IAS Claim Services' President Paul Kottler answered questions about the current role of independents, essential technologies for the industry, and how to attract new talent.
Let's hear it for the independents, for which the oil spill and the weight of impossibly high public expectations is just another day at the office.
The Ward Group has analyzed the financial performance of thousands of P&C insurers in the U.S. to compile a top 50 list of those that are demonstrating financial stability. Nine new additions were added to last year's list.
To achieve enhanced reporting and insight, you must do three things: select and organize your measures; develop a discipline for exploring data that focuses on root cause; and teach your managers and leaders how to act upon data.
Insured losses for the U.S. in June totaled about $200 million because of hail and flooding in the Northern Plains and tornado damage in the Midwest and Ohio Valley, Aon Benfield said.
The Travelers Companies, Inc., reported net income of $670 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2010, compared to $740 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
HealthPlan Holdings, Inc., of Tampa has acquired GEMGroup, a service company that specializes in providing administrative services to large and medium-sized employee benefit plans.
The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has a new tool that allows injured employees to estimate their wage replacement benefits when injured on the job.