Top 50 Apps for Insurance Agents; Entertainment, Sports & Special Events; Directors & Officers Liability

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Features
Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes
Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past...
Features
Losses from Ohio Summer Storms Higher than Initial Estimate
Updated data indicates insured losses from storms that socked Ohio in...
Features
Fewer Workers in Midwest Insured Through Employers
The percentage of workers who have access to health insurance through...
People & Places
People – Midwest
Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, promoted...
Declarations
Declarations – Midwest
All Clear "The data is clear. The experiment is over in Michigan....

National Coverage

Features
50 Top Apps For Independent Agents
Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry...
Editor's Note
Armed and Growing
Guns are big business. Just ask some insurance brokers. According to...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
7 Ways for Independent Agents to Recover Lost Policies
Independent agents have a nearly endless supply of suspects to...
Minding Your Business
Planning for Uncertainty
The traditional business plan includes short-term and long-term...
Features
Mayhem Rules Insurance Journal’s Mascot March Madness
The scrappy underdog from South & Western General Agency of Texas...
Features
The New Insurance Realities of the Live Event Industry
The increasing frequency of live event structural failures and tragic...
Features
19 States Approve ISO’s Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool
ISO has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with...
Features
W.R. Berkley Corp. Divests, Connecticut Bank Acquires InsurBanc
InsurBanc, a federal savings bank founded by the Independent...
Features
Rates Should Rise Moderately for Most Commercial Lines
Commercial insurance buyers in all product lines should see rates...
Features
Commercial Rates Continued Up in March, Even for Large Accounts: MarketScout
Commercial insurance rates were up about 5 percent in March,...
Features
Guns and Insurance
We are going to have both. Millions of gun owners will keep their...
Features
Merger & Acquisition Activity Off to a Quiet Start
After a record-setting year-end, 2013 started off with a whisper....
Features
E&O Insights: Directors & Officers Liability Is Not Your Normal Insurance Product
If you asked 100 insurance professionals on the agency side what one...
Features
10-Point Checklist for DO Renewals in a Hard Market
No one, least of all the insured, likes a price increase. But with...
Features
10 Things to Know About the Trucking Industry
In 2012, intermodal container volumes rose by 5.9 percent over the...
Features
Reworked Workers’ Compensation Formula Lowers Premiums
A reworking of a key piece of the workers' compensation rating...
New Markets
My New Markets
Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Tower Group, Canopius Tower Group Inc. closed its merger with...