Agency Management

Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker Brown & Brown reports first-quarter net income increased 5 percent, thanks in part to more than $30 million in acquired revenue for the quarter.

Opportunity is knocking for insurance agents seeking to bring new blood into their agencies. All they need to do is not follow the shortsighted and discriminatory practices of which some employers are being accused.

Special relationships or circumstances may broaden an agent or brokers' duty to advise. In this second article in a two-part package about agent/broker professional liability, Attorney Peter Biging examines recent relevant court rulings examining such circumstances.

Readers weigh in on a dilemma proposed by Question Of Ethics Columnist Peter R. Kensicki regarding an agent's obligation to report payroll misstatements that were discovered while preparing a proposal for a potential client. In Part 2, readers discuss duties to the current insurer and consider legal ramifications.

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents recognized three professionals for their contribution to the independent agent system.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America honored three individuals and a state agents association for their work on political issues of importance to independent producers.