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Will Your Next Insurance Claim Be Denied by a Computer?

Insurance law professor Daniel Schwarcz recently noted me in a LinkedIn comment to his post about a timely and important law review article...

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Will Your Next Insurance Claim Be Denied by a Computer?

Insurance law professor Daniel Schwarcz recently noted me in a LinkedIn comment to his post about a timely and important law review article...

Are Insurers Underwriting Risk or Underwriting Policyholder Independence?

For most of my career, property insurance underwriting has been understood as the business of evaluating risk. What is the building made of?...

The Hidden Barrier to Scaling Specialty Insurance

This article is part of a sponsored series by OIP Insurtech. Fourteen...

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Allstate Announces Updates to Leadership Team

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 1, 2025 — The Allstate Corporation today announced changes to its senior leadership team, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Mario Rizzo...

World Acquires Indiana’s ACB

World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of ACB Insurance Inc. (“ACB”)...

Is Suing National Flood Worse Than the Actual Flood?

Four cases within the last couple of weeks demonstrate that most policyholders suing National Flood will likely lose on technical proof of loss...

4 Key Questions About Social Inflation – What’s Brewing Podcast (Season 2

In this episode of What’s Brewing, we are joined by Chris Accetta and David Geller,...

Protecting Your Property when the Fire Starts Outside

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In early 2025, a...

Small Hail, Big Consequences: IBHS Study Is Now Published

I recently previewed preliminary findings from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) 10-Year Asphalt Shingle Study in a post, When Insurers’...

Economic Uncertainty and Annuities Go Hand and Hand

It doesn’t take a financial adviser to tell you that, thus far, the economic environment...

1033 Waivers in Insurance – What Are They, and How Do They Work?

While we’d prefer everyone associated with insurance act with the highest regard for ethical integrity...

The Allstate Foundation convened the country’s top young changemakers for National Youth Service Summit

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 29, 2025 – Sixty-five of the country’s most inspiring youth leaders assembled in Chicago this past weekend for the second...

Equipment Breakdown Coverage: Cracked Aquarium

Most insurance coverage disputes involve familiar perils such as fire, wind, and water intrusion. Rarely does a court wrestle with whether a giant...

Listening and Empathy: Lessons from Annie Barbour for Claims Handlers

Annie Barbour’s perspective, shared in a recent interview on the Claim Game podcast, provides guidance for anyone involved in the insurance claims process,...

What Can Roofers and Restoration Contractors Do That Does Not Constitute Public Adjusting?

In yesterday’s post, When Roofers Become Adjusters: Iowa Court Says Not So Fast, I discussed how Iowa’s federal court confirmed that contractors cannot step...