As always, our class of IT All-Stars is an experiencedbut variedgroup of IT executives that have dealt with the serious problems that have faced the industry and is making plans to deal with the issues that are about to come our way.

Reinsurers earnings rebounded during the first half of 2012, a function of relatively low catastrophe losses so far this year and higher rates in the aftermath of the colossal natural-catastrophe losses that pounded the insurance industry in 2011, according to John Welch, president of XL Re America Inc.

Finding ways to achieve ease of doing business needs to be the goal of not just insurance carriers, but independent agents as well.

Growth opportunity in the school-insurance arena does exist, and the experts say its in charter schools.