5 Startup Businesses Agents Should Watch March 1, 2012 By Andrea Wells It hasn’t been the best of times for America’s Main Street businesses. Often facing overwhelming competition from big box stores,...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors Study on Agents’ Views on Carriers March 1, 2012 Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched a major new study on the Independent Agency System, probing...
World Bank Says China Must Embrace Market Economy February 28, 2012 By Koh Gui Qing China’s economy is near a turning point that demands that it relax its grip on industry and move towards free...
Surplus Lines Analysis: Multistate Clearinghouse Economics Don’t Work February 27, 2012 By Richard Brown Recent data from Florida indicate that the economics for a multistate surplus lines tax allocation clearinghouse are unworkable. There simply...
Report: Complaints Against Ohio Nurses Are on Rise February 27, 2012 Misconduct complaints against Ohio nurses have skyrocketed in recent years, leading to a backlog of investigations for the state nursing...
Forecasters Unsure What to Expect This Tornado Season February 27, 2012 By Seth Borenstein Tornado season is starting, but don’t ask meteorologists how bad it will be this spring and summer. They don’t know....
Bankers and Their Insurers Escape Big Penalties in FDIC Prosecutions February 24, 2012 By Philip Shishkin Like many banks engulfed by the mortgage crisis, First National Bank of Nevada specialized in risky home loans that didn’t...
Electronic Proof of Insurance Gaining Steam in Some States February 23, 2012 By Don Jergler It’s possible that driving with a cell phone may be an advantage. A California legislator’s bill to enable auto insurance...
Survey: 51% of Insurers Expect to Increase Staff in 2012 February 23, 2012 By Young Ha A new study says 51 percent of the insurance carriers recently surveyed expect to increase staff in the next 12...
2011 an Exceptional Year for Tornadoes February 23, 2012 While 2011 marked the fourth deadliest year on record for tornadoes in the United States, Texas was spared tornado-related fatalities...