The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight 1.3% increase for 2026 workers’ compensation loss costs, marking only …
Month: November 2025
People Moves: The McGowan Companies Appoints Pitonyak as VP of National Programs
The McGowan Companies, headquartered in Fairview Park, Ohio, appointed Lauren Pitonyak as vice president of national programs. Pitonyak has over 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. From 2011 to 2019, she served at Aon Affinity in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, …
Indiana AG Sues Apartments Owners Over Alleged Uninhabitable Conditions
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a civil lawsuit against the owners and property managers of Lake Castleton Apartments in Indianapolis, alleging that they have systematically failed to repair critical systems such as air conditioning and plumbing. Further, the landlords …
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Ex-Employer’s Network, Costing $862K in Damages
A 35-year-old Ohio man has pleaded guilty to computer fraud for hacking his former employer’s network after he was fired, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. On May 14, 2021, Maxwell Schultz, Columbus, Ohio, was terminated from his position as …
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County District Court to one misdemeanor count …
Top 50 Personal Lines Agencies 2025
The 2025 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies. This list utilizes only the 2024 personal lines property/casualty revenue numbers of the independent agencies and brokerages that submitted data to the Top 100 agencies report. For more information on Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent…
Best Agencies to Work For 2025
The votes are in for the 2025 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. This 16-page report reveals the overall winner, and also includes features profiles on the gold, silver, and bronze winners from each region. We’d like to thank the customer service reps, account managers, producers, managers and other agency…
Insurance Journal November 17, 2025 Issue
Inside this issue: 💉 Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Trending Up 🤝 AIG to Acquire Renewal Rights of Everest’s Retail Commercial Business Worth $2B ⚖️ Marsh Sues More Former Employees Over ‘Scheme’ to Open Howden US 💻 Forrester: Cyber Insurance Will Grow by 15% in 2026 🔒 Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving…
AI Tools for Agents Demo Day
Live online event, Wednesday, December 3! One afternoon of fast, back-to-back demos of the latest AI tools built for insurance agents. See how top insurtech vendors are helping agents automate tasks, close more business, and better serve clients. Why attend? Agent Focused – Every demo features tools designed to help independent agents work smarter and…
Top 50 Commercial Lines Agencies 2025
The 2025 Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies. This list utilizes only the 2024 commercial lines property/casualty revenue numbers of the independent agencies and brokerages that submitted data to the Top 100 agencies report. For more information on Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent…