Most Carriers Provide Training on Selling Online: Survey May 6, 2013 A two-thirds majority of independent insurance agents say their carriers are providing them with training and consulting on how to...
Business Disaster Planning May 6, 2013 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Each year businesses and individuals are impacted by disasters. However, a disaster does not have to be widespread to paralyze...
Declarations May 6, 2013 Home Maintenance “Making sure things are in good working order this spring can make a big difference in home safety,...
U.S. P/C Industry Posts $33.5B 2012 Income Despite Huge Catastrophe Losses of $32B May 6, 2013 U.S. property/casualty insurers absorbed net insured catastrophe losses of more than $32 billion last year, but still managed to post...
Cutting Corners May 6, 2013 By Chris Burand Some inside knowledge and a lot of experience strongly suggests that many agencies and brokers are cutting processing corners. I...
The Trademark Problem May 6, 2013 By Leib Dodell It has always been surprising that trademark issues receive so little attention in the insurance community. It’s almost as if...
Guns and Insurance April 22, 2013 By Tom Harvey We are going to have both. Millions of gun owners will keep their firearms, and the level of death and...
Merger & Acquisition Activity Off to a Quiet Start April 22, 2013 By Meredith Reeves After a record-setting year-end, 2013 started off with a whisper. First quarter merger and acquisition activity slowed to 37 announced...
E&O Insights: Directors & Officers Liability Is Not Your Normal Insurance Product April 22, 2013 By Curtis M. Pearsall If you asked 100 insurance professionals on the agency side what one line of business “scares” them the most, it’s...
Planning for Uncertainty April 22, 2013 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak The traditional business plan includes short-term and long-term goals, and projections. But how do you plan when you can’t guess...