Estate Planning is Risky Business: What Should you Do?

Forbes.com

Estate planning is inherently fraught with risk. Understand the risks that can be identified, and that many can't be identified. Each adviser can identify risks. Read boilerplate disclaimers they are informative. Most importantly, there are practical steps to… more…

Mouthguard maker, artificial intelligence company win 'small business of the year' awards - MLive.com

Mlive.com

Mouthguard maker, artificial intelligence company win 'small business of the year' awards MLive.com A Saline mouthguard company will receive the "Best Small Business" award in May through the Michigan Small Business Development Center. more…

Tax Basics: What's Your Tax IQ?

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Whether or not you do your own taxes, it's important to have an understanding of the basics. This knowledge can go a long way in helping you use tax software or more…

Uncertainty For NiSource Due To Merrimack Recovery

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NiSource is a holding company for seven utilities, six of which are local distribution companies (LDCs) supplying natural gas and one supplying both gas and ele more…

Midwest flood damage will likely total more than $1 billion

CBS News

Agricultural losses will vastly swell the sums involved, and many of the region's residents lack flood insurance more…

Here's Why You Hold on to Selective Insurance (SIGI) Now

Yahoo.com

Selective Insurance (SIGI) remains poised for growth on geographic expansion and sturdy capital position. more…

Progressive (PGR) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

Yahoo.com

Progressive (PGR) closed the most recent trading day at $73.06, moving -0.75% from the previous trading session. more…

Allianz turns picky as it shops for asset managers

Financial Times

Germany’s biggest insurer eyes bid for DWS, the former Deutsche Bank business more…

Japan Property & Casualty Insurance Market Outlook, 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Japan Property & Casualty Insurance Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Japanese property and casualty insurance industry is one of the largest … more…

New Transformative Insurance Options Coming for New York Drivers and Homeowners

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WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plymouth Rock Assurance today announced that it will soon be offering new auto and home insurance options for New York residents thanks to licenses granted by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS). DFS approved… more…

1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces 2018 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PIH) (the “Company”), a property and casualty insurance holding company offering specialty insurance to customers in Louisiana, Texas and Florida through its wholly-owned subsidiary… more…

Kingstone Launches in Connecticut

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KINGSTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kingstone Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: KINS) (the “Company” or “Kingstone”), a multi-line property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that, on March 19th, Kingstone Insurance Company (“KICO”), its wholly-owned… more…

World Insurance Associates LLC Acquires MedNET Financial, Inc. of Watchung, NJ

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TINTON FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/acquisitions?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#acquisitionslt;/agt;--On March 1, 2019, World Insurance Associates LLC acquired MedNET Financial, Inc., an insurance agen… more…

Valen Analytics Demonstrates 35% Year-over-Year Growth in Data Consortium

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valen Analytics®, an Insurity company that provides proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling for P/C insurers, today reported the growth of its data consortium to $90.5 billion across all standard Property and Casualty line… more…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Introduces Professional First Asset Management Liability Insurance in the UK and Ireland

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BOSTON & DUBLIN & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Introduces Professional First Asset Management Liability Insurance in the UK and Ireland more…

Church Mutual Rolls Out First Mobile App to Customers

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MERRILL, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Putting valuable risk control resources at customers’ fingertips, Church Mutual Insurance Company has launched its first mobile app. Released exclusively to customers, the Church Mutual Now™ app provides original safety content… more…

Patriot Growth Insurance Services Appoints Amber Clouse as Vice President of Human Resources

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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national retail insurance agency, appoints Amber Clouse as Vice President of Human Resources. more…

IFG Companies Hires Michael P. Dandini as Chief Risk Officer

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HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IFG Companies (www.ifgcompanies.com) is pleased to announce the addition of Michael P. Dandini as the Company's Chief Risk Officer. Mike, who will be located in the Hartford office, will assume responsibility for IFG Companie… more…

Travelers Schedules Conference Call to Review First Quarter 2019 Results

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) will review its first quarter 2019 results at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 18, following the release of results earlier that morning. Investors can access the call via webcast at investor.tr… more…

Guidewire Demonstrates SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 Data Security Standards Compliance for Guidewire Cloud

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FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GWRE&src=ctag" target="_blank"gt;$GWRElt;/agt; lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/analytics?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#analytics… more…