Kemper Runoff Tactics Could Spark Client SuitsThe firm supervising the Kemper Insurance Companies' runoff is using such hardball tactics that some clients are considering taking ...
Agencies Face Crossroads On Perpetuation Planning Fewer automatically opt for internal ownership transfers given market realitiesSay you have an agency started by your dad back ...
Perpetuation Planning: No Time Like The PresentAll signs indicate that commercial property-casualty insurance is moving away from the hard market of recent years and toward ...
Connecticut Jumps On Fee Probe Bandwagon Survey reveals risk manager concern, as over two-thirds cite conflict of interestConnecticut is joining the investigation into producer contingency ...
Plan Agency Perpetuation Before Crisis HitsPhoenixTo avoid confusion and unnecessary heartache, clear governance systems and perpetuation plans for family businesses such as insurance agencies should ...
Some Regulators See Fed Role On The HorizonPhoenixIf the opinion of four current and former insurance commissioners is any indication, regulators might be coming to ...
Microsoft Woos Insurance, Slams IBMLas VegasSoftware behemoth Microsoft Corp. began taking some giant steps toward deeper involvement in the insurance industry with several major announcements ...
CFA Urges States To RejectISOs Terrorism ExclusionsWashingtonStates should reject the conditional terrorism exclusions recently filed by the Insurance Services Office, the Consumer Federation of America ...
MGAs Need To Start Educating Retail AgentsPhoenixManaging general agents must begin thinking of themselves as educators and start teaching independent agents the unique needs of ...