April 21, 2009
Insurance broker Lockton has created a single Southeast group which combines the insurance brokerage and consulting operations of its suburban Miami and Atlanta offices. Doug Hutcherson will lead the executive team at Lockton Southeast as president. Stan Shaffer has been …
April 21, 2009
A dramatic increase in activity by Somali pirates led to a near doubling in the number of ships attacked during the year’s first quarter compared with the same period in 2008, according to a report from the International Chamber of …
April 21, 2009
A truck driver who waved a car into traffic just before it collided with a motorcycle has been ordered to pay half of the $1.5 million in damages awarded by a New Jersey jury this week. According to testimony, the …
April 21, 2009
Ronald D. Gardner has joined The Buckner Co. as the vice president of sales. Gardner has spent more than 40 years in the insurance industry and is known for his knowledge and expertise in providing insurance and risk management solutions …
April 21, 2009
Free White Paper reveals how to triple your conversion rates on all leads. The economy has forced many of your prospects into a shell. How do you get them out? According to a 2007 MIT Study, 78% of prospects buy …
April 20, 2009
What Young Agents Value About Being Independent Profile of Young Agents Older Side of Young 62% are 31 to 40 years old 38% are 30 and under Career Choice 84% consider insurance to be a permanent career choice 14% are …
April 20, 2009
Excess and Surplus Lines Market Offers a Place For Challenging Risks Since all service providers face the potential of law suits related to real or perceived “errors and omissions,” E&O coverage has become a necessity for nearly every service profession …
April 20, 2009
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April 20, 2009
Why the Modern Workplace Is Important for the Next Generation of Professionals Today’s senior ranks of insurance professionals are retiring at the pace of approximately one every 10 minutes, taking a wealth of experience and knowledge out of the profession …
April 20, 2009
Timing is everything in life and in insurance sales. Talk to a new prospect or an existing insured on the right day when both of you are in the right mood and the odds are good that you will walk …