Is the term "independent agent" an oxymoron? After all, you can't buy insurance from just any carrier when you enter an independent agency--only from those insurers the agent represents. In these times of full disclosure, should this fact of insurance life be made clear to clients? NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman invites readers to weigh in on his blog at www.property-casualty.com.

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