In a year-end report on the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, data compiled by Fitch Ratings revealed that the...
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The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported strong performance in 2013, but in 2014, the industry may find it difficult to...
Inexperienced P/C producers frequently feel that they are working alone, lost in a sea of expectations. Their response, especially if...

For decades the experts have been betting against independent insurance agents, yet they keep winning. Why? The consultants, finance guys,...

In order to be a step ahead of the competition it is best to be proactive. One can do this...

The bad news is independent agency profits are and will continue to be compressed. The good news is that for...

Brown & Brown, ICA Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired certain assets of insurance claims adjusting firm ICA Inc., based...

Skilled Labor Shortage and Lax Safety Could Injure Construction Insurance Market For agents and brokers serving the contractors and subcontractors...
If there is anything that exists in the insurance distribution industry, its ego. This is why agency performance benchmarking is...

California isn’t just a warm place to live, which is often the case even in winter, but it turns out...