Andrew G. Simpson, vice president of content for Wells Media Group Inc., recently grilled Surplus Lines Association of California Executive Director Benjamin McKay on an array of matters, including the market, new regulations and SLA’s role. As director of SLA …
WWD. It’s a fairly new acronym, and worth a few words with the holidays upon us. Texting while driving remains a relatively new, albeit growing concern, on the nation’s highways. But now it seems an increasing number of people are …
In one of its overlooked bipartisan accomplishments last session, Congress, with backing from the insurance industry, managed to approve changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that should help put the debt-ridden program on firmer financial ground. The measure …
In a mid-September interview with Insurance Journal, Citizens Property Insurance President Barry Gilway, an experienced private insurer executive, talked candidly about how different running a public entity like Citizens is from his previous jobs: One of obvious differences and the …
When it comes to the 2012 presidential election, insurance agents have, as industry insiders like to say, “skin in the game.” In addition to being concerned with how the overall economy will perform under either a re-elected President Barack Obama …
Before the financial crash of 2008, it was highly educated Americans who were most likely to pile on unmanageable levels of debt, suggests a new study, one of those that seems to turn conventional wisdom on its head. Overall, the …
Before the financial crash of 2008, it was highly educated Americans who were most likely to pile on unmanageable levels of debt, suggests a new study, one of those that seems to turn conventional wisdom on its head. Overall, the …
Overconfident CEOs are a liability. They make harmful business decisions based on arrogance and ultimately run their companies into the ground. Right? Don’t be so confident. Overconfident CEOs in fact help companies achieve greater innovation by pursuing riskier projects with …
This year six agencies in all received top honors as a Best Agency to Work For. The Best Agencies to Work For in 2012 include: Bryan Insurance Agency, Graham, Texas; Meyer & Cook Insurance, Walnut Grove, California; Walker Myers Insurance …
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Best Agencies to Work For. The winners demonstrate that while salary and other tangible benefits are obviously important to employees, the intangibles may be more important. These can include respect, reputation and, perhaps …
