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Liberty Mutual Drops Direct Sales to Middle Market Businesses; Insurer Puts Faith in Independent Agents

Liberty Mutual Group is throwing in the towel on direct distribution of insurance to middle market businesses. Since it couldn’t beat independent agents and brokers – who dominate sales in this segment – Liberty Mutual has decided to join them. …

Business Moves

Liberty Mutual, Wausau Liberty Mutual Group, which sells insurance both direct and through independent agents, is discontinuing direct distribution to mid-sized businesses and now plans to distribute its commercial property/casualty insurance products in the middle market exclusively through independent agents …

Business Moves

Liberty Mutual, Wausau Liberty Mutual Group, which sells insurance both direct and through independent agents, is discontinuing direct distribution to mid-sized businesses and now plans to distribute its commercial property/casualty insurance products in the middle market exclusively through independent agents …

Liberty Mutual Drops Direct Sales to Middle Market Businesses

Puts Faith in Independent Agents Liberty Mutual Group is throwing in the towel on direct distribution of insurance to middle market businesses. Because it couldn’t beat independent agents and brokers — who dominate sales in this segment — Liberty Mutual …

Auto Deaths Decline in 40 States; Less Driving, More Seat Belt Use Cited

Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, according to a survey of state highway safety agencies, an early sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state …

Hawaii Commissioner Warns Producers About Certificates of Insurance

Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt is warning property and casualty producers doing business in Hawaii not to modify certificates of insurance without the consent of the insurer. According to the Commissioner, it has come to his attention that producers routinely …

Pole-to-pole Flight Finds CO2 ‘Piling Up’ over the Arctic

Scientists who flew a modified corporate jet from pole to pole to study how greenhouse gases move found carbon dioxide piling up over the Arctic, but also higher than expected levels of oxygen over the Antarctic. The three-week, $4.5 million …

Proposed Pit Bull Ban Concerns Hawaii Dog Owners

Dog lovers are concerned over a bill in the Hawaii Legislature that would ban ownership of pit pulls. The bill was introduced by Senate President Colleen Hanabusa in the wake of an attack on a police officer by a mixed-breed …

1 in 8 Hawaii Drivers Uninsured, More to Come

One out of eight Hawaii drivers is uninsured, and a new study says that is likely to increase as the economy crumbles. The study by the Insurance Research Council looks at data from 2007 of claims filed against uninsured drivers …

Even Best Practices Agencies Struggle To Grow in Soft Market

Revenue Growth Proves Challenge; Hiring New Producers Remains Priority The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”) recently released its annual “Best Practices Study,” a study of the leading agencies and brokers in the country The independent …