Monthly Archives: August 2008

Figures

50% – 70% Reliable estimates reveal that between 50 to 70 percent of homeowners do not have enough insurance to...

Moving Beyond the Perception Trap

‘Never walk out of a meeting with out introducing RIOS. Get to insurance later.’ Scott Addis, ‘Purple Cow Leadership Workshop.’...

Cindy Downs

Dallas-based wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent Towerstone Inc. has added four new members to its team. Cindy Downs...

Japan: Risk and Rewards

In Japan, agencies write 93 percent of P/C insurance. The Japanese property and casualty insurance market is ripe for opportunities,...

It’s Brutal Out There

I.I.I. puts the average claim for lightning at $5,321. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on July 15 toured drought-damaged areas in...

Scruggs Gets 5 Years

A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, was sentenced to five years in...