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...
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66% of Small Businesses Lack Business Interruption Coverage September 21, 2015 Nearly 75 percent of small businesses say they don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place. For companies with fewer...
Labor Department’s 6-Part Test for Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors September 21, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a blog post with new guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent...
Don’t Get Trucked By Transit Coverage September 21, 2015 By Rebecca Roberts Changing Regulation and Enforcement Can Get Your Client T-Boned Take a drive down any highway in America and you won’t...
Which of These Competitors Should You Worry About? September 21, 2015 By Alan L. Shulman Just like everything else in the world, insurance sales competitors change with the times. Some are well-financed operations with a...