Agency Management

The beginning of the 34th National Conference of the AMS Users Group in Nashville this month could mark the beginning of the end of a very challenging year for the association.

In this tight economy, many are exploring sophisticated ideas about what will increase productivity and accelerate growth for agents and brokers.

Reacting to the health care legislation passed by the House, insurance and employer groups voiced deep concerns over what they see as a lack of provisions designed to reduce costs.

The National Underwriter Company and Hales & Company are partnering on four full-day seminars that will provide insurance agency and brokerage principals and other interested parties with the tools to create and enhance shareholder value.

Rather than work to destroy the health reform bill passed by Congress, the insurance industry and Republican lawmakers should work to improve it over the next few years, suggests NU Editor Sam Friedman on his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Leslie Porterfield, a Foremost Insurance Group independent agent who doubles as a professional motorcycle rider, has made it into the Guinness World Records book for speed, her company said.