Arthur J. Gallagher has reached a nationwide agreement with the Illinois attorney general and insurance department permitting the brokerage to once again accept contingent commissions.

The current capital gains tax rate (through the end of 2010) is at a historical low rate of 15 percent for the higher marginal income tax rates -- and it's a safe bet that it will not go down.

The average cost of vehicle collision repairs in the second quarter declined by 3 percent compared with the same 2008 period, a data and solutions provider reported.

With each new advance in computers and electronic media, the relationship between agency management and technology becomes increasingly complicated and interdependent.