It's time once again for independent agencies that do an outstanding job selling insurance and providing risk management services to prepare their entries for the National Underwriter "Commercial Insu
Offering any type of special-event coverage requires sound underwriting, and while determining the risk factors of events that involve a massive gathering of people may seem like a daunting
As if the insurance industry didn't have a bad enough image problem, the potential fallout should bond insurers lose their Triple-A rating due to boneheaded ...
A representative from the risk management departments of three company finalists will be flown to Orlando to attend the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference from Aug. 17-20, where the 2008
While agents and brokers look for increased transaction speed and ease of doing business, they're also seeking new and better ways to streamline daily operations, with an eye toward a fatter bottom
At last night's Democratic debate, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spent a big chunk of time laying out the party's biggest policy goal--establishing universal ...
Many e-mail inboxes resemble great gastronomical delights: bulging and overstuffed. However, insurers need to treat their e-mail as if it's on a diet--cut down on a few attachments and exercise some go
The goal of claims administrators is to make the customer whole again at an appropriate price. One way to accomplish those sometimes clashing aspects of the job is by getting an early jump on them, wh
All too often, companies view mission statements as a torturous form of corporate discipline, necessary only because some business guru says they are. So they hurry up and write one -- which often
The insurer said more than 400 fire departments and fire service organizations received individual grants. The money was used to help provide funding for needed equipment, training and community educa