Whatever one’s personal opinion about the war in Iraq—it’s justified/it’s not justified; it’s helping combat terrorism/it’s making terrorism worse; we were right to go ahead with a pre-emptive strike against a dangerous, tyrannical dictator/we were wrong to proceed without the …
Hurricanes are terrible, frightening things, as Florida residents battered by Hurricane Charley are finding out once again. As they do every spring and summer the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, insurers and insurance industry associations this …
Like the wheels of Lance Armstrong’s bike—a blur of perpetual motion as he powered up mountain after mountain in the Tour de France—the non-stop cycle of the property/casualty insurance market continues on its seemingly endless rotation between hard and soft …
Whether real or imagined, the threat of construction defects litigation has burned through the residential contractors liability insurance market like a California wildfire. Over the past couple of years, contractors and their agents across the nation have been left to …
In making his choice in a running mate earlier this month, Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has gone for a man who is no stranger to the courtrooms. North Carolina Senator John Edwards will join the Kerry …
It may have seemed like the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) were just out for fun in the sun when they met in Destin, Fla. last month for their 102nd annual convention. In reality, this year’s event, …
Oklahoma and Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative sessions in June, with legislators in each state dealing with insurance issues in distinctive ways. As Tiffany O’Shea, Public Affairs director, Southwest Region, for the American Insurance Association, points out in …
Insurance and tort reform measures passed by the Louisiana Legislature in 2003, along with efforts by the insurance department and two major insurance agents’ associations to get the word out about the state’s new policies, by most accounts have been …
It’s here—convention season, that is. From now until the end of November, there will be plenty of opportunities for agents in the South Central states to get out of the office and go mingle with friends and business acquaintances at …
Two recently released studies on trends in automobile insurance rates show a wide variation in the cost for coverage across the nation. At first glance, they also seem to show a big discrepancy in their findings. It turns out, however, …
