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Small Agencies Face Struggle;Women, Minorities See OpportunitiesWith 30 years of experience in the business as an independent agent in Rochester, Ind., Ron Smith, president of ...

House Bill Would Limit Class-ActionsWashington Bipartisan legislation that would allow large class-action lawsuits to be heard in federal, rather than state courts was introduced last ...

Insurers To Agents: Live Long And Prosper It may be surprising to some independent agents who scoff at the way companies treat them at ...

Fraud Database Bill Clears Hurdle Washington Legislation aimed at enhancing the fight against financial services fraud passed the U.S. House Financial Services Committee by ...

States Warned About Fed's InterventionWashington House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, warned at a recent hearing that if insurance regulation is not reformed, ...

Independent Agents Get New Lease On Life, But Challenges RemainBy Mark E. RuquetTo paraphrase Mark Twain: the death of the independent agent has been greatly ...

Data Standard Groups Merge London Editor London The insurance industrys two principal standards bodies--ACORD and WISe--announced last week that they will merge their standards-development activities ...

Capital Markets Teach Reinsurers Lessons London Editor London A sea-change is occurring in the insurance and reinsurance industries as a result of the entry of ...