Articles by Mark Hollmer

Hartford CEO Optimistic About COVID, Business Interruption Claims, Economy

The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift expressed confidence that the property/casualty insurer has weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and that related concerns about business interruption claims have become minimal. “I have never been more excited about The Hartford’s future,” …

Legal Group Unveils Guidelines for First-Party Insurance Disaster Claims

A national legal group has developed new, streamlined protocols designed to promote a more efficient exchange of information in first-party insurance claims cases stemming from manmade and natural disasters. The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) …

Millennial Says Individual Development Plans, Pay Incentives Nurture Younger Staff

The insurance and risk management fields are professions with legions of rapidly-retiring older employees, and they struggle to hire and keep promising new, and younger ones. How to accomplish this? Customized training is one way to do this, a millennial …

Media Vet Business Insurance Abruptly Shuts Down; Industry Consolidation, ‘Continued Structural Changes’ Blamed

Business Insurance – a well-known industry publication for 49 years, has been abruptly shut down by parent company Crain Communications. The final issue of Business Insurance came out on Aug. 1. The publication’s website, its businessinsurance.com, and the Business Insurance …