Insurance
Microsoft email, teams goes out globally puts cloud concentration risk back on brokers’ radar
A failure has cut business users off from Outlook, Teams and Copilot. For brokers, the harder question is whether any...
How the 2026 Election Results Could Affect Mortgage Rates
The 2026 midterm election results are giving financial markets plenty to digest. For homebuyers, homeowners, and real estate professionals, one...
UAD 3.6 Appraisal Changes: What Real Estate Agents Need to Know
A listing can show 2,150 square feet while the appraisal shows 1,980 square feet of finished above-grade space. Where did...
Property claims confront a capacity squeeze heading into 2027 – and brokers could feel the fallout
Crawford’s Lance Malcolm warns repair delays and rising expectations can put broker-client relationships under pressure Property claims heading into 2027...
Flood awareness rises, but coverage slips in Sandy-hit states
Affordability pressures and persistent misconceptions complicate agents’ efforts as New York and New Jersey lose nearly 50,000 NFIP policies Greater...
Employers turn on their PBMs as healthcare costs near a two-decade high
US employers are heading into 2027 benefit renewals with healthcare costs projected to rise at their fastest pace in nearly...
MLR rebate checks are in hand. The ERISA clock is already running
Fully insured group health plan sponsors have roughly three months from receipt to distribute the participant share, or set up...
What Credit Score Do You Need to Buy a House?
If you’re planning to buy a home, you may be wondering whether your credit score is high enough to qualify...
Self-funded health plans: why RCM&D’s broker is sounding the alarm
Benefits advisor is adamant that without transparency and control, no one will be able to contain cost Ben Bohonowicz has...
W. R. Berkley cuts casualty reinsurance by a quarter as pricing fails to hold
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s reinsurance casualty book shrank 25% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, the steepest single-quarter...
Higginbotham’s Houston Dynamo deal: smart business play or pricey pitchside perk?
The Fort Worth broker is putting its name on a premium club at an MLS stadium. Industry research shows how...
What Are Closing Costs? A Homebuyer’s Guide to What You’re Actually Paying For
When you’re saving to buy a home, the down payment tends to get most of the attention. But there’s another...
