10 Things to Know About Agribusiness February 24, 2014 According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were 2,204,792 farms in the United States,...
How to Be a High Performing Agency February 24, 2014 By Catherine Oak To be a high-performing firm, one needs to emulate what the best firms are doing and the traits that bring...
Bridging the Wage Gap February 24, 2014 By David Coons Today, the number of women working in the insurance industry is roughly equal to the number of men, with 191,000...
Declarations February 24, 2014 N.H. Workers’ Comp “We must come together to reform workers’ compensation so that our businesses can re-invest these dollars in...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Agency Best of the Best – Quality vs. Quantity February 24, 2014 By Tommy McDonald On a recent agency visit, I met with an account manager who was being paid a salary of $85,000 and...
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The ‘Switching’ Economy: Consumers to Buy Insurance from Google, Amazon, Verizon February 24, 2014 New global research finds that as many as two-thirds (67 percent) of insurance customers would consider purchasing insurance products from...
What Might Terrorists Do Next? February 24, 2014 By Brian Michael Jenkins The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created an atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty. No one knew how many more large-scale...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System February 24, 2014 By Andrea Wells Exclusive Survey Shows Compensation Up, Benefits Up With a Cost For the second year in a row, salaries and total...
Commercial Insurance Markets Looking Favorable in 2014: Marsh February 24, 2014 The ample capacity and competition that helped temper firming of U.S. commercial insurance rates in 2013 is expected to continue...