Market Insights

In their ongoing efforts to be more competitive and profitable, insurance companies are undertaking several initiatives to improve their claim-handling processes.

For hundreds of years, fireworks have been used for celebration and entertainment, especially in eastern Asia and Japan.

FEW RISKS are tougher to insure than nursing homes. Indeed, here in Arkansas, just about all standard insurers have retreated from this niche, leaving it almost entirely in the hands of E&S markets. But for me, arranging insurance for nursing homes

LAST MONTH, I made the case for regarding sales as a process ("How To Create and Adjust Your Sales Process," July 2005 American Agent & Broker). Like all processes, it has steps. The process starts with setting a commission goal for a producer. Next

AMBULANCE services and other medical transportation providers are an integral part of every community. Many, of course, are owned by municipalities or other governmental entities. Coverage for such services usually is arranged as part of the

THE TERM "continuity" is frequently used when discussing directors and officers liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and other claims-made products. Yet, the concept is often confusing to many insurance professionals. The