Agents Weather 'Perfect Storm'

To The Editor:

After reading “A View From The Press Box,” by Sam Friedman (see “Agents Caught In Hard Market Crossfire,” July 8, page 25), I can honestly say that there are many moments that I feel the same. As a retail independent agent for the past 30 years, I can't think of more difficult times. The “perfect storm” in insurance was born on Sept. 11!

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