The New York State Insurance Department has updated its proposed producer compensation regulation with two changes hailed as a positive development by an independent agent association.
The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York are offering their members tools to help explain the benefits of a career in insurance in ways that younger students and workers can relate to.
Insurance companies need to work on communications with agents and beef up their technology, according to more than 1,200 agents polled by state trade groups.
An agent's association said it believes certain insurance companies are demanding confidential information about independent agents' books of business so it can bypass them on sales.
Whether it's the recession or just a better job of recruiting, a New Jersey agents association says more recent graduates are expressing an interest in careers in the insurance industry.
A New York insurance agents group said a meeting with state legislators has drawn a positive response to their call for repeal of auto photo inspections.
The New York State home insurer of last resort said it will expand offerings by offering coverage for a wide variety of additional perils it does not currently insure.
Three awards will be presented during this year's joint PIANY and PIANJ conference, June 7 to 9 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Atlantic City, N.J. The Professional Agent of the Year award will be given to an agent who
WHEN IT COMES TO selling real estate, the mantra is "location, location, location." The same could be said for selling property insurance on the East Coast, where the main determinant of pricing and availability also hinges on location: