Disaster Mitigation: How Incentives Can Help July 7, 2014 By Andrea Wells The frequency and cost of natural disasters in the United States has increased exponentially in the past two decades. The...
The PPACA: What Employers Don’t Understand About Emerging Exposures July 7, 2014 By Christopher Williams The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the emerging regulatory environment present difficult challenges to employers. As employers,...
Agency Ownership of Expirations July 7, 2014 By Chris Burand Agency ownership of its expirations is core to agency culture, core to the agency’s value, and core to the owners’...
Climate Change Bottom-Line Talk Grows, S&P Director Says July 7, 2014 By Don Jergler Companies and governments worldwide are changing their behaviors and examining their risks in the face of climate change, a managing...
Staffing for Your Organization’s Term Projects July 7, 2014 By David Coons Natural disasters are unforeseen and unpredictable: an unexpected hurricane that devastates a coastal area, a tornado that cuts across a...
Business Moves July 7, 2014 Arthur J. Gallagher, The Plus Cos., Tri-State General Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Plus Cos. Inc. (TPC)...
The Strange Case of the Use and Abuse of Insurance Ratings July 7, 2014 By Stuart Shipperlee Ratings, and rating agencies, occupy a contradictory place in many markets – not least in commercial lines insurance and reinsurance....
10 Things to Know About Earthquakes July 7, 2014 The earth’s surface consists of 25 interlocking plates. —National Aeronautics and Space Administration The earth’s plates move at a rate...
How New Capital is Changing P/C and What To Do About It July 7, 2014 As waves of capital reshape reinsurer’s business model, the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry needs to change, although how remains a...
Business Moves June 16, 2014 Marsh & McLennan Agency, Senn Dunn Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired Senn Dunn Insurance in North Carolina. Terms...