Agency Management

Last month's announcement that Arthur J. Gallagher will be allowed to collect contingent commissions once again starting on Oct. 1 has opened old wounds in the debate over the controversial producer compensation system

Following the tumultuous tax issues that dominated 2007 into 2008--changes that could have altered the captive industry--this year by comparison has been relatively tame

Businesses buy insurance coverage to protect them from liability for various insured risks, and in many cases to shift to the insurer the burden of defending lawsuits

UMB Scout Insurance Services, Inc. announced the brokerage has arranged to purchase Chapman-Sander, an independently-owned insurance agency in St. Louis, Mo., in an all-cash deal. Financial details were not disclosed.

With the dust starting to settle from the recession that hammered the economy and state budgets so hard in 2008

Property and casualty insurance companies grew more popular with New York agents during the first half of the year, according to survey results released by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York.