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EPLI-Higher Prices, More Claims, Tighter Underwriting

It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more …

Marine Surveyors Cast a Wide Net

Chances are if you’ve been working with the marine insurance market for some time, the term “marine surveyor” may not be unfamiliar to you. But how many property and casualty insurance agents and brokers—even those who routinely work with marine …

Marine Surveyors Cast a Wide Net

Chances are if you’ve been working with the marine insurance market for some time, the term “marine surveyor” may not be unfamiliar to you. But how many property and casualty insurance agents and brokers—even those who routinely work with marine …

Exclusive Agents Feel the Squeeze

The times they are a’changin’.” Bob Dylan’s 60’s refrain could be the theme song for a new spirit moving through the ranks of the insurance industry’s exclusive (captive) agents. The current hard market has accelerated a trend marked by a …

Exclusive Agents Feel the Squeeze

The times they are a’changin’.” Bob Dylan’s 60’s refrain could be the theme song for a new spirit moving through the ranks of the insurance industry’s exclusive (captive) agents. The current hard market has accelerated a trend marked by a …

Risk Retention Groups Owning Up to Success

Due to the restricted coverages available in the market today, risk retention groups (RRGs) have experienced a significant amount of rapid growth over the past year. At a time when the industry is facing what is perhaps the most serious …

Risk Retention Groups Owning Up to Success

Due to the restricted coverages available in the market today, risk retention groups (RRGs) have experienced a significant amount of rapid growth over the past year. At a time when the industry is facing what is perhaps the most serious …

Fraud, Leaving its Prints on the Industry

Fraud, in all forms, is as old as the industry itself. Given a struggling economy, the temptation to create fraud against or within the industry has been on the upswing recently. According to Jim Quiggle, director of communications for the …

Fraud, Leaving its Prints on the Industry

Fraud, in all forms, is as old as the industry itself. Given a struggling economy, the temptation to create fraud against or within the industry has been on the upswing recently. According to Jim Quiggle, director of communications for the …

They Did It Their Way

When you’re compiling a list of top 10’s, there is always the fear of leaving someone off, admitting someone who maybe does not deserve the billing or having the players out of order of importance. Believe me, those thoughts crossed …

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