Agents & Brokers News

New Markets

New Markets Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. introduced Universal Excess, a new excess insurance policy that...

Meetings

Glendale Community College (Calif.) has added new credit courses for training in the insurance industry. Courses were developed as part...

Business Moves

SUA, American Patriot Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. has signed a new contract with Westchester, Ill.-based American Patriot Insurance Agency...

Richard Robin

People Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Richard Robin president. He will be responsible for overall operations, including underwriting,...

Closer Look: Producer Liability

Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expand Property/casualty insurance agents and brokers are being exposed to more lawsuits as...

Outsourcing

Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for...

Editor’s Note: Real-time has come

Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in...

Nonprofits

Over the years, many a vexed property casualty insurance company executive has joked about his firm being a nonprofit, blaming...

People

United America Indemnity Ltd.’s board of directors has selected Joseph F. Morris as its president. The company will also consolidate...