What Makes Agents Switch Carriers: Channel Harvest Research June 9, 2014 Most independent insurance agents stick with their top personal lines and commercial lines companies for years, although they are less-than-satisfied...
PIA, Floodbroker.com Offer Agents Flood Insurance Sales Tool June 9, 2014 The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has formed a partnership with Floodbroker.com that allows agents to sell flood...
RSA to Sell Canada Broker Unit Noraxis to A.J. Gallagher for $460 Million May 20, 2014 By Aashika Jain The UK’s RSA Insurance Group Plc said on Monday it had reached agreement to sell its majority-owned Canadian brokerage business...
How Policies Respond When Buying or Selling an Agency May 1, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall It’s rare to read an industry magazine or attend an industry conference without the topic of mergers and acquisitions coming...
Why Some Young Agents Chose Insurance as a Career May 1, 2014 By Andrea Wells The call to become an insurance agent is different for everyone. For Matthew Ostrow the call to become an independent...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #60 May 1, 2014 By Chris Burand Quality of Quotes. Sometimes in the hurry hurry world of the CSR or producer, an insured will request quotes for...
Willis to Relocate 3,500 Workers after Profit Misses Estimates April 30, 2014 By Craig Giammona Willis Group Holdings Plc plans to eliminate jobs and relocate 3,500 employees, or about 16 percent of its workforce, after...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #59 April 29, 2014 By Chris Burand Renewal Processing Time. Due to many reasons, including agencies cutting staff too much, I find many commercial CSRs are far...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #58 April 24, 2014 By Chris Burand ACA Grandfathering Disclaimer. According to the Wall Street Journal (Nov. 6, 2013), the first E&O suits have been filed against...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #57 April 23, 2014 By Chris Burand Review Renewals. While my recommendation to review renewals might seem so simple that even mentioning it might seem like I’m...