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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

To some it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but others see it as the most flagrant abuse the insurance industry has every heaped upon the consumer. Insurance companies, consumer advocates and regulators just cannot seem to agree about …

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

To some it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but others see it as the most flagrant abuse the insurance industry has every heaped upon the consumer. Insurance companies, consumer advocates and regulators just cannot seem to agree about …

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

To some it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but others see it as the most flagrant abuse the insurance industry has ever heaped upon the consumer. Insurance companies, consumer advocates and regulators just cannot seem to agree about …

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter …

Agents Look to Farm Profit

Depending on what line of agriculture insurance agents are serving, the potential is there to farm a profit. However, some lines of insurance are finding the growing tough. California-based Fredricksen Insurance Services is a program manager for the Travelers’ Livestock …

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter …

Workers’ Comp Texas, A League of its Own

One of the many singular phenomena that sets Texas apart from the rest of the U.S. is the fact that it is the only state in the Union that does not require its employers to participate in the workers’ compensation …

Insurance Fraud: A Perpetual Bane for Industry, Consumers

Since the insurance industry’s inception, fraud has proved a perpetual problem, an inherent risk that will likely never be totally eliminated. Carriers have long warned that fraud ultimately causes them to raise premiums to offset resultant losses, but during periods …

Workers’ Comp TexasA League of its Own

One of the many singular phenomena that sets Texas apart from the rest of the U.S. is the fact that it is the only state in the Union that does not require its employers to participate in the workers’ compensation …

Revolution or Evolution’ The Internet Goes Mainstream

At last, the gap between potential and reality is shrinking as agents explore their online options. The insurance industry is notoriously reluctant to change. So it was little surprise that the Internet—a tool that has the power to introduce cost-saving …

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