Agency Management

Rather than work to destroy the health reform bill passed by Congress, the insurance industry and Republican lawmakers should work to improve it over the next few years, suggests NU Editor Sam Friedman on his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Aon Consulting has signed an agreement to acquire J.P. Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies, a division of J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, LLC. Financial terms were not released.

Leslie Porterfield, a Foremost Insurance Group independent agent who doubles as a professional motorcycle rider, has made it into the Guinness World Records book for speed, her company said.

In this tight economy, many are exploring sophisticated ideas about what will increase productivity and accelerate growth for agents and brokers.

The beginning of the 34th National Conference of the AMS Users Group in Nashville this month could mark the beginning of the end of a very challenging year for the association.

Reacting to the health care legislation passed by the House, insurance and employer groups voiced deep concerns over what they see as a lack of provisions designed to reduce costs.