Agents Storm Capitol Hill April 18, 2016 By Robert A. Rusbuldt Independent insurance agents and brokers from all 50 states convened in Washington, D.C., last week for the biggest and most...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 2.5 Percent in 2015 April 18, 2016 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty (P/C) insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2014, more than $570...
Zurich Completes Acquisition of RCIS Crop Insurance Business April 18, 2016 Zurich American Insurance Co. said it has completed its acquisition of Rural Community Insurance Agency (RCIA) and its subsidiary Rural...
Farewell: Alan Shulman’s Final Column April 18, 2016 By Alan L. Shulman Sit down… This is going to be a strange column. First, it’s my last one, as I have just retired....
Weather Incidents Top Homeowners Insurance Claims April 18, 2016 Weather incidents account for more than half of all homeowners insurance claims, with wind, pipes freezing and bursting, roof and...
Business Moves April 18, 2016 Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph Distel, Continuum Solution Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Joseph Distel & Co. Inc. in...
What Young Agents Like & Don’t Like April 4, 2016 This issue of Insurance Journal features exclusive results from the 2016 Young Agents Survey in which more than 500 young...
Conflicts of Interest and Rebating April 4, 2016 By Chris Burand Time flies but history repeats. Enough time has passed that many people working in insurance today have no experience relative...
Business Moves April 4, 2016 AmWINS Group, Group Benefit Services AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Group Benefit Services Inc. and GBS Payroll Plus Inc., known...
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