Is Education the Key to Unlocking the Next Generation of Talent? August 22, 2016 By David Coons The insurance talent crisis is here. Thanks to an aging workforce, an impending wave of retirements and an increasingly shallow...
10 Ways to Be a Competitive Buyer in a Seller’s Market August 22, 2016 By Catherine Oak and William Schoeffler Jr. Many agency owners would like to acquire another firm that is compatible with theirs. Agency owners today want to be...
Business Moves August 22, 2016 U.S. Risk, Kohlberg & Co. Dallas-based international specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has...
Declarations August 22, 2016 Star Trek Tragedy “In spite of our unbelievable grief, we decided to come here to prevent other families from the...
101 Sales, Marketing, and Agency Management Ideas August 22, 2016 Emotional Connections.Great brands avoid selling products. Great salespeople cultivate emotional connections with customers. —Harvard Business Review, August 2016 How to...
Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies August 8, 2016 About This Report: Welcome to the 12th annual Insurance Journal Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report. The Top 100 list...
Agencies’ Greatest Struggle August 8, 2016 By Chris Burand An agency’s greatest struggle, per many surveys, is finding staff and producers. What if they were as available as different...
Robust M&A Deal Activity Continues in Q2 2016 August 8, 2016 By Sarah Lucas Merger and acquisition activity was slower in the second quarter of 2016, compared to Q2 2015, but was still above...
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Rough Ride for P/C Insurers in 2016, Warns S&P August 8, 2016 This year could be a tough one for U.S. property/casualty insurers, as catastrophe losses, private passenger insurance woes and declining...