Brit Launches Lutine Yacht Consortium with Capacity of $250M February 20, 2017 Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer, announced the launch of a new Lloyd’s consortium for yachts, called the Lutine Yacht...
2017 Agency Salary Survey: Salaries and Total Compensation Up February 20, 2017 By Andrea Wells Salaries for insurance agency management, owners, principals and producers were up in 2016. Total compensation for support staff also increased,...
Winning the War on Talent: The Value of Soft Benefits in Compensation February 20, 2017 By Andrea Wells Insurance agencies that stress “soft” benefits have the upper hand in recruiting workers in today’s competitive job market. Employees are...
The Future of Fraud Fighting: IoT and Telematics February 20, 2017 By Denise Johnson Declining costs, the availability of cloud storage and the rise of telematics will likely increase predictive analytic adoption rates, according...
The Wedge: How to Beat Buyer Intimidation February 20, 2017 By Randy Schwantz Imagine it’s almost 2,000 years ago and you’re a peasant living in Italy. Your boss sends you into Rome to...
D&O Coverage to Expand, Get Cheaper in 2017: Marsh February 20, 2017 Directors and officers liability policies are likely to become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017. This is among the...
Insurance Agency M&As Reached Near Record in 2016: OPTIS February 6, 2017 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agencies last year were the second-highest ever, according to OPTIS Partners’ annual report. The OPTIS...
Insurers Look to M&As to Digitalize Distribution February 6, 2017 Almost three-quarters of global insurers believe their sector has failed to show leadership in digital innovation and an increasing number...
Connected Homes and Cyber Insurance February 6, 2017 Eight out of 10 U.S. consumers have a home data network and more than one-third of them connect entertainment systems,...
Top Agency/Broker Acquirers of 2016 February 6, 2017 The following information from InsuranceJournal.com and other sources reflects only transactions reported publicly. One of the most active recent acquirers...