Moody's 'Snapshot': Terror Premiums Lower
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Moody's 'Snapshot': Terror Premiums LowerBy Gary MogelAn "informal survey" of large insurance brokers shows that premiums for terrorism insurance are averaging 10-to-30 percent of a ...
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Moody's 'Snapshot': Terror Premiums LowerBy Gary MogelAn "informal survey" of large insurance brokers shows that premiums for terrorism insurance are averaging 10-to-30 percent of a ...
Michael Ha
U.S. Maritime Security Poised To Improve With New Regulations New York The security of U.S. ports, which has been the subject of a persistent concern ...
Lisa S. Howard
Late Policies: Simple Problem Or Corporate Governance Issue? International EditorLondon Many risk managers still arent recognizing the corporate governance issues connected to insurance policies that ...
Caroline McDonald
Garamendi Eases Entry To State Fund When California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi directed the State Compensation Insurance Fund to ease access requirements for small employers ...
Lisa S. Howard
Swiss Re Claims Man Responds To Tougher Business Climate International EditorLondon Swiss Re has become the focus of the age-old market rumor mill.It has been ...
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Keep Carriers Courting You--Even In A Tight MarketBy Claudette Kenmir & Spencer DonkinIts always tough to predict a market cycle. For every article that declares ...
Vincent V. Nieroda
Measuring The Return On Your Outsourcing Investment Businesses are obsessed with measurement. Important decisions are made only after we project the cost and the return ...
Steven Brostoff
CFA, Insurers Trade Barbs On Terror Program Washington Insurers and brokers are challenging the conclusions of a report from the Consumer Federation of America charging ...
Gary S. Mogel
Alliance Tackles Insurance 'Jungle' The insurance "jungle" is filled with dangers that must be addressed if the industry is to find its way and return ...
Daniel Hays
New Fund Will Buy Insurer Subrogation Claims Newly-created Subrogation Capital Group Inc. has commenced a venture that will offer insurers cash up front for auto ...
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'Wedge' Selling Pries Prospects LooseBy Randy SchwantzNot surprisingly, as the originator of the term the "Wedge" in an insurance sales context, and as the ...
Lord Peter Levene
Litigious Culture Saps U.S. Enterprise Samuel Johnson, back in the 18th century, said that taking risks is worthwhile because it is the "risk of the ...
Michael Ha
Kemper Disappoints Workers, Agents Kemper Insurance Companies' latest woes--the breakdown of a deal to sell off its core business and laying off 1,000 workers--took some ...
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Calif. Probing Employer-Clinic Comp Scams By Daniel HaysLast month, California authorities said they have fined a Georgia company $900,000 as part of a widespread investigation ...
Curtis Moring Jr.
Agency Reveals Keys To 40-Year Success Story Growing an agencys product portfolio from strictly personal lines to commercial lines and still remaining committed to a ...
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Friedman Hit On Tort Reform To The Editor: In regards to Sam Friedman's March 17 column, "A View From The Press Box" ("Tort Reform Caps ...
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Dorfi Named Alliance Chair The Board of Directors of the Alliance of American Insurers named Klaus G. Dorfi as its new chairman at the association's ...
Michael Ha
Cutting The Price Of Terror Insurance With basic property premiums up, brokers are working hard to try to take the sting out of the added ...
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Hard Market Ain't Dead Yet The Consumer Federation of America has declared the hard market dead or at least dying. Based on quarterly market surveys ...
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Specialist or Generalist? One Size Doesnt Fit AllBy Lisa MurmanIndependent agency owners often debate the issue of whether their firms should be "generalists" or "specialists" ...
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Agents Responses To Insurer Downgrades More Than Meets The EyeBy Mark E. RuquetWhen an insurer is downgraded by rating agencies, there is a ripple effect ...
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Selling Value, Not Price Creates Winning AgenciesBy Carl J. DeBarbrie Jr.By competing on personal relationship and price alone, independent agents and brokers create minimal barriers ...
Caroline McDonald
D&O Prices, Shareholder Claims Rise: Survey Purchasers of directors and officers liability insurance paid an average of almost 30 percent more for their coverage last ...