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Twenty percent of agents and brokers in a reader poll said they are considering using social networking for marketing, but less than 25 percent currently employ it, according to an exclusive American Agent & Broker survey.

Will insurers ever be able to project the positive image it has of itself to the public at large, wondered NU Associate Editor Mark Ruquet after attending an industry love fest honoring Joe Plumeri of Willis.

The House passed the wide-ranging Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, drawing an immediate and generally favorable reaction from one insurance trade group and a lukewarm response from another.

Insurers are increasingly offering products and promoting behavior that address the growing risk of climate change, according to presentations delivered at an insurance regulators' Climate Risk Summit.

Consumer advocate Birny Birnbaum came up with some intriguing suggestions on how to level the playing field between consumers and insurers when setting regulatory policy, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Chicago-based insurance brokerage Aon said Sandeep Malik has been named to the new position of chief executive officer of Asia Risk Services