INSURANCE agencies face two significant challenges today: developing successful producers and establishing strong management/ leadership. These challenges are hurdles that successful agencies must clear. Perhaps leaping over them would be easier if
Welcome to July, the heart of summer and home of Independence Day! But before you light up those illegal fireworks in the back yard, settle back with a glass of iced tea in your favorite hammock and dream with me about how much better our business
Analysts Foresee Reserve Pops For ACE, St. Paul TravelersIn two separate research reports last week, analysts predicted reserve boosts this year for ACE Ltd. and ...
Bermudas New LegacyDuring a first-quarter earnings conference call, Chris O'Kane, chief executive of Aspen Insurance Holdings, said that for reinsurance clients, his company is "winning ...
Recently the trade press has published several interesting articles that discuss the best way to determine a proper limit for liability insurance. Ideas have ranged from the formulaic (typically referring to the net worth an insured wants to protect
MILLIONS of copies of management books have been sold in the last two decades, making some business authors second only to rock stars and cover girls as celebrities. People have spent billions on these books. Most buyers probably have actually read
Treasury Wont Be Rushed On TRIA Decision Despite Senate committee pressure, Treasury says more data, time neededWashingtonTime is running out for the U.S. Treasury Department ...
Is benchmarking important? Well, yes and no. Benchmarking is useful for identifying possible weaknesses in an agency and for comparing it with a group of other agencies. Using benchmarks for other purposes, however, can cause problems. For example,
"One size fits all!" I saw that phrase on a pair of garden gloves in a store and couldn't help wondering about it. Surely the label didn't imply that a single glove size perfectly fits everyone, even if the gloves are made of some wondrous space-age
What You Need to Know: The New IRS Audit Initiative for Retirement PlansThe Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will be conducting detailed audits ...