Agent Survey: Not All Carrier Training Is Created Equal August 18, 2014 Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most...
10 Things to Know About Auto August 4, 2014 State Farm, the largest private auto insurer in the U.S., reported $33.6 billion in direct premiums written for private passenger...
Small Commercial Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly August 4, 2014 By Chris Burand Small commercial lines is suddenly the Cinderella of the insurance industry. The previously unwanted stepchild turned beauty queen is being...
Privately-Held Independent Property/Casualty Agencies August 4, 2014 About This Report: Welcome to the 10th annual Insurance Journal Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report. The Top 100 list...
Top 100 and More August 4, 2014 By Andrea Wells This year marks the 10th annual publication of Insurance Journal‘s Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies report. In our effort to...
Opportunities Abound in High-Value Home, Condo Segment August 4, 2014 By Amy O'Connor The high-value homeowners and luxury condo markets have become competitive arenas to play in, with several new programs and companies...
Observations on TRIA August 4, 2014 By Lloyd Dixon, Michael Dworsky, Tom LaTourette and Henry Willis U.S. insurance markets, like the rest of the nation, were caught off guard by the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Loss...
Hartwig Turns Back King Hammurabi’s Playbook on Resilience August 4, 2014 By Don Jergler The U.S. government may be starting to embrace concepts that date back to Babylonian King Hammurabi’s reign 3,800 years ago....
Why risk it? August 4, 2014 By Gary W. Miller Effective Non-Piracy Agreements Protect Your Business Owning an insurance agency does not equate to “owning” the customers it services. If...
Business Moves August 4, 2014 Aon, National Flood Services Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and program business of Aon Risk Solutions, has completed its acquisition...