Agency Management

An independent agent group announced it has made arrangements to provide an online aerial photography tool for its members to use with northeast region property submissions.

Florida ranked as the Number 1 state for generating the most staged auto accidents.

Insurance company executives and independent agents disagree over just how easy insurers are making it to do business with them--an area of opportunity for carriers to expand their business, a survey suggests.

Lloyd's achieved a record profit of ?3.87 billion--that's $5.9 billion, in current exchange rates--to go along with a sparkling combined ratio of 86.1 last year despite a severe economic contraction and stubbornly soft commercial insurance pricing.

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.

Anxiety is growing within the agent and broker community about rules in New York going into effect in January 2011, requiring them to disclose to their clients information about compensation received from insurers.