The New Insurance Realities of the Live Event Industry April 22, 2013 By Scott Carroll The increasing frequency of live event structural failures and tragic incidents mandates that insurance agents now, more than ever, be...
19 States Approve ISO’s Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool April 22, 2013 ISO has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with insurance regulators in 33 states and received approvals in 19...
7 Ways for Independent Agents to Recover Lost Policies April 22, 2013 By Alan L. Shulman Independent agents have a nearly endless supply of suspects to solicit. They encompass almost every consumer and business in the...
W.R. Berkley Corp. Divests, Connecticut Bank Acquires InsurBanc April 22, 2013 By Young Ha InsurBanc, a federal savings bank founded by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America and W.R. Berkley Corp. a...
Rates Should Rise Moderately for Most Commercial Lines April 22, 2013 Commercial insurance buyers in all product lines should see rates rise moderately through the remainder of 2013, although commercial property...
Armed and Growing April 22, 2013 By Andrea Wells Guns are big business. Just ask some insurance brokers. According to a report on InsuranceJournal.com, proposals to change state and...
Commercial Rates Continued Up in March, Even for Large Accounts: MarketScout April 22, 2013 Commercial insurance rates were up about 5 percent in March, according to the latest barometer from MarketScout and the National...
Business Moves April 22, 2013 Tower Group, Canopius Tower Group Inc. closed its merger with Canopius Holdings Bermuda Ltd. Tower becomes an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary...
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...