In the high-risk manufacturing sector, where large-dollar claims are common, small to middle-market companies struggle to find experienced partners capable of providing targeted risk control and effective techniques to lower loss results and reduce the effect on the total cost of risk. Here are four tactics industrial companies can implement to reduce the cost of claims. Continue reading
As your small business evaluates health insurance, understanding cost is an important input. The cost of health insurance depends on a few factors such as: the type of health insurance purchased (ex: group health insurance or individual health insurance), the carrier and plan selected, your location, and your age (or employee census). This article breaks down the average cost of health insurance by state for two different small business approaches 1) individual health insurance with a defined contribution, and 2) group health insurance. Continue reading
Major carmakers want U.S. auto insurance companies to help persuade millions of American car owners to get recalled vehicles fixed.
Continue reading
The public health insurance exchange population likely will continue to be characterized by members who are sicker and costlier than people covered by group health plans, but sources say most health insurers are in it for the long haul. Continue reading
Join Capstone Brokerage for our upcoming seminar May 4, 2016. This months topic, Search Engine Optimization presented by Mark Cenicola, President and CEO of Bannerview.com You don’t want to miss this informative presentation. Continue reading
Liberty International Underwriters said on Monday that it has launched a cyber extortion endorsement to its product recall and contamination insurance policy for food and beverage companies.
This endorsement offers coverage to food and beverage policyholders for cyber extortion and consultant costs for acts against production and day-to-day operations, Liberty said in a statement. Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act was aimed mainly at giving people better options for buying health insurance on their own. There were widespread predictions that employers would leap at the chance to drop coverage and send workers to fend for themselves. Continue reading
The world is a dangerous, unpredictable place — not a bad thing, perhaps, if you’re in the business of selling insurance, making loans or figuring out ways to prevent mishaps. Continue reading
