THE AGENCY ownership life-span includes three phases: acquiring the agency, operating and growing it, and selling or perpetuating it at retirement. Each phase brings its own challenges and rewards. About once a year, I encourage readers of this
In 2000, a man was involved in an auto collision in Georgia in which a couple were injured. They filed suit not only against the man but also his employer, a tree surgery service, claiming that the man was acting within the scope of his employment at
WASHINGTON--A Louisiana congressman, who was dispossessed by Hurricane Katrina, told a national meeting of agents and brokers here that there is a need for a federal coastal catastrophe reinsurance pro
WASHINGTON--The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers has written federal officials examining the terrorism insurance marketplace that any long-term solution to the problem of underwriting terrorism
For insurers facing extraordinary exposure from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the bad news continues. Serious mold contamination is now threatening water-damaged homes and commercial properties.
The study, titled "Title Insurance: Preliminary Views and Issues for Further Study," was released yesterday by the GAO through Rep. Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, House Financial Services Committee chairman. Rep
Having spent the last eight months in the Gulf as part of a catastrophe team representing the Hurricane Insurance Information Center, I've traveled extensively through areas devastated by Katrina,