If offering trips to posh resorts as incentive compensation doesn't convince agents and brokers to move more business to the insurer sponsoring such junkets, why do carriers pay millions to host them,

Writing ain't easy--not even for professionals who craft stories for a living--so it's no surprise that relative "amateurs" in the insurance industry called upon to compose press releases, claim lette

The toughest question facing any Democrat trying to win the White House with a promise to reform the U.S. healthcare system is whether everyone should be mandated to buy coverage. In his blog today, N

With more and more medical providers refusing to deal with bean counters at HMOs, PPOs or standard health insurers, what are we going to do if the entire profession declines to accept insurance? That'

For independent agents, technology has become a critical difference-maker in operating more productively and cost-efficiently. To recognize the efforts of innovative agencies when it comes to

Perhaps it was the shock of getting my AARP membership offer in the mail recently, but I've been thinking a lot about our aging population. If you believe auto insurers will have it tough covering

According to the findings by TRC, an independent research company based in Fort Washington, Pa., 60 percent of those contacted believe small electronic items, if stolen from their home or auto, are

SunGard has acquired DSPA Software, a supplier of sales compensation and distribution management software to the insurance industry. DSPA will become part of SunGard's insurance business. The