Why Start a New Year Out Strong but Not End It That Way? November 16, 2015 By John Graham Every year, we do it on the same day at the same time. The instant the calendar changes from the...
Declarations November 16, 2015 Crop Insurance Cuts “We cannot undermine a program that brings needed support to jobs and families in rural America and...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up Nearly 4.7 Percent November 16, 2015 Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2014, more than $570 billion...
Competition Consumers Deserve November 16, 2015 By Terrence W. Cavanaugh Consider the scenario: A family of three suffers an accident and needs to replace several parts on their car. It’s...
IJ’s Jergler Wins Folio Award; Carrier Management Recognized November 16, 2015 Wells Media Group’s Carrier Management and Insurance Journal publications took home honors from this year’s Folio Awards that recognize excellence...
How New Chip Cards Raise the Risk for Merchants November 16, 2015 By Andrew Cohn On Oct. 1, 2015, many of your clients took on a lot more risk, and may not even know it....
Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3 November 16, 2015 Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with...
Pay Attention to Smartphone Security November 2, 2015 By Tom Wetzel Digital security concerns related to the safety of computer systems and use of the Internet are a much discussed topic...
How to Perpetuate the Family Agency November 2, 2015 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak In the past year, we have completed or are still in the middle of at least six business valuation and...
Time Is Right to Review Agency E&O Limits November 2, 2015 By Andrea Wells Fewer independent agencies are facing increased premiums for their agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage and some experts say that...