Market Insights

WHEN YOU think about floods and the need for flood insurance, what's the first image that comes to mind? You might envision the storms that so recently overcame Florida and other parts of the Southeast. Perhaps you remember some of the more serious

Carriers cant assume spending seven figures on a new policy administration system is the only answer to their problems.By Robert Regis HyleCould the day come ...

IN 2004, the workers compensation system appeared to build on its rebound from the depths the market reached between 1999 and 2002. While no figures for the year are yet available, anecdotal evidence suggests that the trends that were evident in

The Brains of the OperationNo matter what line of business an insurer operates in, the policy administration system keeps the lines of communication open. ...

Word on the street: Buyers and sellers of policy administration solutions agreeWeb technology is the key to whats ahead.ByThe flurry of marketing activity that surrounded ...

IF SOMEONE referred to your newborn child as "the plumb bob," you probably wouldn't be thrilled. But for me, the comment conveyed genuine closeness and affection from my main group of clients: land surveyors. Our agency insures about 3,000 of them

The insurance IT world never may return to the glory days of the late 1990s, but things finally are progressing beyond the cautious optimism that ...

THE PROBLEM of construction defects has made writing insurance for homebuilders seem almost as difficult as the home-building process itself. Insurance companies have given away too much coverage in the past. Courts have interpreted insurance