Agency Management

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  Bryan Insurance Agency: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2013

  New Windsor, N.Y., agency draws visitors and leads with SEO management, mobile site and blogs

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  Targeting the Other 1 Percent: Hiring Veterans

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  Inculcated with team thinking and strong work ethic, veterans seem like a natural fit for the insurance industry. Unfortunately, the industry doesn't agree.

• Hires and Promotions at Woodruff-Sawyer, Pioneer Underwriting, OneBeacon, Central Insurance, Jimcor and RSC- Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 17, 2013

  New Programs at Victor O. Schinnerer, Markel Service, Liberty and Zurich

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  Bloomberg's Spying Scandal and Cyber-Liability

  By Bill Coffin  |  May 16, 2013

  The Bloomberg spying scandal shows that cyber-liability risk is evolving way faster than how we manage it.

• Emerging Markets Stoking Insurance Growth: Munich Re

  By Jonathan Gould, Reuters  |  May 16, 2013

  Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world's biggest reinsurer, Munich Re.

• 68th Company Member Joins Trusted Choice

  By Staff Writer  |  May 16, 2013

  Midlands is the 68th company partner to join Trusted Choice, the national consumer branding program of independent insurance agents and brokers.

• PIA Survey: Northeast Property Rates Up; Underwriting Changes Significant

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2013

  A survey of independent agents representing four states in the Northeast says the combination of escalating rates and stricter underwriting forced 93 percent to increase their remarketing efforts over last year.

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  AAMGA No More: Association Expands Membership, Changes Name

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2013

  The American Association of Managing General Agents says it plans to open membership to the entire wholesale insurance community and is changing the association's name for the fourth time in its history.

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  Alliance Insurance Group: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Alliance connects to visitors with videos, commerce pages and mobility

• Hires and Promotions at Assurance, USG, Worldwide Facilities - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 10, 2013

  Univest and CBIZ acquisitions, Chubb launches iPad app

• P&C Carriers Add Jobs in March; Agent/Broker Employment Continues to Decline

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 6, 2013

  Property and Casualty carriers added 900 jobs in March -- a month that saw employment shrink in most other sectors of the insurance industry, according to an analysis of the latest figures from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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  Major Changes for Florida Citizens' Agents from SB 1770

  By Jeff Grady  |  May 3, 2013

  For Citizens agents, particularly for personal lines, a bill headed to Gov. Scott's desk promises to create significant changes to your operation.

• Marsh Reports 'Excellent Start' to 2013

  By Staff Writer  |  May 2, 2013

  In what its CEO characterized as “an excellent start to the year,” Marsh & McLennan Cos. reports first-quarter revenue of $3.1 billion, a 2 percent increase over the same period last year.

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  Allstate Execs Say Agency Plan Has Worked; Count Stabilizing

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2013

  Allstate says controversial steps it made in an effort to improve agency performance are working.

• Willis Q1 Net Income Drops 4% on Reorganization Charge

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  Willis Group Holdings reports first-quarter net income dropped 4 percent over the same period last year on a pre-tax charge of $46 million related to the company’s reorganization that eliminated 207 positions.

• Hires and Promotions at RiskMatch, York Alternative Risk, ACORD and State Auto - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2013

  RIMS and IIABA name award recipients, Neace Lukens acquires Buckley & Co. and HSB launches cyber coverage