Columns
The end of the first quarter has already seen a $23 billion in insured losses for global catastrophes, and that's even before hurricane season. ...
For agents and brokers who primarily deal with "standard" property-casualty coverages, it is more important than ever to recognize professional liability exposures that may be lurking in even your oldest accounts....
A fiduciary relationship exists between two persons when one of them is under a duty to act for or to give advice for the benefit of another upon matters within the scope of the relation, such as a trustee or executor....
Chris Amrhein writes about what the consumer wants and how the industry should provide for the customer, such as ATT&T after caving and giving its customers a free upgrade when the new iPhone hit stores....
Philip Lieberman writes about how to improve processing business in the insurance industry....
Rick Gilman discusses how to prospect for clients and how to use technology as a source to get new customer's attention....
Kenneth Fields explains why consistent producers who have a plan make new sales, despite the soft market....
Colleen Giles-Harris describes her experiences as a young agent....
Departments
The insurance industry can expect a 12 percent drop in annual insured losses next year compared with this year....
Fewer people expect their finances to get worse within the next year....
Thirty-three states have fewer private-sector jobs today than 10 years ago....
Startups maintain stable job creation even during recession periods....
Average premium rates for the second quarter of 2010 declined 6.4 percent. This compares with the previous month’s decline of 5.3 percent....
Matthew Marrone provides steps for policy inception and renewal that will go a long way toward meeting and documenting insured's expectations of coverage....
Debora Hiller offers six steps to develop and implement a financial plan for property-casualty clients....
A success story profiling Warner & Co., an independent agency based in Fargo, North Dakota....
Overall, on a nationwide basis, the 2010 state legislative session was a bit quieter than expected by many insurer representatives....