Articles by Andrea Wells

Andrea Wells is vice president of content for Wells Media Group Inc., overseeing coverage for its multiple print and digital platforms. She is a veteran insurance journalist with more than 20 years’ experience covering the property/casualty industry. She has won several awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), including awards for original research for her work on Insurance Journal’s annual salary survey of retail insurance agencies and its annual survey of young insurance agents. She can be reached at: awells@wellsmedia.com.

IBA West Steps Up Advocacy Efforts to Target Calif. Workers’ Comp Crisis

Just about everyone has heard about California’s beleaguered workers’ compensation system. And just about everybody has a say on the issue these days, most notably the membership of IBA West. To tackle some of the public policy issues facing agents …

They’re in the Money!

Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes, 20-carat diamond rings or stacks of gold coins the …

They’re in the Money!

Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes, 20-carat diamond rings or stacks of gold coins the …

They’re in the Money!

Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes, 20-carat diamond rings or stacks of gold coins the …

They’re in the Money!

Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes, 20-carat diamond rings or stacks of gold coins the …

They’re in the Money!

Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes, 20-carat diamond rings or stacks of gold coins the …

Members Approve Association Merger; New Group Opens Doors as PCI

Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The creation …

Members Approve Trade Assoc. Merger; New Group Opens Doors as PCI

Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The creation of …

NAIC’s Ario Says Producer Licensing Reform, Credit Scoring are Top Priority

Insurance Journal had a chance to sit down with newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer Joel Ario, Administrator of the Oregon Department of Insurance, at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Winter Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Excerpts from our interview are included below. The …

Members Approve Association Merger; New Group Opens Doors as PCI

Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The creation …