Agency Management

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) President Terry Fleming said his group is helping guide risk managers on how to prohibit brokers from accepting contingent fees on their accounts and assure full disclosure about compensation from carriers.

With an economic rebound nowhere in sight, commercial insurers will have to fight for every premium dollar--but not to the death, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Colodny offers compelling commentary on Florida's troubled property market. How did it get so bad, and how can we dig ourselves out?

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund seems to be on solid footing this year with reduced exposure and adequate borrowing power. However, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. looks to be caught in a no-bid contract controversy

The federal health-care reform bill is having an enormous affect on two seemingly disparate groups: Baby Boomers and insurance agents. Premiums are going up, and commissions are going down.

J. Hyatt Brown is the chairman - and for over 50 years, the driving force behind - Brown & Brown Insurance.