Alliant continues to add top talent to its growing Northeast team, hiring New York’s CJ Hessel. As Senior Vice President, Hessel will provide customized risk and insurance solutions engineered to address industry-specific risks for clients across the region. “CJ joins us with strong regional expertise and a proven track record for navigating his clients through… Continue reading New York’s CJ Hessel Joins Growing Alliant Northeast Team
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Marijuana on the Job: Some New Twists in Drug Testing
Three years after recreational marijuana was legalized in California, it still casts a cloud over most job applicants. Many employers in the state still require drug screening as a prerequisite for hiring someone, experts in the hiring field say. And while recreational use and possession are allowed for people 21 and older, failing a drug… Continue reading Marijuana on the Job: Some New Twists in Drug Testing
Agents Find Ease of Use with Sage Program Underwriters and On-line Platform Broker Buddha
Sage Program Underwriters, a leader in Workers’ Compensation for the shooting sports industry, has received incredibly positive feedback from its appointed agents with the implementation of the Broker Buddha platform. Agents and brokers are raving about how simple Broker Buddha is to use, the online platform Sage adapted in November 2019. The learning curve with… Continue reading Agents Find Ease of Use with Sage Program Underwriters and On-line Platform Broker Buddha
Insurance Renewals Experience Uptick Across Nearly All Major Commercial Lines Products
IVANS®, a division of Applied Systems®, today announced the results for Q4 and year-end 2019 IVANS Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. Q4 results showed an increase premium renewal rate change average across Commercial Auto, Business Owner’s Policy, General Liability, Umbrella, and Commercial Property compared to Q3; however, Workers’ Compensation average premium renewal… Continue reading Insurance Renewals Experience Uptick Across Nearly All Major Commercial Lines Products
Premium Renewal Rates Continue Upward Trend Across Half of Commercial Products
IVANS®, a division of Applied Systems®, today announced the October results of the IVANS Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. Year over year, all lines of business, except Workers’ Compensation, experienced an increase in average premium renewal rate. Month over month, October experienced an uptick in premium renewal rate change across half of… Continue reading Premium Renewal Rates Continue Upward Trend Across Half of Commercial Products
Next Insurance Raises $250 Million from Munich Re
Reinsurance company Munich Re AG has invested $250 million in Next Insurance Inc. in a funding round that valued the small-business insurance provider at more than $1 billion. Munich Re was the sole investor in the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company’s Series C round. Next Insurance offers general liability, professional liability, workers’ compensation and other types… Continue reading Next Insurance Raises $250 Million from Munich Re
WTW and Sompo Global Risk Solutions Launch Insurance Platform for Middle Market Commercial Real Estate Firms
Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announces that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) to create an integrated insurance platform to serve the needs of the middle market commercial real estate segment. The Willis Towers Watson Retail, Office and Industrial (ROI) platform offers… Continue reading WTW and Sompo Global Risk Solutions Launch Insurance Platform for Middle Market Commercial Real Estate Firms
Premium Renewal Rates Experience Upward Trend Across Nearly All Major Commercial Lines: IVANS
IVANS®, a division of Applied Systems®, today announced the August results of the IVANS Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. Month over month, August experienced an uptick across nearly all of the commercial lines products, except Business Owners Policy which experienced a slight negative change. Year over year, all lines of business experienced… Continue reading Premium Renewal Rates Experience Upward Trend Across Nearly All Major Commercial Lines: IVANS
Sage Program Underwriters Launches Workers’ Comp Program for Shooting Sports Industry
Sage Program Underwriters, based in San Diego, CA and Bend, Oregon, recently announced its launch of a new national Workers’ Compensation program designed for the shooting sports industry. An avid shooter, Sage Founder Chuck Holdren understands the shooting sports sector very well and created this first of its kind national Workers Comp program for the… Continue reading Sage Program Underwriters Launches Workers’ Comp Program for Shooting Sports Industry
Premium Renewal Rates Experience Changes Across All Major Commercial Lines of Business
IVANS®, a division of Applied Systems®, today announced the April results of the IVANS Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. Month over month, the results showed varied change in premium renewal rates, specifically, General Liability, Umbrella and Workers’ Compensation experienced an uptick in rate, and Commercial Auto, BOP and Commercial Property experienced a… Continue reading Premium Renewal Rates Experience Changes Across All Major Commercial Lines of Business