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12 10, 2020

50 Years at the Helm of Insurance Journal

By | October 12th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 50 Years at the Helm of Insurance Journal

Entrepreneur, innovator, oenophile, insurance industry icon, all around great guy. That’s Mark Wells, the force behind Insurance Journal and Wells Media Group, who this year is celebrating his 50thanniversary in insurance industry publishing. There have been plenty of challenges at …

30 09, 2020

Agents Warned of ‘Creative’ Attorneys, Virus Lawsuits

By | September 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Agents Warned of ‘Creative’ Attorneys, Virus Lawsuits

Agents and brokers should be on alert that plaintiffs’ attorneys in COVID-19 related business interruption claims lawsuits may be eyeing them as more cases against insurance companies begin to fail and claimants start looking around for other sources of reimbursement …

21 08, 2020

Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses

By | August 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an independent insurance agency from a lawsuit brought by a Dallas restaurant group seeking reimbursement for business income losses stemming from the civil authority enforced shuttering of businesses in an attempt to stop …

3 08, 2020

5th Circuit: Texas Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion

By | August 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 5th Circuit: Texas Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion

Texas law requires an insurer to defend the grandparents of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while driving their all-terrain vehicle against a negligence lawsuit, even though the carrier says neither the boy nor the crash was covered by its …

15 06, 2020

Caregiving Part of Job for Minnesota Agent with Protest-Impacted Clients

By | June 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Caregiving Part of Job for Minnesota Agent with Protest-Impacted Clients

Dan Gutlovics did a lot of virtual hand holding during the first days of the violent protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police on May 25. Gutlovics, sales …

29 05, 2020

Texas Windstorm Insurer Outlines Funding for 2020 Hurricane Season

By | May 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Windstorm Insurer Outlines Funding for 2020 Hurricane Season

The board of directors of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in the state’s coastal counties in February set a goal of $4.2 billion in catastrophe funding for 2020. At a meeting of the Texas Windstorm …

24 04, 2020

Illinois Business Groups Sue Over Expanded Workers’ Comp Eligibility Rules

By | April 24th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Illinois Business Groups Sue Over Expanded Workers’ Comp Eligibility Rules

New emergency rules enacted by Illinois workers’ compensation regulators have drawn a lawsuit by a pair of trade associations representing retailers and manufacturers in the state. The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) allege in …

8 03, 2020

SXSW Said Not to Be Insured for Cancellation of 2020 Event

By | March 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on SXSW Said Not to Be Insured for Cancellation of 2020 Event

The 10-day technology, film and music festival that has taken place in Austin every March since 1987, SXSW, will not be held this year after Mayor Steve Adler declared a local disaster in response to the spread in Texas of …

10 01, 2020

Counselor: Students ‘Excited’ About Insurance After Zurich’s Apprenticeship Week Summit

By | January 10th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Counselor: Students ‘Excited’ About Insurance After Zurich’s Apprenticeship Week Summit

Despite having established its earn-and-learn apprenticeship program in the U.S. several year ago, insurer Zurich North America for the first time hosted an Apprenticeship Week Summit for high school students last fall. With a goal of attracting 85 high school …

2 01, 2020

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 South Central Region Stories of 2019

By | January 2nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurance Journal’s Top 10 South Central Region Stories of 2019

It almost seemed like there was a major fire or explosion per month at one petrochemical facility or another in the South Central region last year. That’s not really the case, but there were a number of high-profile incidents at …