Set Production-Driven Goals For Personal Lines CSRs July 22, 2013 By Alan L. Shulman Running a successful independent agency is a multi-faceted job. It’s a difficult balancing act that demands creating a constant flow...
Political Risk Insurance: Certainty for CEOs in Uncertain World July 22, 2013 By Jonathan Gould Except for Egypt, political risk insurance has been growing Tourism, manufacturing and resources companies surveying an unpredictable world are increasingly...
Bill Would Restore Glass-Steagall Wall Between Banks, Insurers July 22, 2013 A small bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to restore the wall separating traditional banking activity from riskier...
Overcoming the Fear of Insuring Emerging Risks July 22, 2013 By Amy O'Connor For an industry that depends on lots of data to develop products and price them according to risk, the insurance...
E&S Veteran Berkley Unfazed by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty July 22, 2013 Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the business of underwriting are welcome to enter the excess and surplus lines...
Business Moves July 22, 2013 Brown & Brown, Beecher Carlson Brown & Brown Inc. completed the acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. from Austin Ventures,...
Agencies of the Future July 22, 2013 By Andrea Wells A report from McKinsey & Co., titled “Agents of the Future: The Evolution of Property and Casualty Insurance Distribution,” warns...
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Market Firming Boosts Cost of Risk July 22, 2013 Businesses paid about five percent more in 2012 than they did in 2011 to cover the total cost of risk....
Why Agency Strategic Planning Is Important July 22, 2013 By Kelsey Johnson and Catherine Oak A strategic business plan is very important to assuring the success of a business. Yet only 15 percent of small...