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IAT Insurance Group announces the appointment of Mike Zurcher as the new Executive Vice President, Surety, succeeding Ken Chapman. Zurcher brings over 30 years of surety and commercial property and casualty underwriting experience, having held leadership roles at Travelers and Chubb.

In the face of soaring insurance rates, particularly in the Gulf Coast, property owners are grappling with substantial rate hikes, prompting some to consider going without coverage. To counter this trend, brokers can explore creative solutions to keep clients covered.

Amid the Gulf Coast states' exposure to climate change-related disasters, the insurance market faces challenges, with damages from 2022 weather events totaling $165.1 billion. Brokers navigating this hard market can find opportunities by adopting creative strategies.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering reinstating Accident Recordkeeping Requirements, aiming to enhance safety assessments and reduce accident severity. Despite comments being accepted until October 10, 2023, industry support suggests the requirements may become a rule. To prepare, fleets can build a robust accident tracking and analysis tool.

Property insurance offers protection for a building once it's operational. A builder's risk policy insures against physical loss or damage to a building during construction.

Great Place To Work® and Fortune have selected IAT Insurance Group (IAT) for the 2023 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance List.

Transporting cargo is more complex than just getting it from one location to another. Reduce your risk by implementing safety and cargo protective practices.

Today's cargo thieves have masterminded a more hands-off method of pilfering loads, and they're doing it digitally.

Finding a place for drivers to park, rest, refuel and relax is not easy, and costs time and money.

4 best practices for preventing and minimizing roof damage.

Protecting your fleet and maintaining steady operations today means implementing risk management practices to combat rising costs and reduce claims.

Having strategies in place can help minimize the risk of theft on construction sites. Here are 8 tips to reduce the risk of construction site theft.

Having a proactive safety culture, doing more than what's dictated by federal and state regulations, and partnering with your insurance carrier's Loss Control team are best practices for motor carriers to mitigate risk.

Fire protection systems should undergo regular inspecting, testing and maintenance (ITM) to help protect your building against fire.

It's a difficult time for businesses. Here are 3 ways to reduce management liability risk as business executives navigate this difficult climate.

Contractors need to be aware of how the law pertaining to Buy American requirements has changed and how it could affect their businesses in new ways.

To significantly reduce the odds of violations and to ensure equipment is safe to operate, these best practices can help fleets educate and motivate their drivers to perform their required safety checks daily.

Whether you are just starting out or considering a mid-career pivot, there's a lot to be said for a career in insurance, but often lesser known are opportunities in surety.

Women make up nearly 60% of the insurance industry's workforce. Yet a successful insurance career is different for each one.

The driver shortage continues to be a major challenge for fleets across the country.