Mood on Main Street: How Recession Changed Insurance Buying Habits February 15, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The recession has taken its toll on contractors, restaurants, retailers, small manufacturers and other Main Street business around the country...
Aon Revenue Up 40% in Q4 on Hewitt Merger February 4, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Growth-oriented insurance broker Aon Corp. saw revenues shoot up 40 percent to $2.9 billion in the fourth quarter, largely driven...
National Underwriter, Summit Media File for Bankruptcy January 26, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Summit Business Media and its affiliates including The National Underwriter insurance publisher have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to address...
Florida Commissioner McCarty Accused of Vendetta by Texas Insurer January 24, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A Texas insurance company and its owner are suing Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, accusing him of being vindictive and...
Florida Looking for Ways to Curb Sinkhole Losses January 24, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Florida lawmakers are trying to address the cost of sinkhole claims, which state officials and insurers say are driving up...
Florida Competitive in Workers’ Compensation Market Arena January 24, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business...
Mitigation Consensus January 24, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders — many from disaster-prone coastal states such...
Court Upholds Florida Regulator in Denial of Texas Insurer January 23, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer has lost its appeal of rulings by the Florida insurance commissioner that have blocked it...
November Elections Brought Insurance Power Shift January 21, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives bodes well for the insurance industry, according to one leading Washington insurance...
Liberty Life CEO Black Picked to Be New South Carolina Commissioner January 20, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants David Black, a former executive with Liberty Life Insurance Co., to be the state’s...