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Link-Building for Law Firms: 7 Free Tools Lawyers Can Use to Get More Quality Backlinks

Attorney at Work

These tools can help boost your digital PR efforts while getting more backlinks for your law firm’s website. The post Link-Building for Law Firms: 7 Free Tools Lawyers Can Use to Get More Quality Backlinks appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Making Friends with the Future: Agency Tech Moving at a Faster Pace than Ever Before

Insurance Journal

By Andrea Wells That used to be one of my biggest beefs as an agency owner — I have all of these pieces of tech and none of them talked to each other,” Vonda Copeland, co-owner and vice president of …

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IP Organizations Want More on USPTO’s AI Patent Eligibility Guidance

IP Watchdog

The deadline for comments on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) updated subject matter eligibility guidance was October 16, and the Office received 24 total submissions. The 19 posted thus far overwhelmingly call for more detail in the guidance in order to avoid undue restrictions on patentability of critical artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

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The Impact of 2 Storms and Claims Advice From a Second-Generation Insurance Agent

Insurance Journal

As if it were yesterday, I vividly remember going to my first catastrophic fire loss with my dad at the young age of nine. It was a house fire in Sarasota involving a resident falling asleep with a lit cigarette.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Legal Innovation vs Legal Operations: Creating a New Way to Practice Law – Maurus Schreyvogel – S8 E33

Legally Speaking

If you’ve ever thought that there should be a better way for lawyers to work, this episode is for you.

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Equipment Breakdown Tops Small Restaurant Claims List

Insurance Journal

By Allen Laman With restaurant sales projected to top $1 trillion and reach record-breaking heights this year, a California-based insurance technology company versed in the space recently analyzed data from more than 30,000 small business restaurant owners across the U.S.

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Update: What’s Going on With Condos?

Insurance Journal

The condominium building is an interesting form of owning property where an individual owns their unit, what is sometimes referred to as a box of air, and at the same time, becomes a part of the condominium ownership association, which …

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CMR Leaders Show and Get Employee Appreciation

Insurance Journal

By Don Jergler It’s often easy to put a finger on exactly why someone likes their job, and if there’s more than one thing to like, that says something good about the workplace.

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Hard Market ‘Supercycle’ Likely to Be Prolonged: Lloyd’s CEO Neal

Insurance Journal

By L.S. Howard Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7 — its best interim results in 17 years — does this mean the hard market cycle is ending?

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Employee Development, Community Are Key at G&G

Insurance Journal

By Allen Laman G&G Independent Insurance has cracked the code. For the fifth straight year, G&G has been named a finalist in Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For competition.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Biggest Agency Needs

Insurance Journal

There are three things that Tony Martinez, chief information officer, at Unison Risk Advisors sees as the biggest needs in agency technology today overall. Some of these are outwardly facing and some are more operation and internal in nature.

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The Future of Digital Insurance Operations with SelectsysTech’s Cloud-Based RQB Platform

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys. The insurance industry is undergoing a digital transformation, with companies increasingly adopting cloud-based solutions to enhance their operations.

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Commoditization and Storytelling

Insurance Journal

Last year, I addressed the issue of insurance policy commoditization in the context of industry advertising in at least four of my monthly columns. Over the years, I’ve blogged about it several times.

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Western Digital owes $315.7 million for infringing data security patent, US jury says

Insurance Journal

Data storage provider Western Digital must pay $315.7 million in damages for violating a patent owner’s rights in data security technology, a jury in California federal court said on Friday.

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People & Places

Insurance Journal

National Todd Jackson, owner and partner of McGowan Insurance Group, has been named chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”).

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Why Homeowners Insurers Are Unprofitable and What to Do About It: Aon

Insurance Journal

A new report from insurance broker Aon reveals that the prospective return on equity (ROE) for diversified homeowners insurance carriers decreased by 100 basis points to 5.0% from last year’s ROE, despite carriers receiving significant rate increases in 2023/2024.

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Navigating Social Inflation in a World of Complex Claims

Insurance Journal

As social inflation continues to exert pressure on the insurance industry, this is not only a financial issue, but one with far-reaching impacts on insurers, beneficiaries and society at large.

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Supreme Court to Decide if White, Straight Workers Face Higher Bar in Bias Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in early October to decide whether it should be more difficult for workers from “majority backgrounds,” such as white or heterosexual people, to prove workplace discrimination claims.

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Walmart Reaches Settlement in Shareholder Lawsuits Over Handling of Opioids

Insurance Journal

Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the company over the handling of prescription opioids.

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Point: The Game-Changing Impact of Florida’s New Rule on Public Adjusters

Insurance Journal

The issuance of Florida’s Emergency Rule 69BER24-4, in response to hurricanes like Milton, represents a significant shift in regulating public adjusters and their activities.

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‘Employees Are the Heart of This Company’ at Ansay and Associates

Insurance Journal

By Jahna Jacobson For over 75 years, Ansay and Associates has invested in its future by investing in its people.

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ESG’s Appeal Fades in Emerging Markets as Profit Seeking Eclipses Virtue

Insurance Journal

Sustainable investments in emerging markets are facing a reckoning as environmental, social and governance strategies crumble under the weight of ongoing capital outflows and the appeal of higher-yielding energy bonds.

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Might the Realtor Ruling Affect Insurance Distribution?

Insurance Journal

The fairly recent ruling on how realtors are paid seems likely to dramatically alter real estate sales.

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Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk

Insurance Journal

By L.S. Howard While the Lloyd’s market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn’t resting on its laurels. It is carefully monitoring areas where potential vulnerabilities have been identified.

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Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

Insurance Journal

By Chad Hemenway There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the …

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Counterpoint: New Florida Rule Not Aimed Only at Public Adjusters

Insurance Journal

We are disappointed but unsurprised that an insurance industry lobbyist would mischaracterize an emergency order meant to stop insurance abuses as a “rule on public adjusters.” As Insurance Journal itself made clear in an Oct.

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OSHA: Waterproofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led to Worker’s Crushing Death

Insurance Journal

A federal workplace safety investigation has found the operator of three Massachusetts waterproofing contracting companies could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 when part of a foundation broke and fell on the worker in a …

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California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study

Insurance Journal

Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023, a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows.

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Boston Subway Car That Derailed Was Going 36 mph in 10 mph Zone

Insurance Journal

A subway train that derailed near Boston earlier this month had entered a 10-mph zone traveling at 36 mph, according to an initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday.

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At Energy, ‘You Are Not Just a Number’

Insurance Journal

By William Rabb The president of Energy Insurance Agency, an operation with a large presence in Kentucky, said it is “incredibly humbling” for the agency to again be named one of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For in the …

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Video Marketing Trends in the Insurance Industry: Engaging Audiences & Building Trust

Insurance Journal

The insurance industry, traditionally rooted in face-to-face interactions and extensive documentation, is undergoing a significant transformation with the rise of video marketing.

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Declarations

Insurance Journal

Agents’ Insurer Satisfaction “Agents’ jobs have gotten harder, and a larger portion of agents are proactively shopping ahead for clients. Insurers that want to keep earning agents’ business are finding ways to partner with them every step of the way.

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Business Moves

Insurance Journal

National Sentry Insurance, The General Sentry Insurance said it is buying nonstandard auto insurer The General from American Family Insurance for about $1.7 billion to mark the largest acquisition in the company’s 120-year history.

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My New Markets

Insurance Journal

Workers’ Compensation Insurance Programs Market Detail: Viacomp Inc. is a family-owned and independently operated insurance brokerage specializing in workers’ compensation coverage.

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WCIRB Summarizes 2024 California Workers’ Comp Legislation

Insurance Journal

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year. The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept.