Business Moves June 2, 2014 Brown & Brown, Wright Insurance Brown & Brown Inc. has completed its acquisition of specialty and flood insurance company The...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.1 Percent June 2, 2014 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase. At year-end 2012, more than $523 billion of DPW...
The Importance of Having an Integrated Services Solution June 2, 2014 By Kathleen Ellis U.S. multinational businesses are increasingly seeking opportunities in new regions of the world, expanding outside of the United States and...
Declarations June 2, 2014 Sandy Recovery Program Scams “Our Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group is pursuing aggressive criminal and civil actions against those who...
First Line of Defense: Insuring Volunteer Fire Departments June 2, 2014 By Andrea Wells When it comes to saving property and lives the nation’s volunteer firefighters are often the first line of defense. Volunteers...
It Figures June 2, 2014 200 Number of Illinois communities sued by Farmers Insurance, which alleges local governments did not do enough to mitigate against...
Business Moves May 19, 2014 Eastern Insurance, Smith Buckley & Hunt Eastern Insurance Group has acquired Smith Buckley & Hunt, an insurance agency based in...
Declarations May 19, 2014 Hot As … “Early in the season, especially as the temperatures spike, all workers, regardless of fitness, should be given...
Some Independent Agents Are Their Own Worst Enemy May 19, 2014 By Alan L. Shulman Some independent agents imagine that they are involved in an eternal sales conflict. Their mortal enemies include the large national...
Cleveland Indians Baseball vs. New Hampshire Insurance: An Agent’s Duty to Additional Insureds May 19, 2014 By Steven Plitt Insurance policies often include a category of insureds other than the named insureds, commonly referred to as “additional insureds.” This...