Market Insights

Seniors are looking for accommodations that will enable them to live as independently as possible while providing any supporting services they may need.ON THE life side of the insurance business, few markets are more coveted than the senior market.

The following article was adapted from Mr. Baker's presentation at the AMS User's Group convention, which was held in April in Nashville, Tenn.) IN MY 25 years in the insurance industry (in addition to being a consultant, I confess I'm also a

A confessed software addict shares some generic programs that he's put to good use in his agency. MAYBE I'm a software addict. It's hard not to be today, with all the wonderful products available. Sure, I'm fascinated with the latest technology

WHAT a difference a couple of years make. In 2003, as premiums rose in the hard market, program administrators had it made?if they had access to insurers. The problem was that many didn't. Carriers fled the program business market or, in several

Directors and officers have begun to question just how much protection they have under their organizations' D&O policies. Their concerns have been prompted in part by litigation in which D&O policies have failed to protect a

This article was derived from a presentation at the AAMGA University Weekend, which was held in August in Scottsdale, Ariz.As usual, the staff at your office caps off a busy week of work with a happy-hour visit to the local watering hole. Much of the

REGARDLESS of whether a company is publicly owned, privately held or nonprofit, the employment practices liability exposure seems to be its greatest concern among the various management liability risks it faces. Certainly, awareness of the issue is

This article was adapted from Mr. Walkotten's and Mr. Hamilton's presentation at the 2004 ASCnet Annual Conference, which was held in October in Orlando, Fla. It includes updated statistics provided by the authors.) At some point,