August 21, 2008
Agent groups praised Liberty Mutual for fighting the battle in court and winning. In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry in the past several years, a New York appeals court has ruled that contingent commissions …
August 4, 2008
Big insurance brokerages that lost billions of dollars in revenue under a ban imposed by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told the state’s regulators recently that the rules were never applied universally, and should either be lifted or …
August 4, 2008
In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry in the past several years, a New York appeals court recently ruled that contingent commissions paid out by Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group Inc. are not illegal. The ruling …
August 4, 2008
Liberty Mutual downplayed its recent victory when the New York Supreme Court declared that contingent commission agreements are not illegal. “Contingent commission agreements between brokers and insurers are not illegal, and, in the absence of a special relationship between the …
August 4, 2008
Liberty Mutual downplayed its recent victory when the New York Supreme Court declared that contingent commission agreements are not illegal. “Contingent commission agreements between brokers and insurers are not illegal, and, in the absence of a special relationship between the …
August 4, 2008
Rising Costs, Soft Market Cause Agents to Consider Network Options Maintaining their independence while gaining access to resources and markets are what independent agents consider when deciding whether to join an insurance agency network and which one to join. The …
July 29, 2008
New York Gov. David A. Paterson has signed into law legislation that makes it more difficult for insurers to deny claims based on “late notice” provisions. The legislation requires insurers to clearly demonstrate how a delayed claim has affected their …
July 28, 2008
Insurance brokerages who lost billions of dollars in revenue under a ban imposed by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told state regulators on Friday that the rules were never applied universally, and should either be lifted or imposed …
July 23, 2008
The world’s largest insurance company, the one that always announces spectacular earnings, the company with the forceful views on how the market should function, has fallen off its pedestal. It not only has fallen, but also has tumbled down a …
July 7, 2008
In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry over the last several years, a New York appeals court has ruled that contingent commissions paid out by Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group Inc. are not illegal. The ruling …