Plumeri makes principles-based decision to forego any payments suggesting conflicts of

During a speech at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's Legislative Conference and Convention late last month, IIABA President Alex Soto defended incentive compensation and

"It is a very hot topic," said Steve Shappell, managing director of Aon Financial Service Group claim practice, Denver, Colo., referring to the insurability of settlements of securities lawsuits that

Three of the industry's leading brokers were eager here to respond to lingering questions from risk managers about contingency fees, but getting answers wasn't as easy when it came to one common

The effort was announced by Jeffrey M. Yates, executive director of the Agents Council for Technology, at a press conference held during the Independent Agents & Brokers of America's Legislative

Insurer profitability prompts sharpest verbal exchange between consumer watchdog, industry participants

Specifically, the American Insurance Association and the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism, which drafted a joint negotiating approach, are proposing concessions that would lower the threshold

Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., who has assailed the insurance industry for its Hurricane Katrina claims handling, has ended his federal case against State Farm over damage from the storm, the company