P/C Reinsurance Market Softer Due to Alternative Capital: Execs April 7, 2014 A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that more than half (55 percent) of property/casualty insurance chief financial officers believe...
Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry April 7, 2014 By Andrea Wells January 1 marked the beginning of an expansion of healthcare coverage for drug and alcohol addiction treatment under the Affordable...
Top 5 Riskiest States for Employee Lawsuits: Hiscox April 7, 2014 Four states – California, Illinois, Alabama and Mississippi – along with the District of Columbia, are the top five riskiest...
Shareholders Sue in 94 Percent of M&As; 75 Percent Settle Before Closing: Cornerstone Research April 7, 2014 Shareholders challenged more than 94 percent of U.S. merger and acquisition deals valued over $100 million in 2013, according to...
Business Moves April 7, 2014 Arthur J. Gallagher Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Spataro Insurance Agency Inc. of Burnt Hills, N.Y. Founded in...
Agency M&A in 2013 Reverted to Norm After Busy 2012: OPTIS Partners April 7, 2014 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agencies fell in 2013, with 248 reported transactions in the United States and Canada, according...
Declarations April 7, 2014 Consumer Recoveries “We are constantly working to streamline regulations, cut red tape and expand the banking and insurance markets, but...
Hiring That First Good Producer April 7, 2014 By Chris Burand Hiring that first good producer may be the most difficult single step/achievement an independent agent undertakes. It is so difficult,...
Diversity and Youth: The Independent Agency System’s Challenge and Opportunity April 7, 2014 By Quincy Branch Like many of my peers, I grew up in family-owned independent insurance agency and sort of inherited the insurance bug....
Top 5 States for Auto, Home Insurance Rate Hikes: Perr&Knight March 24, 2014 Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.5 percent countrywide in 2013, while home insurers increased...