Accenture recently took an in depth — and very interesting — look insurance and customer service. It found that insurance is only viewed positively at the point a consumer needs help and how that help arrives. Here’s the sad truth, 41% of policyholders plan on changing carriers after one claim. If they are dissatisfied with …
MarketScout regularly tracks insurance rates. Commercial rates — the company says — are continuing to rise. On average they rose 6% in the first quarter of 2022. The fourth quarter of last year saw an increase of 5.8%. Rates in January and February were about the same as they were last year. MarketScout CEO …
Auto thefts are on the rise. The insurance rate finder, QuoteWizard took a look at stolen auto statistics and noted the number stolen in 2019 was 800,000. In 2020 that figure rose to 875,000. The 75,000 jump in a year is a lot. QuoteWizard said 10 states have seen a 25% or more rise in …
Last year the PIA Western Alliance state of Montana became the first state in the union to outlaw businesses forcing employees to be vaccinated against COVID in order to work. The bill was signed into law and Montana immediately got sued in federal court. Opponents felt employers ought to have the right to make that …
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Life expectancy in the United States fell again in 2021. However — and gratefully — it didn’t drop as far as 2020 when COVID led to a lot of deaths. In 2021 life expectancy dropped to an average of 76.60 years. In 2020 the average was 76.99. Before COVID hit in early 2020, the …
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A new CBS News poll says a majority of us rate the economy as bad. That’s not a surprise since inflation has reared its ugly head and has given us a 40-year high. Gas and food prices are the biggest driver of the worry. CBS found: 63% of us rating the economy as bad …
Montana — Montana State Fund 3% Reduction: The Montana State Fund (MSF) is the Treasure State’s largest workers’ compensation insurer. Last week the State Fund board of directors approved a 3% rate decrease. The final decision is now in the hands of insurance commissioner, Troy Downing. If it is approved, Laurence Hubbard, the MSF CEO …
