Virtually every business owner or manager considers shopping their business insurance account at one time or another. In many instances, it is a transitory thought. But in today’s world, where commercial premiums have plunged and the economy is struggling, seeking …
Businesses are reaching for the golden global ring — are independent agents, too? More and more organizations are manufacturing, sourcing or selling outside the United States. For these companies, international expansion is a business imperative in the quest to stay …
Insurers introduce policies that protect fast-growing renewable energy producers and their investments With the steadily increasing costs of fossil fuels — both the monetary cost and the environmental impact — there has been more focus on the production of alternative …
“I wanted a job I could love,” says 29-year-old Meghan McGarry. She found it when she first went to work in an independent insurance agency in New York. Four and one-half years later, and now handling small business accounts in …
The U.S. workers’ compensation insurance business is not for the faint of heart, according to an article published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The article, titled “Weakening Rates Could Squeeze U.S. Workers’ Comp Insurers Later This Year,” says the …
Potential climate change is the greatest strategic risk currently facing the property/casualty insurance industry, with demographic changes taking priority for the life insurance industry, according to a new study by Ernst & Young. Climate change is closely followed by demographic …
Not many independent insurance agents can claim the title of a Golden Agent, or those with close to 50 years experience under their belt. But those who can have a few secrets to their success. Golden Agents share a passion …
A Colorado House committee delayed action on a bill that would increase the amount juries can award in some medical malpractice suits, after doctors warned the proposed bill could force them to stop practicing and make health care more expensive. …
Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West is aiming to hit the jackpot with the industry’s younger set, by moving its annual IBA West’s Young Brokers & Agents conference to Las Vegas in 2008. The professional conference is scheduled for …
Spitzer Sorry “I can’t allow my private failings to disrupt the work. … The remorse I feel will always be with me.” —Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, apologizing as he announced his resignation amid reports linking him to a …
