Agency Models: What Defines Today’s True Independent Agency January 27, 2014 By Mark E. Ruquet The conventional definition of an independent agent is an entrepreneur who owns his or her book of business and offers...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Emerges From 2013 As a Serious Player January 27, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Last year was quite a year for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) – or half of a year, anyway. Since...
Survey: Execs Expect Flood Insurance Delay, TRIA Renewal, Industry Consolidation January 27, 2014 By Young Ha A survey conducted at the Insurance Information Institute’s Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in New York this month asked industry...
Declarations January 27, 2014 Fishing Expedition Prevention “This will preclude an insurer from going on a fishing expedition, just as they can’t go on...
The World’s Biggest Risks January 27, 2014 By Andrea Wells The chronic gap between the incomes of the richest and poorest citizens is seen as the risk that is most...
Understanding the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 January 27, 2014 By John Minor Flood insurance has been a staple of development since 1968 when it was created by the federal government. There are...
Lines Sometimes Blurred in E&S Market, Experts Say January 27, 2014 By Andrea Wells In the days of ole, insurance professionals knew at a glance the type of business that best fit into the...
Business Moves January 27, 2014 Brown & Brown, The Wright Group Daytona Beach, Fla.-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. is acquiring for $602.5...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $45B in 2013 January 27, 2014 In 2013, there were 296 separate natural disaster events that produced total economic losses of $192 billion – four percent...
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