Environmental Exposure: Flood Risk in the Oil & Gas Industry April 7, 2014 By Kenneth Cornell There has been much discussion regarding the increasing frequency and intensity of storms around the world. While both underwriters and...
E&O Insights: How Errors & Omissions Liability Policies Respond When Buying or Selling an Agency April 7, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall It’s rare to read an industry magazine or attend an industry conference without the topic of mergers and acquisitions coming...
How to Reach the Next Generation of Insurance Talent April 7, 2014 The insurance industry is on the cusp of a talent crisis as its workforce continues to “gray.” According to the...
Diversity and Youth: The Independent Agency System’s Challenge and Opportunity April 7, 2014 By Quincy Branch Like many of my peers, I grew up in family-owned independent insurance agency and sort of inherited the insurance bug....
Hiring That First Good Producer April 7, 2014 By Chris Burand Hiring that first good producer may be the most difficult single step/achievement an independent agent undertakes. It is so difficult,...
Declarations April 7, 2014 Consumer Recoveries “We are constantly working to streamline regulations, cut red tape and expand the banking and insurance markets, but...
Business Moves April 7, 2014 Arthur J. Gallagher Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Spataro Insurance Agency Inc. of Burnt Hills, N.Y. Founded in...
California Commissioner Gives ‘App On, No Match’ Ridesharing View April 7, 2014 California Commissioner Dave Jones made his initial recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission in late March, days after the...
California Legislator Calls for Investigation into Worker Safety At LAX April 7, 2014 California state Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, has called for a state investigation into possibly unsafe working conditions at Los Angeles...
Future Tsunamis Planned for by California Harbors April 7, 2014 Five California harbors are preparing for future tsunamis under a new state project that arms them with maps that identify...