Golf, Politics, and Insurance
Summer is just flying by us, and I hope you are enjoying every minute! We here at Insurance Journal are very busy in planning for our upcoming issues. In fact, as we put this issue to bed, production starts right …
Victory for the Industry
This past Fourth of July weekend, the insurance industry celebrated a small victory in their push to keep the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) alive past its Dec. 31, 2005 sunset date. Following the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) …
Insuring Entertainment Venues In the Wake of the Terrorism Era
While no one truly wants to admit it, terrorism is here to stay… at least for the time being. The War in Iraq has further provoked the unstable global political climate, and the results are uncomfortable at best. U.S. Attorney …
Agents at IIABNY Meeting Told to Prepare for End to Hard Market
Investigations into brokers’ placement service agreements and the end of the hard market were among the topics at the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) 2004 Annual Business Meeting held last month. Featured speakers New York Superintendent …
Entertainment, Terrorism Don’t Mix
I don’t know about you, but I love to attend concerts, festivals, sporting events… just about anything that draws a big crowd. The mass gathering of people brings to the event a certain excitement that smaller gatherings just can’t duplicate. …
Entertainment and Terrorism Don’t Mix
I don’t know about you, but I love to attend concerts, festivals, sporting events… just about anything that draws a big crowd. The mass gathering of people brings to the event a certain excitement that smaller gatherings just can’t duplicate. …
One-on-One with NIIA’s President Rick Aniello
Medical malpractice is hot on the list of concerns for Nevada’s independent agents, and the state as a whole. With physicians leaving the state due to the lack of affordable med-mal coverage, the crisis has caught the attention of the …
Saying Goodbye to an Industry Friend
We received some unfortunate news here at the Insurance Journal offices only a few short weeks ago. Jim Hippard, president and CEO of Santa Ana, Calif.-based Yates and Associates, passed away after a battle with cancer. The news hit hard …
Some IJ Firsts
This issue marks another new venture for Insurance Journal magazine. For the first time ever, we have compiled a list of the nation’s top 100 independent property/casualty brokerages ranked by premium volume. This list is the first of its kind …
Program Directory, Round Two
Welcome to our Annual Program Directory, Volume II. It seems like only yesterday that I was writing the Editors Note for Volume I, but here we are again with new and improved program listings in one of our biggest directories …
