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January 18, 2024
The REDY Index leverages CRC Group’s collection of actionable data – the wholesale industry’s largest. It provides critical pricing analysis monthly, giving you a snapshot of the marketplace. The REDY Index generates instant intelligence on pricing trends by industry or coverage, enabling our retail partners to set accurate data-driven expectations with their clients. Removing the guesswork empowers CRC team members to negotiate competitively, consistently producing better outcomes, better deliverables, and better results.
January 17, 2024
December 07, 2023
More than 80% of Americans don’t have disability coverage, putting them at risk for major financial distress should a serious illness or injury impede their ability to work. Private long-term disability insurance should be a foundational element of any financial stability plan, helping clients recover when faced with the unexpected.
A recent law signed in 2023 expands regulations and reporting requirements for cosmetic manufacturers, giving the FDA greater oversight of the industry. These updated policies could increase the frequency and size of cosmetic product recalls. What can manufacturers do to help minimize their risk?
December 06, 2023
Persistent, significant losses are still driving up expenses and constraining capacity within the casualty market for habitational business. As insurers reduce coverage limits, increase deductibles, and impose stricter underwriting criteria, it becomes crucial to strategically promote comprehensive submissions in order to secure optimal coverage.
More healthcare organizations are adopting AI to improve efficiency. AI promises to bring significant benefits, but this rapidly evolving technology also can introduce new exposures for providers. Partnering with knowledgeable wholesale brokers can help agents and their clients better understand the risk and coverage implications of AI.
November 09, 2023
Massive claims and settlements are no longer a surprise to the insurance industry and casualty lines are no exception. Many will remember the collapse of Surfside, Florida’s Champlain Tower South in June 2021. It resulted in a settlement of more than $1B.
In 2023, the habitational insurance marketplace presents many challenges for property placements. Years of low rates and low valuations, combined with the impact of catastrophe events has created a perfect storm for the hard market. Property owners, insurers, and brokers find themselves grappling with a new reality where traditional underwriting models must contend with the weight of severe and frequent claims as well as the persistent specter of climate-related perils. Navigating this marketplace demands a deliberate balance between creativity, sound risk assessment, and adaptability to secure coverage.
At 1:30 am on June 24, 2021, residents of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, woke to a deafening crash. When they looked outside, residents saw the complex's South Tower had partially collapsed. It appeared as if the building had disappeared into thin air (source 1). Ninety-eight people died in the tower collapse, and hundreds more were temporarily homeless. The investigation into the collapse is entering its third year, and a final report isn’t expected until late in 2024. The cause of the collapse remains unknown (source 1).
November 07, 2023
October 23, 2023
Louisiana’s property insurance market has been challenging after the state was hit by record hurricane activity during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Louisiana suffered from a string of hurricane hits with Laura, Delta and Zeta hitting the state in 2020, followed by Ida in 2021. That heightened hurricane activity generated approximately 800,000 claims in those two years alone, resulting in $25 billion in paid losses that caused insurers to pull back from the Louisiana market (source 4). In fact, 11 insurers writing homeowners coverage in Louisiana were declared insolvent between July 2021 and February 2023. Twelve additional insurers withdrew from the state and 50 companies stopped writing new business in hurricane-prone parishes, creating a capacity crisis. On top of capacity issues, legal system abuse had become a persistent issue in recent years with strict bad faith laws contributing to inflated claims payments and awards (source 1).
Gone are the days when antivirus software was enough to protect businesses from cyber threats and malware attacks. Modern cybercrime is constantly evolving to produce more complicated, stealthy attacks that require companies to employ proactive security solutions. In this new landscape, endpoints are often the most common target with 81% of companies reporting malware attacks on business devices.1 Fortunately, endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions are available to provide complete visibility of all endpoint devices and activities, which is vital to discovering adverse incidents with the potential to cause data loss, system intrusions, or malware attacks (source 1).