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  Agents Must Find Younger Customers Where They Live: On Social Media

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 19, 2013

  In a time when communication happens more often through a mobile device than face-to-face, agents must move beyond their old word-of-mouth marketing strategies and embrace social-media outlets to connect with a new generation of insurance customers, a business professor contends.

• Good Names on the Line

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  October 29, 2012

  Reputational Risk products are hot: Clients are actively asking insurers about available coverages, and insurers are reacting with a variety of products.

• Personal Touch

  By Rick Gilman, APR, CMP  |  October 1, 2012

  Agents can use new technology to strengthen old relationships

• Finger on the Pulse: IASA Gauges Industry Thoughts

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  June 5, 2012

  For the past two-and-a-half years, members of IASA have been taking the pulse of the insurance community. Now they’re upgrading their survey distribution methods via social media outlets to better attract feedback from the thousands of IASA members.

• 7 Tips to Frustrate Fraudsters

  By Thomas Mulvey  |  May 14, 2012

  Effective fraud prevention today means P&C carriers need to be both proactive and reactive, with multifaceted methods of detection that create a “perimeter defense” against misrepresentation. Insurance-company executives have to employ enterprise-wide solutions that examine insurance applications at underwriting and apply intelligence gained through investigation of fraudulent claims to predict...

• Build Brand With Blogs

  By Paul Morrissette  |  March 28, 2012

  Blogs are another way to gather and disseminate valuable information

• In Personal Lines, Weather, Economy, NFIP Top Concerns

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 2, 2012

  Leaders in personal lines discuss challenges and opportunities in the market in 2012.

• Managing Social-Media Risks— A Critical Task for 2012

  By Michelle Strickland  |  December 1, 2011

  From the mechanics of the hiring process to establishing clear company policy, identifying the professional risks inherent in social media is becoming more important than ever.

• Workers’ Comp Conference Draws Thousands to Orlando

  By Staff Writer  |  June 7, 2011

  Thousands soon will be converging on Orlando for the 66th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference.

• Seasonal Staffing Needs Carry Stark Risks For Govt. Entities

  By William F. Stinson  |  June 3, 2011

  In the current austere economic climate, there is valid concern among government entities that reduced budgets will hamper their ability to fund the appropriate risk-control tactics and polices around hiring and screening seasonal employees and volunteers. Just one instance of sexual abuse or molestation can generate great economic costs to...

• Insurers’ Use Of Social Media Helped Policyholders After Recent Catastrophes

  By Marguerite Tortorello  |  May 20, 2011

  Thanks to the dramatic growth of social media—and its embrace by insurers—individuals obtained real-time information following recent devastating tornadoes and the ensuing flooding.

• Insurers Can Prosper Despite Tough Economy, Soft Market

  By Rebecca C. Amoroso, Sam J. Friedman  |  May 16, 2011

  It may be tempting for an insurer to simply hold the fort in these difficult times and wait for a boost in the economy or a decisive turn in the market to bolster their top and bottom lines. But proactive carriers can facilitate growth under any conditions by broadening their...

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  Insurers Can Grow Despite Tough Economy, Soft Market

  By Rebecca C. Amoroso, Sam J. Friedman  |  April 6, 2011

  Proactive carriers can facilitate growth by broadening their strategic outlook and capitalizing on fundamental changes emerging in distribution, technology, and regulation.

• nGI: The M factor

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 14, 2010

  Young agents need to learn many things, very quickly. Our panel of Millennials discusses strategies for working with family, how to impress seasoned colleagues and their futures.

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  nGInsights: HootSuite reaches the mobile generation

  By Joshua Batushansky  |  August 20, 2010

  Change your traditional marketing and customer relationships with HootSuite.

• Complex Exposures for Complex Times

  By Deb Ropelewski, CPCU, ARM  |  August 5, 2010

  For agents and brokers who primarily deal with "standard" property-casualty coverages, it is more important than ever to recognize professional liability exposures that may be lurking in even your oldest accounts.