This year, The Hartford is celebrating 200 years of operation. AA&B spoke with Juan Andrade, president and COO of The Hartford's property and casualty operations, on the role independent agents and brokers have played in its success.

[caption id="attachment_1130" align="alignleft" width="134" caption="Make my day."][/caption]My last blog post on the possibility of a social media backlash got some attention -- heck, it even ...

Outstanding agencies spotlighted in four new categories and as overall champion

Practicing what they preach in terms of personal risk management, more than 96 percent of independent agents and brokers responding to a recent online survey said they carried errors and omissions insurance.

It's been a little over a year since my noble experiment with Twitter began(see my blog,"I'm all a-Twitter"), going on 2 years since lauching this ...

Most respondents to a recent AA&B survey maintained agency E&O insurance and more complex coverages, including prior acts, first-dollar defense, carrier insolvency and defense outside the limit.

Have you heard the news? The Great Recession is over!

Last week I had the pleasure of attending an independent agentseminar presented by Hales & Co. and hosted by National Underwriter and AA&B on "creating ...