Coastal Lawmakers Seek Delays in Flood Insurance Changes July 22, 2013 By Andrew Taylor Just a year after Congress approved changes in the oft-criticized federal flood insurance program, protests from homeowners facing higher premiums...
Florida Agents Challenged to Profit on Homeowners Business: FAIA July 22, 2013 Many Florida independent insurance agencies are challenged to make money on the initial placement of the homeowners insurance policies. That’s...
Declarations – Southeast July 22, 2013 Working Group “Consumers should not be victimized by poor claims handling and unscrupulous business practices by those seeking to exploit...
Florida’s Citizens Seeks Rate Hike, Sinkhole Increase Cap July 22, 2013 Florida’s state-backed property insurer requested a statewide average 6.6 percent increase in homeowners’ rates along with a cap on sinkhole...
M&A Activity Inches Along July 22, 2013 By Meredith Reeves Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of 2013 mirrored the first, continuing at a leisurely pace. Thirty-six...
Here Comes Berkshire Hathaway July 22, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane Interview with BHSI’s Peter Eastwood on Building a New E&S Giant When a veteran of CNA joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty...
Why Agency Strategic Planning Is Important July 22, 2013 By Kelsey Johnson and Catherine Oak A strategic business plan is very important to assuring the success of a business. Yet only 15 percent of small...
Market Firming Boosts Cost of Risk July 22, 2013 Businesses paid about five percent more in 2012 than they did in 2011 to cover the total cost of risk....
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Agencies of the Future July 22, 2013 By Andrea Wells A report from McKinsey & Co., titled “Agents of the Future: The Evolution of Property and Casualty Insurance Distribution,” warns...