Those of you who read or advertise in National Underwriter–in print or online–or who purchase any of our affiliated products and services, or attend our conferences, might be wondering what it means to you that NU's corporate parent, Highline Media, run by Andy Goodenough (pictured here) has been taken over by a bigger entity–a new firm called Summit Business Media. It's good news for our readers and advertisers, and bad news for our competitors. Allow me to lay it out for you.

NU's experienced editorial team remains in place, bringing you the latest breaking news and trends, and putting it all into perspective with our provocative commentaries. Our crack sales team–led by Publisher Chris Luke–is still at the helm. Our senior management, led by President Andy Goodenough and Vice President Tom Fowler, are on board as well.

So what's changed? The biggest difference is that our parent company is a lot bigger now, with much deeper pockets, giving us the resources we need to keep growing and improving. We also have a much larger corporate family to call upon, creating some intriguing cross-marketing opportunties.