September 20, 2010
Salaries and Benefits Lead but Quality of People and Relationships Win Votes, Too The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For …
September 20, 2010
Proactively Manage Your Future and Be Ready for Change I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of those forces …
September 20, 2010
Since its inception just a few years ago, social networking has provided both hype and hope for businesspeople. Social networking practitioners in the insurance industry have demonstrated over the past year how to deliver on the hope while moderating the …
September 20, 2010
K&K Insurance, based in Ft. Wayne, Ind., named Todd Bixler president and CEO. Bixler joined K&K Insurance in 1986 as controller, responsible for financial reporting and accounting operations. His subsequent positions of increasing responsibility with K&K included chief financial officer, …
September 20, 2010
$8.3 Million The Fourmile Canyon fire burning in Colorado, which crept to within 5 miles of Boulder, has been dubbed the “most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.” As of press time, the fire destroyed 172 structures and incurred $8.3 million …
September 17, 2010
Thirteen families in the heart of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale say their water wells have been contaminated by poisonous fluids blasted deep underground by a drilling company using a technique at the center of a fierce nationwide debate. A faulty …
September 15, 2010
A Florida judge said Tuesday he would hear arguments Dec. 16 on a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to block President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. health care system. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, who is weighing a …
September 15, 2010
Colorado is freeing up more money to help pay for fighting the wildfire burning near Loveland, the second major wildfire to hit the state in a week. An executive order issued Sept. 13 provides up to $3 million for the …
September 13, 2010
In the early 1700s, John Law, a brilliant mathematician, advised the French government their economy could be improved by printing lots of paper money not backed by gold or silver. The key was getting people to trust the paper money. …
September 10, 2010
Approximately 700 firefighters have been battling a wildfire just outside Boulder, Colo., for five days. Meanwhile, Boulder residents are preparing to evacuate any time as the Fourmile Canyon fire spread to within 10 miles of the city. According to catastrophe …