May 18, 2010
Stagnant and declining agency salaries have many agency employees singing the blues, and most agents don’t expect things to change, at least not anytime soon. While independent agency salaries maintained or decreased slightly in 2009, employee morale seems to be …
May 17, 2010
When 10 percent of an organization’s entire workforce resigns in one day, the fallout can be devastating. That’s exactly what happened to CRC Insurance Services Inc. (CRC) – one of the largest wholesale insurance brokers in the United States – …
May 6, 2010
CRC Insurance Services Inc. (CRC) – the largest wholesale insurance broker in the United States – released a memo to its customers stating that a number of CRC employees in Illinois, California and Pennsylvania resigned on May 4. CRC’s CEO …
April 22, 2010
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and this year the Environmental Protection Agency turns 40 as well. Earth Day, the EPA and activists have been catalysts for one industry’s growth, in particular. The recycling industry plays a critical …
April 19, 2010
Agency Salary Reveals Who’s Worth What, State of Stff Morals Independent agency salaries maintained or decreased slightly in 2009, but employee morale may be registering at an all time low. And agents don’t expect things to change, at least not …
April 7, 2010
New insurance products to protect innovative green construction products such as wind turbines, fuel cells and vegetative roofs are on the rise. But even those closest to the situation admit to being a bit, well, green, about the risks behind …
April 5, 2010
Woodruff Sawyer’s Amantea Advises Adding Specific D&O Endorsement to Ensure Coverage Directors and officers will be the target of more federal prosecutions under the U.S. anti-bribery statute, said a top U.S. Justice Department official. Mark Mendelsohn, the department official who …
March 22, 2010
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has suspended the resident producer license of Steve Standridge, founder of Steve Standridge Insurance Inc. based in Mount Ida, Ark., for allegations that he falsified collateral used to purchase another insurance organization, and improperly retained …
March 22, 2010
Insurers Monitoring Defects, Claims Tied to Green Building Products and Designs From wind turbines and fuel cells to vegetative roofs and bamboo surfaces, innovative green construction materials are showing up everywhere. A number of insurers are on board with new …
March 15, 2010
Most enter the insurance business by accident but for young independent insurance agents, the decision to stick with insurance as a permanent career is a matter of choice. A healthy 84 percent of young insurance agents say they consider insurance …