Parting Shots

Boston’s Famed Insurance Library: Any Questions’

The Insurance Library Association of Boston occupies its building in the heart of the city where it has been for more than 100 years serving industry professionals and consumers. The Insurance Library Association of Boston, founded by industry leaders in …

Big Hammer, Small Nail

Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation coverage may feel like they’re using a one-pound hammer to knock in a …

Kentucky Office of Insurance Set to Meet Industry Challenges

As a Florida resident who chose to return to Kentucky during my first try at retirement (a decision that drew puzzled looks from many), I appreciate many things about the Commonwealth—the natural beauty, the quality of life and the wealth …

Producers Caught in Multistate Surplus Lines Web

A solution that is both simple and fair is the creation of an interstate compact like the one under review by NAPSLO’s legislative committee. Surplus line producers have benefited greatly from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Since the act’s passage in 1999, …

Agents and Brokers Are Deserving of Fair Commissions

Employers would be far better served if the CDI focused on the reforms it helped enact rather than continue to cajole State Fund over commission levels. Recently the California Department of Insurance issued a report suggesting that State Compensation Insurance …

Comments for Comments

“This feedback option is really of great value to readers because they have a forum to speak anonymously, or not, on issues affecting their daily business.” Comments for comments—that’s the word on Insurance Journal Online (www.insurancejournal.com). So much so that …

Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp

Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. A small contractor today struggling with workers’ compensation coverage may feel like a guy with a one-pound hammer trying …

Missouri Agents Deserve Better

In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents, but …

Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp

Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation coverage may feel like a guy with a one-pound hammer trying to knock …

Big Hammer, Small Nail: Small Contractors and Workers’ Comp

Some contractors are forgoing coverage altogether and sometimes find themselves shut down by state investigators enforcing rules on proper insurance protection. Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation coverage may feel like a guy with a one-pound hammer trying to knock …

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