Georgia vaulted to the top of the Judicial Hellholes® report in 2022

Posted: January 31, 2024

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Thermonuclear Verdicts

Posted: December 14, 2023

Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. They can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes, especially for companies with fleets of vehicles and relatively inexperienced drivers. “Fleet liability has not been profitable for insurers for a long time,” said Paul Anderson, vice president of field underwriting for a national group of property/casualty insurance companies. That means that...

A Collision of Social Inflation with Motor Vehicle Verdicts

Posted: December 1, 2022

A large-scale motor vehicle loss can come at your business from any direction, but it doesn’t have to take your company off the road. While you stay focused on growing your business, Travelers can help protect it against large-scale losses — like these automotive judgments over $25 million that topped the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts.1 Blocked Roadway Resulted in Fatal Collision An icon...

Six Reasons Your Auto Insurance Premiums May be On the Rise

Posted: December 20, 2021

COVID-19 continues to take its toll all around the globe. Inflation, supply chain issues and labor shortages seem to be impacting every aspect of American society today. The same holds true for the insurance industry. But fear NOT! As Problem Solvers, we at Gillman Insurance believe that the best defense is often a good offense. Armed with the knowledge that there are several key factors...

Eye-Opening Roadside Statistics Explain Why Auto Insurance Premiums Continue To Rise

Posted: June 21, 2019

Even as automobiles are bundled with increasingly sophisticated safety features, roadside fatalities are rising. These findings begin to explain the confounding rise in roadside fatalities, despite additional safety features: 47% of motorists reported they are comfortable texting while driving, no matter how many well-intentioned information campaigns are launched. Insurers report the use of smartphones by motorists to talk, text and access the internet as a...