Agency Management

As the insurance industry embraces the use of social media as a marketing tool, it must consider risks that are unique to the insurance industry.

Expanding potential liability for employers and their employment practices insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to litigation involving the use of tests that have a disparate impact on a protected class.

Executives of W.R. Berkley said they would not hesitate to write coverage again for the operator of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf last month, adding that increased prices and insurance requirements for operators could provide opportunities.

Proposed tax legislation aimed at offshore reinsurers "will distort the playing field" to the advantage of U.S. insurers and increase costs for consumers, a lobbyist for Bermuda companies said.

A survey of the nation's leading insurance brokers found that group medical renewal premiums are still hitting double-digit increases, but some say insurers are being flexible to retain market share.

Lloyd Eisenrich was named president of the Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America, LLC (CAA) management committee at its recent annual meeting in Dallas.