January 5, 2009
2008 can be described as a year like no other in the property/casualty insurance world. This year we saw the near death of the world’s largest and most successful insurance company, AIG. The soft market continued to hamper revenues in …
April 22, 2008
Main Street independent insurance agents could take a bigger hit than their larger counterparts as an economic recession lands on top of the soft market. The soft market coinciding with a bad economy is a real challenge for independent property/casualty …
April 7, 2008
Despite soft market conditions and a downturn in the economy, it’s still a good time to be an agent, says Leonard Brevik, president and CEO of National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. “There are a lot of opportunities (for agents) …
April 7, 2008
Agents writing residential contractors feel recession first; manufacturing, retail segments follow Main Street independent insurance agents could take a bigger hit than their larger counterparts as an economic recession lands on top of the soft market. The soft market coinciding …
December 23, 2007
Industry hopes for disaster solutions, federal terrorism insurance extension, regulation reform and more In 2007, buyers of insurance reaped in the rewards of a soft insurance market. But for agents and brokers the soft market meant lower premiums, lower commissions …
October 23, 2006
Imagine for a moment a state legislator introducing a bill that made it illegal for businesses to pay year-end bonuses to their sales forces. Then imagine that this piece of legislation also made it mandatory that all businesses provide written …
October 23, 2006
Imagine for a moment a state legislator introducing a bill that made it illegal for businesses to pay year-end bonuses to their sales forces. Then imagine that this piece of legislation also made it mandatory that all businesses provide written …
October 23, 2006
Imagine for a moment a state legislator introducing a bill that made it illegal for businesses to pay year-end bonuses to their sales forces. Then imagine that this piece of legislation also made it mandatory that all businesses provide written …
October 23, 2006
Imagine for a moment a state legislator introducing a bill that made it illegal for businesses to pay year-end bonuses to their sales forces. Then imagine that this piece of legislation also made it mandatory that all businesses provide written …
October 23, 2006
Imagine for a moment a state legislator introducing a bill that made it illegal for businesses to pay year-end bonuses to their sales forces. Then imagine that this piece of legislation also made it mandatory that all businesses provide written …