A Message From the Editor

This is the final week to participate in the Eight Annual Independent Insurance Agent Survey. The goal of the survey is to uncover first-person insights into the achievements and challenges of today’s P&C insurance professionals.

– Steve Hallo, managing editor

Market Insights

Email is where most cyber insurance claims originate

By Steve Hallo

Overall cyber claims frequency increased 13% in 2023, while claims severity increased 10%, according to Coalition, Inc. Read More

Commentary

Is insurance jargon holding insurers back from selling more policies?

By Ashley Hattle-Cleminshaw

A customer-centered approach with simpler terminology may boost add-on policy sales. Read More

Commentary

The benefits of breaking free as an independent insurance agent

By Vijay Rengarajan

Despite the current hard-market challenges, now may be the perfect time to become an independent insurance agent. Read More

News

Insurer files product liability suit after robo-vacuum allegedly ignites house

By Colleen Murphy

Homesite Insurance paid the homeowners $691,305.12 under the terms of their insurance policy, according to the complaint. Read More

Slideshow

The most common road rage behaviors

By Ashley Hattle-Cleminshaw

Citations for road rage, such as reckless driving, can increase insurance premiums by 51%. Read More

Market Insights

Agency contingency performance trends for 2024

By Jarod Steed

Carriers are still making the adjustments they need to fix their loss and combined ratios from the previous two years. Read More

News

Around the P&C insurance industry: April 24, 2024

By PC360 Staff Writer

Insurance industry news from MassMutual, Swiss Re, MS Amlin and more featured in weekly update. Read More

News

State Farm's Ting fire monitor detected and mitigated over 500 fires in 2022

By Ashley Hattle-Cleminshaw

State Farm and Whisker Labs report almost 10,000 homes have been saved from fire hazards using Ting. Read More

7 Proven Strategies for Implementing a Workers' Comp Cloud Platform

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WEBCAST DATE: May 1, 2024

Reinventing GL and BOP Programs: How Proper Risk Classification Can Boost Your Bottom Line

Join this complimentary webcast to discover how policies must continue to evolve to react to today's realities, and find out how these BOP and GL revisions impact classifications, rules, loss costs and forms Learn More