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...
Tailor-Made Policies Provide Good Options for Medical and Professional Liability Market April 8, 2013 By Gary Head Is coverage “tailor-made” for emerging industries the future of professional liability insurance? Traditional professional liability, which has typically served lawyers,...
The Greenberg Interview: Spitzer, AIG, Bailout and More April 8, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson The near-collapse of American International Group (AIG) in 2008 came about because of the scare tactics and political ambition of...
Insurance Covered Half of U.S. Disaster Costs in 2012: Swiss Re April 8, 2013 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters caused $186 billion in economic losses globally in 2012 and took approximately 14,000 lives, according...
Keeping Up With the Joneses April 8, 2013 By Chris Burand “So baby, let’s sell your diamond ring Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away This coat and tie...
How Obamacare Could Affect P/C Insurance April 8, 2013 Key changes in federal health care reform remain months away, but property/casualty actuaries are already trying to determine what impact...
Business Moves April 8, 2013 MMIC Minneapolis-based medical malpractice insurer MMIC is conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s...