Mr. Sumner previously served as the assistant director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, and held numerous legal and insurance roles under the former Department of Insurance prior to the state

Main Street agents are in an uproar again over recent comments by the CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher indicating that the mega-broker is doing just fine without contingency commissions, prompting one produ

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Are the growing number of breaches in the industry's standard flood exclusion an example of civil justice run amok? Or does the exclusion simply have more holes than a piece of Swiss cheese? Worse, di

Paragon Solutions, a business and information technology consulting firm, launched a new division, Financial Strategic Services, to address clients' needs for business consulting expertise. The new

While declining to address any regulatory controversies in light of ongoing litigation, industry icon Maurice "Hank" Greenberg returned to the industry speaking circuit last week with a call for

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