How Much Is Enough?Beware the technology that makes us more efficientit actually may increase inefficiency and defeat the business purpose.BY PAUL ROLICHCall Me IshmaelStately, plump ...
The Mailman ComethA few readers didn't like the fact that I criticized AIG Chairman Maurice Greenberg last month for referring to plaintiff attorneys as "terrorists." ...
Reform Insurmountable Without Feds Rep. Oxley says Uncle Sam must intervene to assure uniform regulationWashingtonUniformity in state insurance regulation will be impossible to achieve without ...
Industry Groups Line Up Behind Oxley IdeaWashingtonDespite a lack of details, industry groups are lining up to support efforts by Reps. Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, and ...
Many agencies seem to be meeting these challenges by coming together with other agencies. In American AGENT & BROKER's 2004 readership survey, 22.4% of the respondents said they are part of an insurance agency "cluster" or network. Recently, we
AT AGE 27, after working for a telecommunications company for nine years, I was ready for a change. I had occasionally spoken with a local insurance agency and had considered a career as a producer. I was excited by the possibility of being in
You could almost say that everything I need to know about insurance I learned in high school. OK, maybe not everything, but my experience there did help me launch my career as a producer in the public entity niche and eventually make my way to the
Brokers Back TRIA ExtensionEighty percent of those at the nation's leading commercial insurance brokerage firms want the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extended when it ...
Problem-Solving Through SpecializationWhen the leaders of Palmer & Cay describe the characteristics that distinguish their brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, the ability to offer ...