Many agencies seem to be meeting these challenges by coming together with other agencies. In American AGENT & BROKER's 2004 readership survey, 22.4% of the respondents said they are part of an insurance agency "cluster" or network. Recently, we
Bad Comp Structure Can Sink Agency Paying the same commission rate for new and renewal business stymies growthAgencies aren't just missing out on new business ...
Peer Pressure Fuels Agency Performance APPEX association establishes 250 benchmarks in a quarterly reportWhen it comes to improving the financial performance and value of an ...
Industry Orgs Offer Myriad CoursesAgents, brokers, claims managers, underwriters and other industry professionals dont have to look far in their quest for knowledgeor continuing education ...
The Role Of MGAs, Wholesale Aggregators In Personal Lines Todays property-casualty marketplace continues to be a difficult environment in which to place business as a ...
Higginbotham Builds On 02 NU AwardJ. Russell "Rusty" Reid, president and chief executive officer of Higginbotham & Associates--last years winner of the inaugural National Underwriter ...
ESOPs Make Sense For AgenciesEmployee Stock Ownership Plans have quickly become the fastest growing vehicle for a closely held business to create tax-efficient working capital, ...
Perpetuation Stock Incentive Plan A Perpetuation Stock Incentive Plan is a plan that could put an independent insurance agency on the right track.The plan is ...
BCS Acquires Conn. AgencyNU Online News Service, July 13, 1:39 p.m., EDT?BCS Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp., announced the acquisition ...