Allen Laman

College basketball turned heads in March. Now, we're have the final rounds of Verisk's emerging issues bracket that could hold the attention of insurance pros for years to come.

By implementing AI-driven technologies across the claims life cycle and integrating real-time analysis, P/C insurers could reduce fraudulent claims and save between $80 billion and $160 billion by 2032.

Carrier Management, a sister publication of Insurance Journal, will host a free online event spotlighting wildfire risk assessment, prevention and intelligence tools for risk and insurance professionals. The first Wildfire Risk Intelligence Demo Day will be held on Wednesday, March …

Standard market woes, captive growth and the increased importance of navigating relationships with third-party administrators — insurance experts in the commercial trucking arena have helped their clients traverse a challenging road in recent years. Earlier this month, a panel of …

While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion. Moody’s RMS, in …

USI a ‘Well-Oiled Machine’ in Year 30 A thirtieth birthday marks a key milestone in a person’s life. It’s the age when crashing on your friend’s couch is no longer an acceptable sleeping arrangement, and when every bend of the …

With temperatures pushing above 90 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Northeast United States this week, many American workers are clocking in during what AccuWeather described as an “intense heat wave that is impacting more than 135 million people.” …

Extreme weather, operational and battery risks — insuring the growing solar industry brings insurance companies, agents and brokers face-to-face with evolving challenges. “We’re seeing burgeoning growth in solar, wind, and battery storage,” said Jason Kaminsky, CEO at kWh Analytics in …

Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Mid-Year Addendum. “Large rate increases from 2023 have …

Members of Generation Z who have worked with insurance agents believe they are knowledgeable and help them make better choices. Nevertheless, Gen Z is under-tapped in the independent agent channel and over-indexes on direct writers. During a recent Travelers Institute …