U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Increase During Q1 2019

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U.S. commercial insurance prices have increased in the first quarter of 2019, according to leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, Willis Towers Watson’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The survey compared prices charged on policies underwritten during the first quarter of 2019 to those charged for the same coverage during the same quarter… Continue reading U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Increase During Q1 2019

Commercial Lines November Renewal Rates Experience Mixed Changes: IVANS

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IVANS, a division of Applied Systems, today announced the November results of the IVANS Index, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. For the first time this year, rate changes are split evenly with an uptick in premium renewal rate across Business Owners Policy (BOP), Commercial Property and Umbrella, while Commercial Auto, General Liability and… Continue reading Commercial Lines November Renewal Rates Experience Mixed Changes: IVANS

McClelland & Hine, A Division of Worldwide Facilities, Announces New Director of Business Development

McClelland & Hine Managing General Agency, a division of Worldwide Facilities, is pleased to announce the hiring of Micayla Brooks as Director of Business Development for the San Antonio Branch office. Micayla is a 2002 graduate of Tarleton State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications with concentration in Public Relations and Marketing.… Continue reading McClelland & Hine, A Division of Worldwide Facilities, Announces New Director of Business Development

Next Insurance Launches Industry’s First General Contractor Insurance Available Entirely Online

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurance carrier for small businesses, today announced the launch of a new general contractor insurance policy. Next Insurance is the first national carrier to offer general and professional liability insurance for general contractors entirely online. The addition of general contractor policies to the company’s offerings reflects the Next Insurance vision… Continue reading Next Insurance Launches Industry’s First General Contractor Insurance Available Entirely Online

CA Insurance Dept Sues Biopharma Giant AbbVie for Alleged Kickbacks to Promote Humira

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Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today filed an insurance-fraud complaint in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of the State of California against AbbVieInc. alleging AbbVie gave illegal kickbacks to health care providers to prescribe humira—an expensive and dangerous drug with potentially deadly side effects. The case, which is filed on behalf of the State under… Continue reading CA Insurance Dept Sues Biopharma Giant AbbVie for Alleged Kickbacks to Promote Humira