Author: Tate Ellison

How Rising Insurance Rates Are Squeezing California Homebuyers

Tate Ellison
California Homebuyers

California’s Home Insurance Challenges: A Growing Concern In recent years, the California real estate market has faced increasing challenges, with one of the most pressing issues being the difficulty in securing home insurance. According to a recent survey by the California Association of Realtors (CAR), the problem has intensified, impacting home sales and affecting both buyers and sellers across the state. Escrow Hurdles and Home Sales Impact The CAR survey, which included nearly 3,000 Realtors, highlighted that 13% experienced a home sale falling through due to the buyer’s inability to…

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4 Trends Shaping the Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance Industry

Tate Ellison
insurance trends in commercial property sector

The year 2022 was the worst one for the property insurance and casualty insurance industry (P&C) since 2011. Insurers are likely to pay out billions of dollars due to severe weather conditions in the United States.  Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida in late 2022, caused the second largest insured losses after Hurricane Katrina, resulting in $65 billion alone. Swiss Re has revealed that the natural catastrophe losses of more than $100 billion surpassed the ten-year average by 40% last year.  Even AM Best’s new special report has made shocking revelations.…

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Exclusive Agent vs Independent Agency: An Inside Point of View

Tate Ellison
exclusive agent vs independent agency

What does separate an exclusive agent from the independent agent?  In my job, I am allowed to visit with mortgage companies and realtors in an attempt to help drum up business for myself and my company.  At one particular visit, I was posed a question by a realtor owner and friend. He asked, “What separates your company, an exclusive Allstate agency, from the independent agency that also has Allstate?”  At that time, it was early in my insurance career and I didn’t have an answer for him. It was a…

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