Updated: Federal Insurance Office Seeks Comments on Auto Insurance Affordability April 17, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The insurance office within the U.S. Treasury is looking into whether minorities and low and moderate income Americans have access...
Independent Insurance Agents Find Some Pundits, Politicians in Washington Agree April 16, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact. Before an...
Insurance Agents Learn How to Market to People Unlike Themselves April 16, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The middle-aged white woman told the audience of mostly older white male businessowners that much of the country and many...
Travelers CEO Fishman Eyes Potential Foreign Acquisitions April 14, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Travelers Companies, which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture...
Aspen Rejects Endurance’s $3.2B Hostile Acquisition Bid As ‘Ill-Conceived’ April 14, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. today offered to buy Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, also based in Bermuda, for $3.2 billion,...
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...