Agency Management

So much is going on in the world of sustainable construction, green construction products, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and other green initiatives--and all these activities appear to be moving fast.

Reinsurance capital has grown by 17 percent over the end of 2009 primarily on the strength of investment returns, according an Aon Benfield report.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani slammed ex-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's investigative tactics and defended Maurice "Hank" R. Greenberg, calling him a great man who was unfairly persecuted.

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Company said Chinese insurance authorities have awarded the firm a broking license that would make it the first of its kind there.

Producer compensation remains at the top of the legislative agenda for two major New York independent insurance agent associations in 2011.

The independent agency system is showing signs of continued stabilization in numbers and increased diversification in ownership, a study from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America found.