Small businesses are a large part of the American tradition, and still play a vital role in the U.S. economy. Consider: In 2011 there were 28.2 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for 99.7% of America's employers; comparatively, there are only 17,700 firms with 500 employees or more, according...
He's just been named PIA's 2014 Professional Agent of the Year, and was honored as Virginia's Agent of the Year in 2013. So why does Cole Tucker feel like he's just doing his job?
Specializationthe accumulation of a high degree of expertise in a particular areais a fast-growing way for agents and brokers to differentiate their firms, winning and keeping clients in the interim.
Top pros on both the P&C and Life sides convened in Times Square to network, discuss emerging global risks and opportunities and hear executive panelists weigh in on pressing issues facing the insurance industry during the 23rd Annual Insurance Executive Conference, sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP.
Insurance agents had many fires to extinguish in 2013. Along with long-standing challenges such as competing with direct writers, recruiting top talent and staying ahead of the tech curve, agents also had to grapple with healthcare reform (as both employer and client advisor), carrier price and underwriting changes, and maximizing...
The long-delayed U.S. Treasurys Federal Insurance Office (FIO) modernization report concludes that the debate at present is not whether insurance regulation should be state-based or federal, but whether there are areas in which federal involvement in regulation under the state-based system is necessary.