P/C Insurers’ Net Income Up 60%, Combined Ratio at 97.6 for 2013: A.M. Best February 24, 2014 A relatively quiet year for catastrophes helped the U.S. property/casualty industry achieved an underwriting profit for the first time in...
Agribusiness Insurance Segment Stable, Yet Selective February 24, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Crop insurance and farm bill debates have dominated the news headlines and led to uncertainty and frustration for many farm...
Technology’s Opening a Whole New World of Agent E&O Exposures February 24, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Those in the insurance industry have another errors and omission (E&O) risk to consider these days, and they have technology...
Business Moves February 24, 2014 Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting...
Retro-Theme Marketing, a Fun Approach to Motivation and Sales February 24, 2014 By Alan L. Shulman Now that the new year has settled down into just “the year,” it’s a great time to inspire growth-driven agency...
Pay and Performance February 24, 2014 By Andrea Wells This issue of Insurance Journal brings you the 8th Annual Agency Salary Survey results. Nearly 2,000 agency owners, producers and...
Technical and Medical Device Convergence Exposes New World of Risks February 24, 2014 By Graeme Newman When the acclaimed television drama series Homeland climaxed with a devious plot by terrorists to kill the U.S. vice president...
Commercial Insurance Markets Looking Favorable in 2014: Marsh February 24, 2014 The ample capacity and competition that helped temper firming of U.S. commercial insurance rates in 2013 is expected to continue...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System February 24, 2014 By Andrea Wells Exclusive Survey Shows Compensation Up, Benefits Up With a Cost For the second year in a row, salaries and total...
What Might Terrorists Do Next? February 24, 2014 By Brian Michael Jenkins The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created an atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty. No one knew how many more large-scale...