Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting...
Monthly Archives: August 2010
The latest Virginia State Police crackdown on speeders and reckless drivers has resulted in more than 4,000 traffic violations. State...
For the past two weeks I have been discussing challenges faced by small agencies in small towns. This week I...
It takes more than a bad economy and declining prices to weaken property/casualty insurance brokers. Moody’s Investors Service says in...
Laura Holt, the former chief investment officer for accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford’s financial firm, has reached a settlement with...
The White House oil spill commission Wednesday will probe U.S. offshore drilling policies and consider pushing the oil industry to...
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a”...
A bulletin on the Lloyd’s of London web site (www.lloyds.com) warns that a “major transformer failure can wreak havoc, causing...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Validus Holdings Ltd. to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘. S&P...
Ireland’s financial headache worsened on Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s cut its credit rating in a move criticized by the...