insurance brokers

• Lockton Adds Insurance Exchange for Retiree Medical Benefits

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2013

  Lockton Companies has joined other major insurance brokers responding to changes brought on by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by adding a private insurance exchange to its employee benefits division.

• Brown & Brown’s Buy of Beecher Carlson Too Good to Pass Up

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 30, 2013

  The largest brokerage acquisition so far this year does not signal a change in merger and acquisition strategy for insurance broker Brown & Brown, says its CEO, but an industry consultant says it could set the tone for future private equity firm deals.

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  'Little' FTC Acts

  By Matthew S. Marrone, Esq.  |  May 1, 2013

  Most states have consumer protection laws, and courts across the country have debated whether such laws should apply to licensed professionals, including insurance producers.

• Securities Class Action Settlement Frequency Falls; Attorneys Say It's Just a Lull

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  March 26, 2013

  A 14-year low in the number of securities-class-action settlements last year has not dampened plaintiff attorneys’ enthusiasm regarding the probability of future directors and officers litigation to keep them employed.

• SAP Expands Insurance Offering with Acquisition of Camilion

  By Staff Writer  |  March 7, 2013

  SAP announces plans to acquire Camilion, a provider of insurance product development, product life-cycle, and underwriting solutions that help insurance companies improve the quality of the business they write and bring new products to market faster.

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  4 Questions to Ask to Protect Clients Against an International Crisis

  By Bill Flynn, Ken Anderson  |  February 27, 2013

  With the recent terrorist event in eastern Algeria—radical Islamists attacked a gas field, killing two and taking hostages--Americans working overseas must be protected.

• Multiple Factors Exert Pressure on Specialty, Bermuda Insurers’ Q4 Results: Report

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 5, 2013

  While commercial-insurance rates are on the rise, other factors could negatively affect fourth-quarter earnings for specialty and Bermuda insurers, according to a recent Stifel Nicolaus report.

• From Superfund to Super Coverage: 25 Years of CPL

  By Geoffrey L. Haver  |  February 1, 2013

  Contractors’ pollution liability insurance began as a way to indemnify contractors against Superfund cleanup exposures. Today’s CPL coverage is broad and affordable. Learn how to work with insurers on this essential coverage.

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  As Loss Costs Rise and New Markets Emerge, Industry Must Transform to Meet Demand

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 30, 2013

  As markets grow in developing countries and losses escalate, insurers will have to reassess risks and likely consolidate to meet the rising demand for coverages and limits, an industry executive says.

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  Meet the Experts: Environmental Leaders

  By Staff Writer  |  January 23, 2013

  Click through to check out biographies of the brokers, carrier executives and risk managers dealing in Environmental insurance who offer their perspective throughout PC360’s January digital issue. The subjects also offer additional thoughts on this line, including their views on why more clients should strongly consider this relatively inexpensive but...

• Stifel: Rate Increases Alone May Not Boost Specialty & Bermuda Insurers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 18, 2013

  While commercial-insurance rates are on the rise, other factors could pressure fourth-quarter earnings for specialty and Bermuda insurers, according to an analyst’s report.

• Burns & Wilcox First Wholesaler to Join Trusted Choice

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 18, 2013

  Burns & Wilcox has announced it has joined Trusted Choice as the first national wholesale broker to partner with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America in its national branding campaign.

• Giving Notice

  By Barry Zalma  |  January 1, 2013

  Florida law is clear: Notice to an agent is notice to a principal

• Fitch: Insurance Broker Revenue to Remain Stable in 2013

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 7, 2012

  Insurance brokers are not expected to make any great strides in their earnings in 2013 as competition and continued world economic challenges will leave little room for improvement, says Fitch Ratings.

• Staying Compliant Amid Escalating Cyber Threats

  By David M. Governo, Corey M. Dennis  |  November 30, 2012

  Despite the increased focus on data security, many insurers experienced data breaches in the past 12 months. Balancing compliance obligations and cyber attack vulnerabilities.

• 12 Insurers Score 100 in 2013 Equality Index

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 21, 2012

  Twelve insurers and two insurance brokers achieved a score of 100 in the 11th edition of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index joining a record number of companies extending sexual orientation and gender identity protections in the workplace.