Agency Management

Maurice Greenberg should of taken more responsibility for the trouble the economy is in today rather than just throw regulators under the bus in a speech this week, argues NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman on his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

When it comes to agent and broker errors and omissions risks, one area where agents might be missing potential liability concerns their exposure to data breaches, one major surplus lines broker warns.

President Barack Obama has been appearing everywhere and anywhere to push his health care reform agenda this past month.

Thanks to a poor economy and lingering soft market, independent agencies have seen their return to shareholders deteriorate significantly over the past two years, the "2009 Best Practices Study" revealed.

With our economy showing mixed signs of an upswing, individuals and businesses alike are looking for avenues that provide the most cost savings and stability during these trying times--and independent insurance agencies are no exception.

Despite a 67 percent drop in net income in 2008, excess and surplus lines insurers are still strong, according to a rating agency report prepared for NAPSLO.

Organizations across multiple industry sectors are turning to risk management information systems to achieve accuracy and reliability of data, a recent Aon eSolutions survey found.

Placing a client's risk with a carrier that you trust will be there when a claim must be paid should be the paramount concern of every agent and broker.