Agency Management

Non-U.S. firms vaulted up a premium ranking of E&S writers in the United States in 2009, although industry-wide U.S. E&S premiums shrank for the third straight year, an exclusive NU report found.

A leader's ability to communicate effectively means more than just giving instructions; it also means inspiring and gaining commitment from others, and there are steps that can lead to that goal.

If it weren't for my former editor, Thomas J. Slattery, I would not be writing this blog today.

Joseph Peloso, a veteran of the program business segment, remembers a time when unsolicited program proposals flooded the desks of property and casualty underwriters, offering more business than they could possibly handle.

The three biggest insurance brokerages reported mixed results for the first quarter, with Aon seeing a big drop in net income, Marsh & McLennan reporting a substantial gain, and Willis a more modest jump.

A soft market hasn't stopped excess and surplus lines industry veterans from building and launching businesses--and wholesale brokerages have been as active as carriers in the early part of 2010.