The Future of Producer Compensation July 5, 2012 By Chris Burand It is a fact that many people with the title “producer” don’t produce. They service and they accept what comes...
Looming Agent Retirements: Carriers Face Major Turnover June 21, 2012 More than 25 percent of independent agency owners and principals are planning to retire or change careers and sell their...
The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities June 21, 2012 By Andrea Wells Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot...
Florida Agents’ Association Installs Laurie as Chair; Honors Gunter June 18, 2012 The Florida Association of Insurance Agents installed its new officers and board members for the 2012-2013 at its 108th Annual...
Workers’ Comp Market Injured But Still Standing June 8, 2012 By Andrea Wells Like the economy, the workers’ compensation market has suffered in recent years. Results for 2011 were no better than 2010....
8 Things Independent Agents Can Learn From Sam Walton June 8, 2012 By Alan L. Shulman Wal-Mart and independent agencies seemingly have little in common. Not so. There are many helpful ideas to cull from Mr....
Florida Agent Association Tops 2,000 Members June 4, 2012 The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, which represents thousands of independent agents statewide, has topped more than 2,000 agencies for...
11 States Adopt Plan to Distribute Surplus Lines Premium Taxes May 25, 2012 States participating in the Non-admitted Insurance Multi-state Agreement, or NIMA, have adopted a premium allocation method for distributing surplus lines...
General Ledger Accounting for P/C Agencies May 23, 2012 By Chris Marinescu In current practice insurance premium accounting is based on general ledger (GL) accounting. It is used by all agency management...
How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry May 17, 2012 By Andrea Wells There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that...