October 4, 2021
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine

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National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Robots in an Aging Population
  You might think robots and other forms of workplace automation gain...
• Features
  U.S. Surplus Lines Industry Grew Premium 17.5% in 2020
  The U.S. surplus lines market experienced direct premium growth of...
• Features
  Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey
  Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management...
• Features
  Private Flood Insurance Market Small But May Grow With New NFIP Rating: AM Best
  The country's flood insurance market is slowly transitioning toward...
• Features
  In Changing Housing Market, Home Insurers Struggle with Customer Loyalty: Study
  Home insurers have struggled to develop products and services...
• Features
  Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation Claims
  Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court...
• Features
  Workers’ Compensation Premiums Flat for First Six Months of 2021
  A comparison of workers' compensation direct premium written...
• Features
  Hospitality on the Road to Recovery
  The hotel industry has made progress on the road to recovery from the...
• Features
  Be Intentional: Why Powers Insurance Ranks High in Satisfaction
  When Pierce Powers founded Powers Insurance & Risk Management in...
• Features
  The Rowley Agency Is the Place to Be
  One employee of The Rowley Agency, an independent insurance agency...
• Features
  A Guiding Compass
  Whether in work or play, it's good to have a guide. Kapnick Insurance...
• Features
  Four Core Values and the ‘Thanksgiving Test’
  "We are family to our employees, accountable to our clients,...
• Features
  Everyday Commitment Helps BRP Maintain Its Tight-Knit Culture
  For Florida-based Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), creating a...
• Features
  Culture Is Rooted in Reasons for Employee Satisfaction
  The phrase "building a culture" in a workplace has been tossed out so...
• Features
  Focus on Culture: Engaging Employees in the Remote Environment
  When the pandemic hit, the business world changed rapidly and...
• Features
  Logic & Language and Forms & Facts Oh the Tangled Web We Weave….
  To paraphrase Sir Walter Scott, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when...
• Features
  If at First You Don’t Succeed: The Key to Answering Prospect Objections
  In our business -- the business of developing insurance agencies --...
• Features
  The Insurance Industry’s Equality Problem
  The insurance industry has a problem. In order to determine how to...
• Features
  3 Keys for Recruiting Quality Insurance Producers
  Many agency owners want to hire new producers, and the good news is...
• Features
  Insurance M&A Activity Slowed in P/C Sector in First Half of 2021
  Merger and acquisition activity increased in the first half of 2021...
• Features
  Revenue Hiding in Your Book of Business
  Most independent agents overlook surety bonds as an additional...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Specialist insurer Beazley has promoted Florian Beerli to...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Moody's, RMS Moody's Corp. reported that it has completed...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Fighting Fires with Aluminum Foil "It's pretty expensive, and you'd...