According to a national survey of college students, graduates and parents, conducted in April 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance (EHTH), 38 percent of parents do not plan to keep their adult children on their health insurance plan until age 26, despite the fact that...

Value-added services for personal lines? You are kidding, right? Offer value-added services to personal lines customers? That’s for business owners, not homeowners.

By the time this column is printed, surplus line insurers and brokers will have roughly 45 days to adjust to the biggest change to impact their business in generations. The Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA) will stand many long-held assumptions on their heads. Surplus line brokers, corporate risk managers...

The child care industry isn’t what it used to be—or what it will be. Coverages have changed and the market has shrunk as a result of the recession. But as the economic recovery gains momentum and employment gradually rebounds, independent agents can successfully grow in this business.