Agency Management

Clients are tired of the same old story at employee benefit renewal meetings: Higher rates, increased deductibles/copays and cost shifting. Finally, we have some good news to share with them, as new initiatives move to the forefront.

The storms that hit Florida in 2005 keep taking their toll.

Anxiety is growing within the agent and broker community about rules in New York going into effect in January 2011, requiring them to disclose to their clients information about compensation received from insurers.

The theme for the 84th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents--"Commitment + Value Added = Opportunity In A Changing World"

The top 25 bank-owned insurance agencies reported earnings margins last year 11 percent higher than the average of all bank agencies, according to a new report.

The Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run for the past eight years exclusively by National Underwriter, is being expanded.