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...
Declarations September 21, 2015 Hiring Miss Cleo “Miss Cleo does have quite the folk hero cast to her, and it was an interesting choice...
How Big Is Cyber Risk? September 21, 2015 By Andrea Wells Cyber risk is costing the global economy $445 billion annually, $108 billion of which comes from the U.S., according to...
Business Moves September 21, 2015 RT Specialty, A.J. Renner & Associates R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC,...
Building Relationships vs. Pushing Transactions September 21, 2015 By Tom Wetzel Most agents work hard to maintain strong relationships with clients, however, all too often business gets in the way. Agents...
Construction Defect Analysis for Occurrence and Manifestation Occurrence Form Policies September 21, 2015 By Dwight M. Kealy The commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the standard insurance policy used for construction liability risks. Because of this, a...
Managers as Employee Engagement Ambassadors September 7, 2015 By David Coons Faced with an aging workforce, a shortage of incoming talent and an unemployment rate hovering around 2 percent, the insurance...
Marketers Have Lost Control of Insurance Buying Process September 7, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson After careers spent crafting and controlling their companies’ messaging to customers, insurance marketing and advertising professionals have lost control. Customers...
Dressing Up for the Wedding: Book of Business, Part 2 September 7, 2015 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak You can’t take it with you. Every business owner will eventually “sell” his or her business. It can either be...
MGAs Next to Feel Impact of Capital Markets: AmWINS’ DeCarlo September 7, 2015 Now that traditional reinsurers are adjusting to the idea that third-party capital providers have moved into their space, managing general...