Top 10 Corporate Risks in 2014: Allianz Risk Barometer January 27, 2014 Business interruption (BI) and supply chain, natural catastrophes and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2014, according to...
Fastest Growing E&S Carriers in Top 30 Revealed: Fitch Report January 27, 2014 By Susanne Sclafane In a year-end report on the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, data compiled by Fitch Ratings revealed that the...
P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum: Insurers Say 2014 Will Not Be As Good as 2013 January 27, 2014 By Young Ha The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported strong performance in 2013, but in 2014, the industry may find it difficult to...
Encourage Your Inexperienced Agent to Find a ‘Production Peer’ January 27, 2014 By Alan L. Shulman Inexperienced P/C producers frequently feel that they are working alone, lost in a sea of expectations. Their response, especially if...
McKinsey Report Gets It Wrong on Independent Agents January 27, 2014 By Brian S. Cohen For decades the experts have been betting against independent insurance agents, yet they keep winning. Why? The consultants, finance guys,...
P/C Insurers Show Big Gain in Underwriting Profits January 13, 2014 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes rose to $43 billion in nine-months 2013 from $27.8 billion in nine-months...
The Profit Compression January 13, 2014 By Chris Burand The bad news is independent agency profits are and will continue to be compressed. The good news is that for...
Business Moves January 13, 2014 Brown & Brown, ICA Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired certain assets of insurance claims adjusting firm ICA Inc., based...
Construction Obstruction January 13, 2014 By Andrea Wells Skilled Labor Shortage and Lax Safety Could Injure Construction Insurance Market For agents and brokers serving the contractors and subcontractors...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Agency Best of the Best Grofit: Balancing Growth & Profit Creates Value January 13, 2014 By Tommy McDonald If there is anything that exists in the insurance distribution industry, its ego. This is why agency performance benchmarking is...