Despite my years of experience as a consultant, I still become nervous every time the doorbell rings and the FedEx delivery person is outside with two legal-size boxes of documents for my review. My reaction is
Service Centers Increase ValueI liked Chris Burand's article on service centers, "Service Centers: Are They Worth It?" in the December issue of American Agent & Broker. One thing I would add is the impact they may have on the
It was with a sense of disbelief that I read the guest column in the October issue of American Agent & Broker, "Get on Board or Get out of the Way" by CIAB president Ken Crerar, in which he suggests that
When a security guard said explosives were on fire, 911 failed to ask, "What kind?" It was 20 years ago, but the early morning fire led to the death of six firemen and the destruction of two fire trucks.
House Bill 601, passed by the 2008 Florida Legislature, brought a number of notable changes to Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes -- and not a little controversy. One of the most contentious of the
In an August review of the excess and surplus lines (E&S) market, A.M. Best noted that E&S enjoyed banner years in the not-so-distant past. "Direct premiums grew by 225 percent from year-end 2000
The use of computers in business has transformed not only the way we do business, it also has transformed the way we regard and use computers. The first generation of business computers--early mainfram
Jackson National Life Insurance Company unveiled a new corporate Web site, www.jackson.com, adding tools and services to create a resource for advisers and their clients. Beyond applications that allo
In a report titled, U.S. Property and Casualty Personal Lines Insurance Industry Outlook, Moody's said the outlook for the personal lines industry is "stable," citing, among other trends, a