Holding the Cards: Empowering Agents in Their Carrier Relationships
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Claims
Property & Casualty Forecast: Personal Auto to Improve, General Liability a Weak Spot
The U.S. property & casualty insurance market is exhibiting mixed results in 2025, with personal auto on track to achieve profitability but homeowners and general liability segments continuing to experience losses.
Products-Completed Operations Coverage for a Closed Business
A project is requiring a contractor to maintain insurance coverage through the next 10 years. What policy would grant coverage if the business closes during that time?
Personal and Commercial Lines Rates Continue to Rise in 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, personal lines rates rose by 4.6% and commercial lines rates rose 2.8%.
Does a Rental Car Have Other Than Collision Glass Coverage from a PAP?
A client has full glass coverage on her personal auto policy. She rented a vehicle while traveling and got a chip on the windshield.
Fourth of July: Warn Homeowners About These 3 Risks
Fourth of July celebrations involve grilling, fireworks and outdoor gatherings. But behind the red, white and blue is a spike in risk.
Homeowners Aware of Risks and Prevention but Don’t Act
While most homeowners are familiar with common risk areas and the technologies designed to mitigate them, relatively few have implemented these solutions in their own homes, according to The Hanover.
Employee and Family Injured in Company Car: How Do PIP, PAP, BAP and Workers Comp Interact?
If an employee drives a regularly furnished company car and the employee and family members are injured in an accident while using that car, how is that claim covered?
What’s Driving the Rise in E&O Claims and What Can Your Agency Do to Prevent One?
A COVID-19 hangover. The hard market. The movement of policies from the admitted market to excess & surplus lines. Whether a single factor or a combination is to blame, one thing is certain: Errors & omissions claims are on the rise.
ACV or RC for CGL Property Damage Claims?
A contractor with an ISO commercial general liability policy experienced a property damage claim. The carrier says it owes the actual cash value (ACV) for repairs but the agent believes the carrier owes the full cost to repair.
