Technology and Tools

Lawsuits over how businesses collect and use data have surged, driven largely by aggressive plaintiff’s attorneys leveraging decades-old privacy laws in modern contexts.

Although the NYDFS Cyber Regulations may not apply directly to your business, independent insurance agencies operating in other jurisdictions could still see impacts.

The study tracks agent sentiment across multiple categories, including ease of doing business, communication practices and claims handling.

Cyberattacks against carriers, such as the ones earlier this month against Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies, can pose serious errors & omissions risk for your agency.

Most drivers believe other motorists’ driving behaviors are bad and getting worse, according to Nationwide. Yet most rate their own driving very highly, despite participating in the same risky behaviors.

For the seventh year in a row, the Big “I” and J.D. Power teamed up to measure property & casualty independent insurance agent perceptions of their carriers.

More than half of all 2023 cyber insurance claims were a result of funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), according to a Coalition report.

The global average breach cost reached $4.45 million, with detection and escalation the most expensive component—indicating a shift toward more extended and complex investigations.