Independent Insurance Agents Find Some Pundits, Politicians in Washington Agree April 13, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact. Before an...
Arthur J. Gallagher: Q1 Revenues Up 20%; 10 Mergers in Pipeline April 7, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported 20 percent growth in total revenues for its brokerage and...
Adjuster, Nationwide Mutual Take Sides Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan March 24, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is...
Flashback: Key P/C Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions of 2013 March 24, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Compared to some previous years, there were not a lot of mergers in the property/casualty carrier space in 2013 but...
Senate Approves Bill to Curb Flood Insurance Hikes March 13, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The Senate today went along with the House of Representatives by passing a bill to reverse flood insurance reforms and...
Workers’ Comp Needs to Catch Up with Healthcare Changes: Economist Gruber March 12, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation must align itself with the rest of the changing healthcare system to avoid increased cost-shifting by workers and...
Adjuster Claims Nationwide’s ‘On Your Side’ Is Deceptive Advertising March 10, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.’s use of the slogan “On Your Side” constitutes false and deceptive advertising because the insurer does...
Adjuster, Nationwide Mutual Take Sides Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan March 6, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is...
House Passes Flood Insurance Bill; Key Senators Sign On March 4, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday evening passed legislation to curb some of the premium increases in the nation’s flood...
House Could Vote on Flood Insurance This Week March 4, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The House of Representatives could vote on a bipartisan measure to curtail some flood insurance premium hikes by the end...