The Trademark Problem May 6, 2013 By Leib Dodell It has always been surprising that trademark issues receive so little attention in the insurance community. It’s almost as if...
Massachusetts FAIR Plan Seeks Rate Hike May 6, 2013 The Massachusetts FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan, the state’s home insurer of last resort, has proposed in April...
Jimcor’s Mastowski on the Market and the Future of MGAs May 6, 2013 By Andrea Wells The incoming president of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) is no newcomer to insurance. He has some...
Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents April 22, 2013 By Don Jergler Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area...
Guns and Insurance April 22, 2013 By Tom Harvey We are going to have both. Millions of gun owners will keep their firearms, and the level of death and...
Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes April 22, 2013 Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past two years, one-in-10 were in crashes where...
Merger & Acquisition Activity Off to a Quiet Start April 22, 2013 By Meredith Reeves After a record-setting year-end, 2013 started off with a whisper. First quarter merger and acquisition activity slowed to 37 announced...
Losses from Ohio Summer Storms Higher than Initial Estimate April 22, 2013 Updated data indicates insured losses from storms that socked Ohio in late June and early July 2012 totaled $845 million,...
E&O Insights: Directors & Officers Liability Is Not Your Normal Insurance Product April 22, 2013 By Curtis M. Pearsall If you asked 100 insurance professionals on the agency side what one line of business “scares” them the most, it’s...
Fewer Workers in Midwest Insured Through Employers April 22, 2013 The percentage of workers who have access to health insurance through their employers is declining across the United States, according...