Chris Burand - Insurance News Archive Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Chris Burand - Insurance News Archive 32 32 /img/authors/chris-burand.jpgchris@burand-associates.com.]]> What to Do About the Homeowners Insurance Crisis? /magazines/mag-features/2026/04/13/865256.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=865256 Critical Legal Factors for Producer Contracts /magazines/mag-features/2026/03/09/860632.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=860632 Agents’ Standard of Care and Insureds’ Duty to Read Their Policies /magazines/mag-features/2026/02/23/858373.htm Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=858373 Does Private Equity Create True Value? /magazines/mag-features/2025/12/01/848707.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=848707 Viewpoint: End of the Road for Traditional Insurance? /magazines/mag-features/2025/11/03/845604.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=845604 Hurricane Katrina Impacts Then and Now /magazines/mag-features/2025/10/06/842441.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=842441 Viewpoint: Mirror Tests and Absolute Exclusions /magazines/mag-features/2025/09/08/838014.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=838014 This Hard Market Explained /magazines/mag-features/2025/08/04/834133.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=834133 Carriers and Principles of Insurance /magazines/mag-features/2025/07/07/829888.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=829888 Viewpoint: May the Combined Ratio R.I.P. (for Measuring Profit) /magazines/mag-features/2025/06/02/825563.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=825563 Agency Tax Laws Shareholders Need to Know /magazines/mag-features/2025/05/05/821565.htm Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=821565 Finding Alternatives /magazines/mag-features/2025/04/07/818455.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=818455 I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Insurance Agent /magazines/mag-features/2025/03/10/814556.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=814556 Reviewing Historic Predictions /magazines/mag-features/2025/02/24/812844.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=812844 Reading the Fine Print to Avoid E&O Exposure /magazines/mag-features/2024/11/18/801357.htm Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=801357 Might the Realtor Ruling Affect Insurance Distribution? /magazines/mag-features/2024/10/21/797413.htm Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=797413 Strategic Planning /magazines/mag-features/2024/09/16/792465.htm Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=792465 Sales Culture Versus Business Culture /magazines/mag-features/2024/08/19/788760.htm Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=788760 Agency E&O Lessons to Consider /magazines/mag-features/2024/08/05/786599.htm Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=786599 The Balance Sheet Is the Most Important Financial Statement /magazines/mag-features/2024/06/17/779372.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=779372 The Relevance of Standard Carriers to Commercial Lines /magazines/mag-features/2024/05/20/774552.htm Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=774552 Insurance Agency Trust Accounting — More Important than Ever /magazines/mag-features/2024/04/15/769341.htm Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=769341 What Is Insurance? /magazines/mag-features/2024/03/18/764945.htm Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=764945 Working From Home /magazines/mag-features/2024/02/19/761023.htm Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=761023 Do Regulators, Insureds and Agents Understand How Reciprocal Carriers and Some New MGAs Work? /magazines/mag-features/2024/01/22/756159.htm Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=756159 An Apprenticeship /magazines/mag-features/2023/12/04/750185.htm Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=750185 Carrier Operational Stability /magazines/mag-features/2023/11/20/748263.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=748263 Property Rates and Reality Checks /magazines/mag-features/2023/10/16/743912.htm Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=743912 Benchmarks and Value /magazines/mag-features/2023/09/18/740234.htm Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=740234 Facts Are Friends /magazines/mag-features/2023/08/21/735604.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=735604