Parting Shots

Are We Repeating the Past — Again’

In a collection of works titled The Life of Reason, philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Currently there’s a momentous shift underway in the property and casualty insurance markets; we’re shifting …

Are We Repeating the Past — Again’

I fear we are entering a period of cyclical amnesia. We are once again setting aside underwriting discipline. Recent market forecasts are projecting deteriorating terms and conditions. In a collection of works titled “The Life of Reason,” the philosopher George …

N.Y. Superintendent: A Handshake and Heads-Up

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York looks forward to working with New York’s next Superintendent of Insurance and is hopeful the major strides begun by his predecessor will continue to benefit the state’s economy, homeowners, motorists and …

Are We Repeating the Past … Again’

In a collection of works titled The Life of Reason, the philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” There’s now a momentous shift underway in the property and casualty insurance markets. We’re …

Are We Repeating the Past — Again’

In a collection of works titled The Life of Reason, philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Currently there’s a momentous shift underway in the property and casualty insurance markets; we’re shifting …

Lessons Learned from a Cherry Red Car

The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like chrome-plated trim and front-wheel-drive. Oldsmobile sold more …

Lessons Learned From a Cherry Red Car

The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like chrome-plated trim and front-wheel-drive. Oldsmobile sold more …

Partnership to Improve Hurricane Preparedness

Floridians will long remember 2004 as the year of the hurricane. The Atlantic region had 15 named storms, nine of them hurricanes. Of those, four hit Florida in the span of six weeks. Recently, hurricane forecaster William Gray, of Colorado …

Lessons Learned from a Cherry Red Car

The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like chrome-plated trim and front-wheel-drive. Oldsmobile sold more …

Lessons Learned from a Cherry Red Car

The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like chrome-plated trim and front-wheel-drive. Oldsmobile sold more …

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