Fears of Widespread D&O CarrierRescissions Fail to Materialize An anticipated rise in the number of rescissions of directors and officers liability policies has failed ...
Agents Sue State Farm Over Client 'Raids'Agents are seeking relief from the courts to stop State Farm from unfairly poaching their client base.The National Association ...
Zealous Institutions Drive D&O Settlement SkywardWith the noise of IPO laddering claims figuring into this year's statistics, there isn't total agreement about whether the level ...
Market Hardening In A Hurry, Brokers SayMore evidence has come out indicating that it is getting tougher for commercial lines accounts to find insurance among ...
Federal Charter BackersRisk Unintended Consequences Let the lobbying battle begin!It's official. The American Council of Life Insurers has decided to formally pursue optional federal ...
CLOSINGAMS turns off TowerStreetAMS Services (www.ams-services.com) pulled the plug on TowerStreet at the end of October, citing market indicators and new goals for existing business ...
Even if they went paperless (yeah, yeah, we know), insurance carriers would still be responsible for producing prospectuses for many of their products as required ...
Sept. 11 Impact Affects Agency M&A Opportunities The tragic events of Sept. 11 accelerated changes in the insurance business that had begun months earlier. Increases ...
Agency Buyer, Seller Goals Often Differ While independent agents who put their firms up for sale often want simply to maximize the profit from years ...
Farmers Settles Redlining Suit In Ohio The Farmers Insurance Group is moving forward with some new standard operating procedures in Ohio after reaching a settlement ...