Scott H. Smith, president of S.H. Smith & Co. Inc., offers a simple explanation for why his specialty-insurance brokerage continues to gain new clients while retaining previous ones: We make it easy to do business with us.

Following the U.S. Treasurys recent sell-down to a minority stake in American International Group, two ratings agencies offered positive assessments of the insurance giant, with Moodys Investors Service calling the development another credit-positive milestone and Fitch Ratings stating that the recent actions have rejuvenated AIG. Peter Eastwood, President & CEO...

Scott H. Smith, president of S.H. Smith & Co. Inc., offers a simple explanation for why his specialty-insurance brokerage continues to gain new clients while retaining previous ones: We make it easy to do business with us.

Watch as National Underwriter pays a visit to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm to zipline over some hungry crocodiles--and to discuss insurance and risk management with the zoo's broker, general manager and safety leader.

Mark McAdams, high-hazard occupancy specialist for FM Global, maintains its underwriting requirements for power generation, mining and service interruption. McAdams spoke with NU about some of the common exposures for companies in the power-generation industry and the underwriting considerations that come into play with high-voltage risk.

Elkays Workers Comp exposures are not dissimilar to those of other manufacturers: extensive hand/shoulder activity and lifting/standing, which contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome; tendonitis; and shoulder, back and knee strains.

Elkay Manufacturing limits itself neither in the production of its ever-expanding spate of products for homes and businessesnor in the protective measures it takes on behalf of its thousands of workers in the U.S. and abroad.

While Kelly Services Inc. is adamant about taking care of employees hurt on the job, it wont hesitate to redirect non-occupational injury and illness claims to private providers.