Agency Management

After doubling in size last Monday, the "Station Fire" in California threatened homes and commercial properties with a total insured value of more than $17 billion.

The industry suffered an irreplaceable loss last month with the death of William E. Bailey.

The sad truth about the current debate over health care is that it has little to do with real reform, while there is not much informed debate going on anymore.

AIG, its former Chairman and CEO Maurice R. Greenberg and its former CFO Howard I. Smith announced last week that they have jointly agreed on terms for binding arbitration of various legal disputes.

President Obama should set a trigger on creation of a public plan to give insurers the opportunity to put up or shut up on providing affordable coverage for all, says NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman in his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Progressive's new distribution leader shares what the insurer is doing to help its 30,000 independent agents compete in an interview with American Agent & Broker Editor Laura Toops at http://bit.ly/2Cxqu2.

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said it has promoted three members of its senior staff--Gregg Dykstra, Jimi Grande and Neil Alldredge.

The CPCU Society named Douglas J. Holtz to the one-year term of president and chairman during the association's 65th annual meeting in Denver yesterday.