Brokers Dont Need Crystal Ball To Protect Client Interests

Despite the fact that premiums continue to rise, pushing commission income up as well, agents and brokers are feeling anything but copacetic these days.

How can agents sleep soundly after hearing that 38 p-c insurers were either placed under regulatory supervision or into liquidation last year, according to a report by A.M. Best Company, up nearly 25 percent from each of the prior two years? At the same time, we've seen a growing number of major carriers hit with rating downgrades.

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