Essentials: Do Brokers Have to Offer the Cheapest Coverage? August 16, 2012 By Steven Plitt The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was...
Don’t Miss Out: Be a BEST Agency to Work For August 10, 2012 Insurance Journal is once again searching for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and...
Tennessee Spells Out Qualifications for Exempt Commercial Risk Policyholders August 6, 2012 Tennessee regulators have issued a new form to allow large companies to qualify as an exempt commercial risk policyholder and...
Is Your Agency a BEST Agency to Work For? August 3, 2012 Insurance Journal is once again searching for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and...
House Passes Tax Rate Extension Act August 2, 2012 The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the “Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act,” that would extend the 2001...
What to Know About the New Flood Insurance Program July 31, 2012 By Lori Widmer If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance...
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...