Whether they realize it or not, property-casualty insurers are experiencing the closest thing to a Golden Age that the first half of the 21st century is likely to offer. Amid a severe credit crunch,
Despite grand proposals from the various candidates that could impact the insurance business, the industry remains in "wait and see" mode as the presidential race kicks into high gear, hedging their
North Pointe Holdings Corp, a Southfield, Mich.-based specialty insurer that counts bowling centers and skating rinks among its underwriting niches, said late yesterday that a unit of QBE Insurance Gr
The American Insurance Association recently reported that the Florida House and Senate have approved legislation to restructure the state's no-fault auto law.
PGI Commercial offers real-estate owners umbrella programPGI Commercial announced an umbrella program for real estate owners. Coverage is provided by member companies of American International Group, rated A+, superior, XV by A.M. Best. The facility
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
Happy New Year! It's time, once again, to take a clean slate and resolve to write upon it a new chapter of insurance achievement!In the January issue, I usually suggest resolutions I believe will prove valuable to insurance folks. But what good is
Web sites are a permanent fact of life. The question is no longer whether you should have one, but how to best use it to grow your agency and increase revenue. One thing's for sure: Just letting it sit there like an electronic billboard isn't going
Dutch financial services conglomerate ING said it is selling its reinsurance unit, NRG N.V., to Berkshire Hathaway for approximately 300 million euros--about $433 million at current exchange rates, whi
The Alexandria, Va.-based association, is accepting nominations for the Professional Agent of the Year Award, the PIA National Customer Service Representative of the Year Award and the PIA National Yo