SLTX sees cost of SMART technology rise to $9.6 million

SLTX sees cost of SMART technology rise to $9.6 million

What started as a $4 million project to upgrade technology at the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas is now anticipated to exceed $9.6 million before the SMART system is fully implemented. The board of directors of SLTX approved an amendment to the statement of...
Texas PIA substitutes all-day webinar for state convention

Texas PIA substitutes all-day webinar for state convention

Texas Professional Insurance Agents hosted a day-long virtual conference on Oct. 15 as it joined numerous other associations shifting from in-person annual conventions to online sessions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. David Gorman, president of Texas PIA and...
FIWT considers 2020 a ‘skip year’ for officers, education

FIWT considers 2020 a ‘skip year’ for officers, education

With both the 2020 midyear expo and annual convention moved to the internet due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Federation of Insurance Women of Texas and its local associations looked back on a year that hardly happened and kept lots in place for the coming year. The...
Markets harden, it could be a hard winter for brokers

Markets harden, it could be a hard winter for brokers

London Views By LEN WILKINS London Correspondent   London underwriters continue to increase rates and take advantage of a hardening market. Managing agent Hiscox’s latest trading statement shows rates accelerating further in the third quarter, with...
Hartwig: P/C profit not dependent on who’s in the White House

Hartwig: P/C profit not dependent on who’s in the White House

Thirteen days before Election Day, Robert Hartwig, Ph.D., CPCU, addressed the ICT Property and Casualty Symposium, for the first time virtually, even though he has appeared in person at the annual event at least 15 times previously. Hartwig said then that he looked...
Hartwig Q&A

Hartwig Q&A

During Q&A following Robert Hartwig’s prepared remarks to the ICT Property and Casualty Insurance Symposium, an industry member posed the question: “In Texas there is a lot of talk about plain language in insurance policies. What are your thoughts? Can...