Glancing in a rearview mirror to look back on the events of 2008, and gazing into their crystal balls to forecast what's ahead, the consensus was that the top story that will impact the E&S/specialty
Is the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America lobbying against federal regulation out of fear it would facilitate more direct sales via the Web and telephone, thus bypassing its members?
Thomas Reagan has joined Beazley Group's Technology, Media & Business Services (TMB) professional liability group as underwriter of large accounts. Reagan will help the group expand its leadership position in the technology, media and
Marsh & McLennan's focus this year will be on building its small-commercial market insurance agency business--a niche the company's chief executive said should be highly profitable, but which he
Worldwide Facilities Inc. and Heritage General Agency are offering free continuing education classes for their agency and broker partners. Taught by experienced Worldwide brokers, the seminars review the basics of specific coverages and exposures
Robert J. Ray has been appointed vice president and treasurer of Rogers & Gray Insurance Agency in Massachusetts. He will oversee both the finance and the information technology departments at Rogers & Gray. Ray joined the agency in July 2008 as
A pair of insurance company and producer associations has joined forces with the largest credit union trade organization to form an interest group aimed at making sure financial services regulatory
The fall of insurance industry giants in 2008 and the unraveling of the banking and credit markets provide our industry with an opportunity to learn some valuable lessons, according to executives of
When Tap Johnson III, president of TAPCO Underwriters in Burlington, N.C., shared that prediction with NAPSLO Daily, his view of the timing of the return to hard market conditions was typical of