Congressional Spending Plan Would Curb Some Flood Insurance Hikes January 15, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The $1.1 trillion government funding agreement unveiled by Congressional negotiators on Monday includes language to postpone for about eight months...
Groups Urge Congress to Target Flood Insurance Fix to Help Needy, Not Wealthy January 9, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Opponents of delaying Biggert-Waters flood insurance reforms and stopping the resulting premium hikes say the negative effects are being exaggerated...
Key Senate Vote on Flood Insurance Rate Delay Pushed to Next Week January 7, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Senate is expected to take a key vote soon on a bill that would delay some of the...
North Carolina Rate Bureau Stands By 25.3% Home Insurance Bid January 7, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Despite urging by the state’s insurance commissioner that they withdraw their bid, North Carolina homeowners insurers are unlikely to withdraw...
The Agency Manager-Employee Operations Gap and E&O Risk: Survey December 19, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Agency managers tend to have a rosier view of agency operations than their employees do, according to a survey that...
The Agency Producer Activity Gap and How to Close It: Survey December 11, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Agency producers are not spending enough of their time on the sales-related activities that they and their managers think they...
FEMA Seeks Dismissal of Mississippi Suit to Block Flood Insurance Rate Hikes November 20, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes...
PLUS Conference: Global Risks, Governance and Hypocrisy November 5, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson America’s European allies are being hypocritical in their complaints about the U.S. spying on them because they all have their...
World Needs Insurance Industry to Be ‘Bold’ and ‘Sexy’ Now, PLUS Told November 4, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson It’s time for the insurance industry to be “bold” and “sexy” in creating new insurance products and services to help...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 5: Where Will Agents Really Be in 5 to 10 Years? November 1, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue...