insurance marketplace

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  Making Hay: Manufacturing Poised for Growth

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  May 1, 2013

  A Travelers survey reveals that some 75 percent of leading manufacturers have expanded their products or services in the past year or expect to do so by year’s end.

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  Senator Warner: Reauthorize TRIA for the Next Decade

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

  Sen. Mark Warner says Congress should consider reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk and Insurance Act for 10 years or longer because it is in the long term economic interest of the nation.

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  Q&A with Aspen's O’Kane: The Rationale Behind Reducing U.S. Wind, EQ Exposure

  By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2013

  Aspen Insurance's CEO discusses the strategy at work in its U.S. operation, including the recent decision to reduce its earthquake and wind exposure in the U.S. Property market.

• NARAB II introduced in House and Senate

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  March 13, 2013

  Bipartisan legislation to introduce National Association of Registered Agents & Brokers Act of 2013 (NARAB II), which would streamline the insurance agent licensing process legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate with a Senate Hearing scheduled for next week, a watershed legislative event for the insurance...

• AIA Hires New SVP of State Affairs

  By Staff Writer  |  March 13, 2013

  Joseph DiGiovanni, formerly vice president of public affairs for Liberty Mutual, has rejoined the American Insurance Association (AIA) as its new senior vice president for state affairs.

• Industry Applauds Nelson Selection at NAIC

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 22, 2013

  Insurance interests in Washington are both publicly and privately ecstatic over the decision of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to name former Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as its new chief executive officer.

• IASA Spring Boot Camp Focuses on Marketing, Selling to Insurers

  By Staff Writer  |  January 22, 2013

  The IASA Solution Provider Education Committee (SPEC) announces IASA will again host a special seminar, “Boot Camp+: Mastering the Art of Marketing & Selling to Insurance Companies,” prior to the association’s spring planning meeting, March 14 and 15, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz.

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  Ex-Senator Nelson Named NAIC CEO

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 22, 2013

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says it has named former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson as its new chief executive officer.

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  Insurers Need to Keep Reinventing Themselves for Sustained Growth

  By Rebecca Amoroso, Sam J. Friedman  |  January 18, 2013

  The P&C industry should benefit in the short term from a recovering economy in 2013, but the longer-term outlook depends on how individual carriers respond to a series of more fundamental challenges.

• Use Certificate Solution as Template

  By Andrew C. Harris  |  January 1, 2013

  Independent insurance agents have been asked to issue certificates of insurance that conflict with the underlying policy terms.

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  Underserved and Underinsured: Tapping the Small-Business Market

  By Tim Attia  |  November 30, 2012

  Technology platforms and portals like BOLT from SeaPass Solutions present intriguing opportunities in business and revenue growth for both agencies and small businesses alike—and though the technology might enable greater profitability, perhaps one of its biggest benefits is that it allows agents, brokers and small-business owners to focus on what...

• Scott Bayer: Philadelphia’s New E&S Expert

  By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 19, 2012

  In his new role as Senior Vice President of Excess & Surplus Lines at Philadelphia Insurance Cos., Scott Bayer will be tasked with defining the carrier’s presence in the nonadmitted market, identifying profitable target niches, expanding the insurer’s product offerings to existing agents and expanding its distribution sources.

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  Analyst: Plumeri Retirement Not a Surprise, but Replacement Is

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 17, 2012

  Today’s announcement that Willis Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Plumeri will be stepping down does not come as a shock to financial analysts, but one analyst says the announced replacement did come as a surprise, and disappointed investors.

• Liberty Mutual Adds to Latin American Footprint, Enters Ecuador

  By Staff Writer  |  September 13, 2012

  Liberty Mutual says it has entered the insurance marketplace in Ecuador with the purchases of two auto insurers.

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  Slideshow: 6 Ways to Boost Revenues with Life Products

  By Edward Cassidy  |  September 12, 2012

  Nearly a third of all consumers believe they need more life insurance. Why aren’t you selling it to them?

• Saybrus’ Kevin Kimbrough on Selling Life Insurance in a P&C Agency

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 10, 2012

  Kevin Kimbrough is a principal and head of national sales at Saybrus Partners, whose team of insurance experts offer consulting services to financial-services and wealth-management firms. It is a subsidiary of the Phoenix Cos., a boutique life insurance and annuity company.