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Iowa State Study: Clear Strategy Essential in Supply Chain Security

Supply chain management can go a long way in determining the fate of a business. Just ask any businesses that were impacted by the disruption of seafood supply during the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. And yet …

BP Links Bonus Pay to Safety, Risk Management

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley has stepped up his battle to rebuild the troubled oil giant’s reputation, declaring safety is so core to the group that it would be the sole measure for staff bonuses in the last quarter of …

BP Tells Court It Waives $75 Million Limit on Oil Spill Liability

BP Plc told a court it was committed to waiving the legal cap on its liability from the Gulf oil spill, which could have limited the cost to the oil giant to $75 million plus clean-up costs. “BP has chosen …

A New Way to Reach Consumers

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like an unusual goal, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president of CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance …

A Franchise Model for Insurance Agencies

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like a strange idea, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president and CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance, …

U.S. Firms Plan New Oil Spill Insurance Fund

U.S. oil explorers are talking about forming a new insurance fund that would cover the costs of any future oil spill, to avoid a scenario where smaller companies are unable to drill offshore, an industry executive said. BP’s oil spill …

A New Way to Reach Consumers

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like an unusual goal, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president of CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance …

The Power of More

Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but …

Havana Takes a Hit as Tropical Storm Paula Passes

Tropical Storm Paula weakened further Thursday, but still packed enough punch to blast through the Cuban capital with driving rains and high winds that toppled trees, flooded streets and left large swaths of the city without power. There were no …

Mexican Coast, Cancun on Alert for Hurricane Paula

Hurricane Paula, the ninth hurricane of the busy 2010 Atlantic season, churned toward the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula Tuesday, putting the tourist hub of Cancun on high alert. A hurricane warning was in effect for the eastern Yucatan …