The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents today urged the leaders of the House to "quickly pass" legislation now expected to be on the floor Thursday that would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for five years.

New York agent associations are taking steps to inform their members about the state Insurance Department's new regulation on producer compensation disclosure, developing online programs and overviews in anticipation of the new rule.

In a market where growth seems elusive, the leader of Connecticut's newest managing general agency believes his startup could bind $10 million of new business by year's end.

A survey of senior insurance agents, conducted by FirstBest Systems, Inc., found that many agents want real-time underwriter collaboration, upload/connectivity and processing, and ideally, a single system.