5 Startup Businesses Agents Should Watch March 1, 2012 By Andrea Wells It hasn’t been the best of times for America’s Main Street businesses. Often facing overwhelming competition from big box stores,...
6 Things I Learned from Reading Steve Jobs Authorized Biography February 24, 2012 By Alan L. Shulman The first lesson learned from Walter Issacson’s best-selling biography, Steve Jobs (Simon and Schuster), is that you should have started...
Texas 2011 Legislative Update February 21, 2012 By Denise Johnson Ambulance-chasing attorneys, frivolous lawsuit filings and contractual indemnification clauses were all subjects addressed by the Texas 2011 legislative session. Joanna...
Have Insurers Lost the Capacity to Run an Underwriting Profit? February 9, 2012 By Robert Hartwig We frequently hear people ask, “When is the next hard market going to come?” And by that they typically mean...
Moody’s Changes Debt Ratings of Insurance Brokers & Service Cos. February 8, 2012 Moody’s Investors Service has changed various debt ratings of insurance brokers and service companies based on the application of its...
Find Out Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System January 27, 2012 By Andrea Wells Time is running out to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system! Insurance Journal is once again...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey January 18, 2012 By Andrea Wells Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in...
French Broker Gras Savoye Receives License to Operate in Georgia January 10, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle France’s Gras Savoye, which is closely associated with Willis, announced that it has received a license to commence brokerage operations...
E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012 December 30, 2011 By Curtis M. Pearsall As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn’t...
JLT Subsidiary Acquires Irish Broker FBD Insurance December 30, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle JLT Insurance Brokers (Ireland) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, has acquired FBD Insurance...