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Around the P&C insurance industry: April 26, 2023

News from and more. (Photo: Shutterstock) Pathpoint expanded its commercial property offering. The expansion centers around the addition of Vave’s commercial property product to Pathpoint. Vave is an MGA and Lloyd’s Coverholder that underwrites surplus lines U.S. property using a purely algorithmic approach,...

Positive communication in the dental practice reduces risk and improves outcomes

A breakdown in communication is often the underlying factor in negative online reviews, lawsuits or complaints. TDIC’s Risk Management analysts explain how a confirming communication climate in the dental office reduces risk and share ways to create one. The Dentists Insurance Company’s Risk Management Advice...

Contractor Wants Coverage For Subcontractor Work Lawsuits

By Emily Lever (April 24, 2023, 10:19 PM EDT) -- A construction company is suing five of its insurers, asking them to cover three lawsuits alleging shoddy work on three buildings by its subcontractors after the company paid almost $2.9 million in insurance premiums...

What To Do After a Car Accident

Experiencing a car accident, even one where no one is injured, is jarring and stressful. An accident can put even the...

No free lunches: Recovering insurance company defense costs in Massachusetts

John Adams Courthouse, home of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. (Credit: Swampyank via Wikipedia) The Appeals Court of Massachusetts reversed the dismissal of claims against an insurance company after it admitted it had a duty to defend its insured...

‘Gustnado’ Wipes Out Flight School Fleet

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help a family-owned flight school whose fleet of training aircraft was all but wiped out in a freak weather event on Thursday. Eight aircraft belonging to ATD Flight Systems were destroyed and three were damaged...