Just My Analytical Opinion October 19, 2015 By Laird Rixford How risky is that driver with that car? What are the odds a house will flood while a house one...
10 Ways to Retain More Commercial Lines Accounts October 19, 2015 By Alan L. Shulman It’s costly to sell new commercial lines accounts. In addition to the various prospecting and marketing costs, there is fact...
My New Markets October 5, 2015 My New Markets is brought to you by Insurance Journal’s sister website: www.mynewmarkets.com Need a Market? Find it. FAST. Firearm...
Business Moves October 5, 2015 Vanner Insurance, Edmund D. Stevens Vanner Insurance Agency, an independent agency based in Amherst, N.Y., recently acquired Buffalo, N.Y.-based agency...
The Case for Independent Agency Optimism October 5, 2015 By Matthew Nickerson Today’s Independent Agent Can Be the Agent for the Future Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent...
Is Taking a Vacation a Good Way to Increase Agency Value? October 5, 2015 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Summer is over and the kids are back in school. Many of us spent a week or two away from...
Underinsurance of Property Is Growing Global Challenge: Swiss Re Report October 5, 2015 The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even...
Gap Between Insured & Economic Losses Offers Business Opportunities: AIR October 5, 2015 A huge global gap between disaster-related insured and economic losses presents a growth opportunity for P/C carriers, says a new...
ACE Takes 24% Stake in CoverHound’s Online Commercial Insurance Plans October 5, 2015 By Don Jergler CoverHound has raised $33.3 million in a financing round led by ACE Group, which the company plans to use to...
Public’s Perception of Insurance Is Reality – Accept Reality October 5, 2015 By Chris Burand Perception is reality. The general public’s perception of reality relative to insurance is that personal insurance, especially auto, is a...