Insurance Industry

5 Ways Texas Mutual Is Delivering on Its Mission and Building Stronger Communities

Insurance industry internships, broader career development opportunities and bringing better health care to underserved communities are all interwoven into the workers’ compensation carrier’s mission.

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Predictive analysis indicates workers’ comp rates should remain steady for the rest of 2014.

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The industry makes a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate uses.

Opioid Strategies Net $20 Million in Savings

Changes implemented in Ohio over the last two years are successfully reducing opioid prescribing.

The Urge to Merge

Mergers and acquisitions in the workers’ comp space are game-changers, but not always in the best ways.

It Could Happen Here

Will the U.K. insurance industry face the same regulatory fate as the British press?

Rise of a New Consumer

The growing power of millennials offers challenges to insurers.

Risks and Rewards of the Cloud

Cloud-based technology has many advantages. Security may not be one of them.

Winning the Benefits Battle

Health care reform led to late nights and intense demands on some Power Broker® winners.

The Non-Essentials

In well- run companies, everyone is “essential personnel.”

Raising the Experience Bar

Commercial carriers must invest in technology to remain competitive.

‘Shadow’ Transactions Raising More Risks

Study: The financial risks related to reinsurance are not adequately measured.

Terrorism Risks Weigh On Workers’ Compensation Renewals

Insurers are trimming workers’ compensation policy periods amid terrorism backstop reauthorization uncertainty.

Workers’ Comp Insurance Price Firming Eases

Workers’ compensation insurance prices continue to rise, but significantly less than a year ago.

Transforming Insurance Carriers

More than superficial changes are needed to compete in a sluggish economy.

Forged By Fire

Peter Eastwood and three trusted colleagues set out to build Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.

2014 Executives to Watch

These execs have proven their mettle and will have important decisions to make in 2014.

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Smaller Business, Bigger Risk

Small businesses are prime targets for cyber theft.

Credit the Leaders

Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon and keep moving forward.

Brown & Brown Restructures

Brown & Brown plans to continue its strategy of acquiring small to mid-market agencies.

Brokers Target Emerging Markets

Growing economies result in growing insurance needs, but growth presents its own unique challenges.