September 23, 2013
When it comes to digital and social media marketing there’s a lot of white noise, with plenty of consultants, authorities, know-it-alls and bloggers on the popular topics. Amid a sea of advice on those topics, there is at least one …
September 23, 2013
It was early September and scientists were just back from a month-long research cruise in the Pacific Ocean off Washington, where they were trying to find the stickiest point on a section of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the huge undersea …
September 23, 2013
Lonely “It’s lonely sometimes with all the guys.” —Sen. Katrina Frye Shealy, who is also an insurance producer, on being the only woman in the South Carolina Senate. Shake Up “We have gone above and beyond the requirements for most …
September 23, 2013
It seems that practically every time you turn on the news, a part of the United States is being threatened by a significant weather-related event. It’s sometimes anyone’s guess when and where the next weather-related catastrophe will hit and what …
September 23, 2013
Wholesalers Thrive Amid Change The surplus lines industry is letting the good times roll. Well, not exactly. But times are good and getting better for wholesalers and insurers doing business in the specialty insurance market, experts say. That’s how Westrope, …
September 23, 2013
Non-owner P/C producers help drive the independent agency system. They account for a significant share of the commercial lines business written through this channel. Yet too often, these employees must find their own path in the dark forest of sales …
September 23, 2013
In the United States, football season has just arrived. In Europe, football season has been underway since August. While both are a sport and called “football,” they couldn’t be more different. They have different histories, scores are tallied differently, and …
September 23, 2013
Aon and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced in March that they had negotiated the establishment of a “sidecar” facility to operate at Lloyd’s. The deal, which had been in the works for some time, benefits both parties. There are questions …
September 23, 2013
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September 23, 2013
Commercial insurance prices rose by 6 percent in aggregate during the second quarter of 2013, marking the 10th consecutive quarter of price increases, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) conducted by Towers Watson. CLIPS compared pricing …