The insurance industry needs to give greater support to nascent minority insurance producers or risk losing ground to the direct markets in the future, a New Jersey agents association president said.

“Where was the risk management?” asked PRIMA’s outgoing president, Ron Hayes.Mr. Hayes, who lives and works as risk manager for the Calcasieu Parish School Board in ...

Nearly 44 percent of small firms are operating without a business continuity strategy in case of disaster.

Nearly 44 percent of small firms are operating without a business continuity strategy in case of disaster, and almost two-thirds have never even spoken to their insurance agents about contingency planning, a survey by Travelers revealed.