Agency Management

After five years of being subject to what some publicly argued was an unlevel playing field, state attorneys general relented, agreeing to lift the ban and allowing the three major insurance brokerage firms.

This week's edition of National Underwriter is almost entirely devoted to a review of the top-10 stories of 2010 chosen by the editors of the publication.

New York State's two major producer groups said they have received approval from the State Department of Insurance for their model forms that member agents and brokers can use to comply with New York's new disclosure requirements.

The independent agency system is showing signs of continued stabilization in numbers

Passage of comprehensive financial services reform legislation that for the first time gives the federal government some voice in regulating the property and casualty insurance industry was clearly a major milestone.

Nineteen named storms, 12 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes ranked Category 3 and higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale.