December 11, 2006
In separate but related move, N.Y., Conn., Ill. tell four insurers contingent commissions no longer an option Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the …
December 11, 2006
By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions had occurred in 2006, $100 billion in October 2006 alone, according to Andrew Rosen, a partner with private equity firm HM Capital Partners. Dallas, Texas-based HM Capital has a controlling …
December 11, 2006
Are the elves at work? “Just because it’s close to Christmas doesn’t mean the governor has to be Santa Claus. That’s not what the special session should be.” — Louisiana State Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, a member of the House …
December 10, 2006
Are the elves at work? “Just because it’s close to Christmas doesn’t mean the governor has to be Santa Claus. That’s not what the special session should be.” — Louisiana State Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, a member of the House …
December 10, 2006
Are the elves at work? “Just because it’s close to Christmas doesn’t mean the governor has to be Santa Claus. That’s not what the special session should be.” — Louisiana State Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, a member of the House …
December 10, 2006
News Currents Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the insurer’s involvement in alleged bid-rigging and unfair compensation practices in the commercial insurance market. The …
December 10, 2006
Contingent commission ban “Many industries — not just the insurance industry — rely on performance-based compensation, which is legal, honest and brings many benefits to the insurance marketplace, as it does to our entire American economy. Eliminating all contingent compensation …
December 10, 2006
Contingent commissions “It is grossly unfair to impose contrived restrictions on the ability to compensate producers in a legal and honest manner … PIA believes that authorities should be prohibited from using their settlement powers to bring about a ban …
December 10, 2006
By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions had occurred in 2006, $100 billion in October 2006 alone, according to Andrew Rosen, a partner with private equity firm HM Capital Partners. Dallas, Texas-based HM Capital has a controlling …
December 8, 2006
The chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., the nation’s largest insurance brokerage, said this week that the management team would recommend that the board of the nation’s largest insurance brokerage raise its annual dividend to 76 cents per …