Agency Management

There is only about a month left for independent agencies to enter the 2010 Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run by National Underwriter and its sister publication, American Agent & Broker. Read on for entry details.

A New York agents' association defended its lawsuit opposing a producer compensation regulation after a New York State Insurance Department representative questioned the group's motive in opposing disclosure and asked what the association has to hide.

Willis Group Holdings has appointed Scott Pickering as chief executive officer, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South Africa.

The National Flood Insurance Program will lapse June 1 because of congressional inaction, meaning insurance agents will not be able to provide new or renewed insurance policies under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Write Your Own Program.

Expanding potential liability for employers and their employment practices insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to an employment case involving the use of tests that have a disparate impact on a protected employment class.

With hurricane season set to begin June 1, the nation's weather service predicted an above average season, with an increasing likelihood of a major storm reaching the shores of the U.S.