Agency Management

NU Associate Editor Mark Ruquet talks about the lack of informed, respectful debate outside a healthcare reform town hall meeting this week and invites reader feedback at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Insurance brokerage Willis Group said Vic Krauze has been named president of Willis HRH, its North American retail business, and will continue as Willis HRH chief operating officer.

To get comprehensive health care reform, perhaps we must force all members of Congress to shop for individual coverage for themselves and their families, suggests NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Hank Watkins, a veteran insurance brokerage executive, has been appointed as Lloyd's North America president, responsible for all operations in the U.S. and Canada, Lloyd's announced.

Mike Menath, the new chairman of the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents, said improving agency efficiency will be the association's primary goal as members continue to battle against recessionary headwinds.

Without a public health insurance option, the only way to cover the uninsured is to create state-based assigned risk pools, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

As Hurricane Bill, the season's first major hurricane, swirls through the Atlantic, an insurance broker says businesses are far readier for natural disasters than ever before.

After weeks of a very quiet Atlantic hurricane season, tropical storm activity erupted swiftly, with three named storms popping up over the weekend--one that could potentially become a major storm.