Insurers pleased as Colorado General Assembly keeps auto system intact The Colorado General Assembly adjourned its concluding session, which the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said was marked by the defeat of a wide variety of legislation that …
Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue, of Mystic Capital Advisors Group, who …
Do you currently write a book of specialized industry accounts, or have you been trying to get a carrier to give you binding authority? Did you previously have a program, or do you have an idea for a new program/product …
In teenage land, the Internet is hardly foreign. Ask any 14-year-old today — they likely know all the ins and outs of using the Web to research school projects, as well as how to make friends all around the world …
The Montana State Fund board of directors has decided to keep its headquarters and roughly 300 employees located in Helena. Miles City leaders asked the State Fund, which runs workers’ compensation insurance for the state, to consider a move to …
Like so many other areas of life, the Internet changed the exposures involved in affinity group programs. In fact, e-commerce and e-mail have taken some of the affinity out of affinity groups. When I first started underwriting and marketing property/casualty …
As trade barriers fall and innovations in technology continue at a breakneck speed, more U.S. companies are reaching out and investing in international markets. U.S. businesses cannot ignore opportunities in the global marketplace, with 95 percent of the world’s consumers …
San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Donald Mitchell has granted California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and has vacated the March 2, 2006, judgment for Palm Medical, and has entered judgment in favor of State …
A common complaint among executives throughout the world is the changing work ethic and lack of commitment by employees. With the lack of leadership evident today, it is amazing that any work ethic or commitment by employees exists. All too …
First quarter financial results upbeat, but some note disaster fallout The financial results are in. Insurers generally had positive first quarters, although some were hurt by higher health care costs and continued fallout from last year’s natural disasters. Below are …
