Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power February 19, 2018 Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control...
The Competitive Advantage: The Value of an Employee Handbook February 5, 2018 By Chris Burand Most small agencies, and quite a few middle-to-large agencies, lack a current employee handbook or at least one of quality....
Compliance or Opportunity? Understanding Cyber Security in Health and Human Services Sector February 5, 2018 By Brad Storey If you live outside of New York State and haven’t heard of the New York State Department of Financial Services...
January Reinsurance Renewals Saw Hikes of Up to 5%, with More Expected: S&P February 5, 2018 Global reinsurance pricing in aggregate was flat to up about 5 percent during the January 2018 renewals, and more price...
Declarations February 5, 2018 School District Ransom “I don’t know legally if a school district can pay a ransom.” — Brian Bridwell, business manager...
New Markets February 5, 2018 Excess Liability Commercial Market Detail: R-T Specialty, LLC (www.rtspecialty.com) has experience with a host of industries and the ability, the...
Top 10 Employment Discrimination Charges in 2017 February 5, 2018 A total of 84,254 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) nationwide during fiscal year...
2017 Yields Highest Recorded Number of Announced Deals: MarshBerry February 5, 2018 By Sarah Lucas The number of announced U.S. insurance broker deals in 2017 was the highest in recorded history, at 536. This year...
Insurance Agency M&As Soared 31% in 2017: OPTIS February 5, 2018 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agencies last year broke all records in 2017, according to OPTIS Partners’ annual report. The...
Still Hot… M&As to Date in 2018 February 5, 2018 M&A activity in the insurance industry was hot in 2017, and thus far in 2018, it shows no signs of...