeed in Small Business Market; Directory: Hospitality Risks; Markets: Homeowners & Auto, Business Interruption

In this Issue

Features
Bipartisan Momentum Building in Congress for Cryptocurrency Regulations
Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other...
Features
Family of Actor Bill Paxton Sues Hospital in California for Wrongful Death
The family of Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against...
Features
U.S. Supreme Rules Against Insurer’s Appeal Challenging Profits in Rate Setting
The U.S. Supreme Court in late February declined to hear Mercury...
Features
First Surety Bond Program for California Cannabis Industry OK’d
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first...
Features
Las Vegas Homeowners Association Ordered to Pay $20M for Faulty Swing Set
A jury says a Las Vegas, Nevada, homeowners association must pay a...
Features
Law Enforcement Officers 3 Times More Likely to Be Injured Than Other Workers
An estimated 669,100 law enforcement officers were treated in...
Features
SEC Updates Guidance on Cyber Disclosure by Companies
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission updated guidance to...
People & Places
People
Integro Insurance Brokers has named Jacquelyn Neal as a principal in...

National Coverage

Cover Stories
5 Strategies for Success in Small Business Market
The small business market is big. The U.S. small commercial market...
Features
Bans on Hand-Held Calls More Effective than Texting Bans with Teen Drivers: Study
State laws banning hand-held cellphone calls while driving can be...
Features
Up, Down & Flat: Workers’ Compensation Pricing in 2018
Workers' compensation rates in 2018 will be mixed, with some programs...
Features
SMEs Underestimate Cyber Risks Which Could Prove ‘Fatal’: Allianz Report
Small- and medium-sized enterprises are waking up to the realities of...
Features
How 2017’s Disasters Will Help People Start Viewing Mitigation as an Investment
Although clear challenges can come with the increasing cost and...
Idea Exchange
The Wedge: Overcoming Fear in 18 Minutes or Less
Fear is the No. 1 killer of sales performance. There are a lot of...
Idea Exchange
The Competitive Advantage: The Death of Underwriting and Underwriters
Underwriting is not dying. It is just being automated into digital...
Closing Quote
Closing Quote: Speak Up! New Talent Prospects Will Listen
The insurance industry needs help, lots of help. By 2020, it's...
Features
Bigger Is Not Always Better
While Andrea Wells' Feb. 13 article on consolidation in the wholesale...
Features
Independent Agencies Post Gains in Organic Growth, Profitability in Q4: Reagan Consulting
Insurance agencies and brokerage firms ended 2017 with gains in...
New Markets
New Markets
Insurance Broker / Large Retail Agent Errors & Omissions Market...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Paragon Insurance Holdings, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, Oak...
Declarations
Declarations
Reassurance "I want to reassure every single Texan impacted by Harvey...