The Fight for Policy Ownership September 16, 2013 By F.E. 'Rick' Russell II There are times when what agents don’t know can hurt them. And this is one of them. I refer to...
Federal Disaster Aid Topped $60B Over Two Years Before Sandy September 16, 2013 The U.S. government spent nearly $62 billion on disaster relief in the two-year period ending Sept. 30, 2012, to help...
Allstate Says Usage-Based Insurance Delivering Savings to 7 Out of 10 September 16, 2013 Allstate reports that drivers that are signed up for its usage-based insurance program, Drivewise, will register more than one billion...
Greenberg Cautions on Quick Fed Pullback; Prefers Yellen Over Summers September 16, 2013 By Marci Jacobs and Noah Buhayar Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former head of American International Group Inc., said the Federal Reserve could disrupt financial markets by curbing...
Berkley Underwriting Partners Changes Name to Berkley Program Specialists September 16, 2013 Berkley Underwriting Partners, a W. R. Berkley company, has changed its name to Berkley Program Specialists. The company said the...
How Agents, Brokers Can Help Themselves, Clients with Healthcare Reform September 13, 2013 By Amy O'Connor The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accelerated change and confusion in the health insurance marketplace and businesses and individuals are...
Last Chance: Best Agencies to Work For, Deadline Sept. 18 September 13, 2013 Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for...
Insurers Expect Increase in Personal Lines, Workers’ Compensation Fraud September 13, 2013 One in three U.S. and Canadian insurers does not feel adequately protected against fraud and more than half expect personal...
Start-Up Health Insurance Co-Ops Vow to Compete with Commercial Insurers September 13, 2013 By Jay Hancock and Kaiser Health News They have rented offices and zero customers. All their capital is borrowed. They’re trying to sign the kind of expensive,...
Veterans’ Medical Malpractice Costs Rising As More Soldiers Seek Care September 13, 2013 By Kathleen Miller Christopher Ellison went to a veterans medical center in Philadelphia to get eight teeth extracted in 2007. What should have...