Things to Consider When Charging Broker Fees February 18, 2019 By Richard Brown and Jeffrey M. Klein A broker fee is a fee in addition to premium and commission that is charged by retail and wholesale insurance...
5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon February 18, 2019 By Tom Krisher In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
Business Moves February 18, 2019 National AmWINS, The Flood Agency Specialty insurance broker AmWINS Group has agreed to acquire The Flood Insurance Agency, a Florida-based...
Eating an Elephant: Tales from 9 Agency Start-Ups February 18, 2019 What motivates people to take a risk in an industry dedicated to managing risk? New independent agencies are born of...
USC’s New Risk Management Program Draws Students Looking for Mentors February 18, 2019 Kristen Jaconi can hardly contain her excitement when discussing the topic of risk management. It’s clearly a passion for Jaconi,...
Predicting Path of Spreading Wildfires February 18, 2019 A University of Missouri researcher is teaming up with scholars in Kansas and Georgia to develop drone technology to monitor...
New Markets February 18, 2019 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Market Detail: Charity First (www.charityfirst.com) offers coverage for volunteers and/or participants of nonprofit organizations while participating...
Agency Merger & Acquisition Deals Hit All Time High, Again February 18, 2019 By Sarah Lucas The year of 2018 brought an all-time high of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity to the insurance industry. Consolidation of...
From Barely Scraping By to Saving $65,000 a Year February 18, 2019 Growing up in a small town in West Texas, I never thought it would be possible to be a millionaire....
People February 18, 2019 National MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum had...