Editor’s Note

One question often asked of women but not of men in the business world is: Can you have it “all”? Is it possible to have both a successful career as an independent agent and a family? That’s something men never …

A new technology that allows users to track a driver’s mobile phone usage could give fleet managers another tool in the battle against distracted driving. Cellcontrol, the maker of technology to stop distracted driving, says DriveID can block anyone who …

Four percent of U.S. adults nodded off or fell asleep at least once while driving in the previous month. You’ve been there. The midnight call from an important client that just experienced a devastating loss. Or the sick child who …

Doctors do it. Kindergarteners do it. Should insurers do it? Despite the prevalence of apologies in our society — think Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Mel Gibson and Bill Clinton — the idea of offering an apology as a result of …

Guns are big business. Just ask some insurance brokers. According to a report on InsuranceJournal.com, proposals to change state and federal gun laws is having an unintended effect on the gun insurance market – unprecedented growth. Experts in this segment …

Agents appear to be winning the race in home insurance — at least when it comes to claims. Home insurance claimants who file through agents show greater satisfaction levels — 50 points higher — than those who file claims directly. …

It’s tempting to think that climate change is bringing more frequent, stronger and larger thunderstorms and accompanying tornadoes, but climate scientists say they just don’t know if that’s the case. Tornadoes and the severe thunderstorms that spawn them are difficult …

Insurance Journal‘s own Don Jergler recently tackled the controversy triggered when Yahoo ended its liberal work-at-home policy. The tech firm decided that employees who work in offices with others have more opportunities to collaborate and be creative. Retailer Best Buy …

When InsuranceJournal.com posted a story giving the Insurance industry’s take on workplace flexibility following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s announcement in February to bring telecommuters back into the office the story proved popular – particularly on LinkedIn.com. A number of …

Insurance giant MetLife Inc. recently announced a plan to move some 2,600 positions into newly created facilities in North Carolina by the end of 2015. And this means a lot of folks in the Northeast could be facing some tough …