Do Your Due Diligence Bankers should look for the following characteristics when evaluating potential independent agency acquisitions:Strength and continuity of management. Insurance is a personal ...
Bank-Agent Mergers: Never A No-BrainerBanks of all sizes and types have entered the business of selling insurance, and many more are anxious to get into ...
Carriers, Agents From MarsShould Prospect On VenusAsk any group of agents to describe the ideal small commercial insurance buyer. Tough to pin down, isnt it? ...
P-C First-Half Income Falls 76 PercentThe nations property-casualty insurers saw their first-half net income plummet 75.6 percent, according to figures released by two industry groups.In ...
Brokers See Big Boost In Captive InterestLooking to exert more control over rising premium costs, commercial customers are turning to various captive options ranging from ...
Surplus Lines: Set To OutperformTraditional Insurance MarketThe surplus lines industry's operating performance is set to improve as standard insurers continue to withdraw from this market, ...
Time-Sensitive Legal Costs Hard To CutThe maxim, "you have to spend money to make money" doesn't always apply to the legal profession, which could make ...
New Dawn For Nuclear Insurers?West Hartford, Conn. When he peers across through metal-framed glasses, you remember that his Sicilian surname translates as "four eyes," an ...