Articles by Kevin B. O'Reilly

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture organ that …

One TPA Says it Has the Secret to Reining in Comp’s Transition Costs

At first glance, Jeffrey McDaniel does not seem disabled. He is built like a football player, and in his mesh green and gold jersey he looks like one too. A pat on the back reveals his muscled frame, the one …

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture organ that …

Hope Springs Eternal

We’ve all got fantasies we cling to that, in some way, make it easier for us to endure our present troubles. They are dreams so grandiose, so implausible, that they keep us striving to inch ever closer to our goals, …

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture organ that …

Personal Lines Issues Dominate Michigan Agents Convention

A host of personal lines issues—ranging from credit scoring to a commissioner-requested data call to state fines on drivers with no proof of auto insurance—headlined the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) convention last February and have been in the …

Before Being Destroyed, Bartman Ball Was Insured

A combination of heat, pressure and explosives was used last February to blow to smithereens the baseball involved in a play that some Cubs fans say cost their beloved team a trip to its first World Series in 58 years. …

Brooke: This Franchise Player is Making an Impact

Jack Cassell “was pretty happy just being a producer,” as he had been since entering the insurance business in 1979. But he saw an opportunity when the agency he was working for, Wichita, Kan.-based Manning & Smith Insurance, was acquired …

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop. The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture organ that …

Brooke: A Franchise Player

Jack Cassell “was pretty happy just being a producer,” and he had been since entering the insurance business in 1979. But he saw an opportunity when the agency he was working for, Wichita, Kan.-based Manning & Smith Insurance was acquired …