Latency Catastrophes – Will There Be Another Asbestos?

  An underwriter can be deemed the wizard of the insurance industry, peering into his/her magic ball to ensure they are well-positioned to react to a culture shift in an ever-changing market.    Bob Reville delved into these proverbial underwriting powers as he wondered what the next “latency  catastrophe” may be in his article, “The … Read more

The Job of Underwriting and the Next Asbestos

This article originally appeared here and we at Insurance Nerds think all of our readers would benefit from the insights in it. Thanks to Praedicat for permission to republish. We recently did a survey of some of our customers and out of all the answers to the survey, the one that has stuck with me the … Read more

There is Nothing “Natural” About Natural Disasters

2017 will be remembered for the number and scale of natural disasters that occurred in the United States.  Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath of unprecedented flooding in Houston by itself was record-breaking in terms of the sheer size of the affected area.  This was followed 2 weeks later by Hurricane Irma, which wreaked havoc on … Read more

Help, I HATE my Hurricane Deductible

This article originally published by the author on LinkedIn. Republished here with his permission. Normally we don’t publish customer facing articles, we are publishing this one because we thought it be helpful for other agents. As we help our clients close their claims after hurricane Irma, we encounter one consistent frustration: “I hate my hurricane deductible.” In … Read more