soft commercial-insurance market

• Kilkenny, Kimmel Launch Program MGA K2, Seek MGA Acquisitions

  By NU Staff  |  October 6, 2011

  With $60 million in equity capital supporting them, two veteran insurance-industry executives, Pat Kilkenny and Bob Kimmel, have formed K2 Insurance Services LLC, a managing general agency that seeks to acquire other MGAs.

• Kilkenny, Kimmel Launch Program MGA K2, Seek MGA Acquisitions

  By Staff Writer  |  August 12, 2011

  With $60 million in equity capital supporting them, two veteran insurance industry executives, Pat Kilkenny and Bob Kimmel, have formed K2 Insurance Services, LLC, a managing general agency that seeks to acquire other MGAs.

• With No Soft Market in Sight, Eagan Insurance Adapts to Prosper

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 3, 2010

  Eagan Insurance Agency received champion awards in the categories of agency technology and recruitment, retention and perpetuation.

• IMA takes Agency of the Year Award with Service-oriented Corporate Culture

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com, Broker Editor  |  November 3, 2010

  IMA Financial Group receives the 2010 Commercial Agency for Excellence: Agency of the Year award.

• IMA Takes 'Agency Of The Year' Award With Service-Oriented Corporate Culture

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 4, 2010

  A winning business model, a corporate culture focused on employee ownership and a commitment to "doing things right" in their communities helped earn Denver-based IMA Financial Group

• Lloyd's Sees Flat First-Half Profits Thanks To Cat Losses, Soft Market

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 4, 2010

  Lloyd's reported flat profits for the first half of this year, attributing the result in part to the market's conservative investment mix.

• Top Agents Assess Challenges As Well As Opportunities Ahead

  By Staff Writer  |  October 4, 2010

  What are the biggest challenges facing producers today? How are they coping with the impact of the lingering recession and the soft commercial insurance market in most areas?

• With No Soft Market In Sight, Eagan Insurance Adapts To Prosper

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 4, 2010

  Having long-time ties to the community is important to the health and success of any business.

• Vermont Sees Captive Growth Even In Soft Market, Tough Economy

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 9, 2010

  Vermont is preparing to defend its position as the top U.S. captive domicile by adding additional staff to keep turnaround times to a minimum, as well as updating regulations.

• Bermuda Braced For More Transparency Calls In Wake Of Financial Services Crisis

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 21, 2010

  The financial crisis has put the heat on Bermuda to increase transparency and supervision over captive formations, as the domicile works to attract new middle-market participants to maintain growth despite a soft commercial insurance market.