Patriot Act Regs Tricky For ProducersAmong the three major national agent/broker associations, the question of how insurance producers will comply with the Patriot Act's money ...

Privacy Is Still A Hot Topic For AgentsThe topic might not be as much of a concern at the moment as finding coverage for clients ...

HRH Sees More Takeovers After Acquisition Of Hobbs Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company, which announced this month that it will buy Hobbs Group in a ...

Terror, Hard Market Put Heat On AgentsCommercial buyers are looking for more than a few premium quotes from their insurance advisers these days, depending on ...

RMs Put Heat On Brokers For OptionsRisk managers are looking to their insurance brokers for answers and options in a post-Sept. 11 world where premiums ...

Is Terrorism Risk Insurable In The Old-Fashioned Way?Hamilton, BermudaInsurers ultimately will find it impossible to underwrite terrorism risks the old-fashioned way because predictability cannot be ...

CIAB Survey Finds Markets In DistressThe commercial insurance market is becoming increasingly distressed, according to the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.Indeed, the Council's first-quarter ...

Sampling The M&A Climate Two states with significant agency merger and acquisition activity are Texas and New York, but local independent agent associations say that ...