Agency Management

Here is a summary of the insurance-related bills passed during the 2010 Florida legislative session.

Former Editor Thomas J. Slattery, who passed away last week, revolutionized the journalism practiced by National Underwriter, says current Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Try to imagine this dream sequence--sort of a remake of "The Treasure of Sierra Madre." A grim lawman walks in on a group of insurers and demands to see their books.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York has suggested additional language to the state Department of Insurance regarding disclosure regulation, as it gears up for a court challenge.

Securities class actions, and to a somewhat lesser extent shareholder derivative litigation, have historically presented the largest class of claims exposures to directors and officers liability insurers.

Independent agencies are invited to enter the 2010 Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run by National Underwriter and American Agent & Broker, with entries due by July 1.