The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was answered recently by the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Emerson Electric Co. v. Marsh & McLennan Cos., 362 …
Insurance Journal is once again searching for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will consider nominating your agency today. You must be a current employee of the agency you are …
Tennessee regulators have issued a new form to allow large companies to qualify as an exempt commercial risk policyholder and purchase insurance that is not regulated by the state. As of July 1, a new section was added to Tennessee’s …
Insurance Journal is once again searching for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will consider nominating your agency today. You must be a current employee of the agency you are …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the “Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act,” that would extend the 2001 and 2003 tax rates through 2013. H.R. 8 includes an extension of current marginal tax rates, as well as dividend …
If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has stayed afloat despite a regular leaking of funds since its inception in 1968. The much-needed, often-maligned program …
It is a fact that many people with the title “producer” don’t produce. They service and they accept what comes to them, but they do not produce. It is also a fact that companies are going to find a way …
More than 25 percent of independent agency owners and principals are planning to retire or change careers and sell their firms sometime in the next five years, according to a new survey that explores agent attitudes about insurance companies, conducted …
Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. A Howard County, Indiana, inmate files a lawsuit claiming the …
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents installed its new officers and board members for the 2012-2013 at its 108th Annual Convention and Educational Symposium. John C. Laurie has been named as the new FAIA chair for 2012-2013. Laurie has previously …
