Agency Management

With hurricane season set to begin June 1, the nation's weather service predicted an above average season, with an increasing likelihood of a major storm reaching the shores of the U.S.

NOAA, the nation's weather service, predicts an above average season, with an increasing likelihood of a major storm reaching the shores of the United States.

Agents must prepare for a changing insurance world, focusing more on sales and advisory roles and less on simply moving information from consumers to insurers, according to an industry analyst.

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

The New York Insurance Department expressed "disappointment" over the decision by two producer groups to file suit to stop implementation of a compensation disclosure law, wondering what brokers might be "trying to hide."

T.V.'s "America's Most Wanted" host, with a message to make a difference, and a sportscaster offering life lessons in business relations imparted their knowledge to members of a wholesale producer association here this week.