‘One-Day’ Policy Sales Lead to Agent License Suspensions in Michigan January 26, 2015 The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced it has suspended the licenses of father and son insurance...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market January 26, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...
6 Juicy Excuses for Why Your Agency Didn’t Grow Last Year January 26, 2015 By Alan L. Shulman It’s a brand new year. Hopefully last year’s numbers were where you wanted them to be: solid growth, increased revenue...
Kansas Storm Damage Totals Dropped in 2014 January 26, 2015 The amount of storm damage reported in Kansas in 2014 was the lowest amount in 16 years, according to state...
Oklahoma Bill Targets Use of Hand-Held Devices While Driving January 12, 2015 Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation banning the use of cellphones or other handheld devices to text, email or...
ACE to Buy Fireman’s Fund Personal Lines; Famous Brand Fading Away January 12, 2015 By Mark Hollmer On Dec. 18, Allianz Group announced that it would sell the U.S. personal lines business of its Fireman’s Fund unit...
‘Climate Change’ in 2015: Bigger Than Religion – or Selfie? January 12, 2015 By Don Jergler The phrase “climate change” yields roughly 108 million results in a Google search – in the ballpark in terms of...
Many Hispanic Renters Overestimate Cost of Insurance January 12, 2015 Almost half (43 percent) of Hispanics without renters insurance think they cannot afford it but they overestimate the cost, a...
Donelon: Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop in 2015 January 12, 2015 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana effective May 1....
Labor Woes for a Rebounding Construction Market January 12, 2015 By Andrea Wells With construction activity picking up steam all across the nation, insurers are expressing concern over how the construction sector will...