Operations News

Banks’ Total Insurance Revenue Dipped; Brokerage Income Rose in ’06

The nation’s bank holding companies (BHCs) experienced a slight decline of 1.3 percent in their total insurance revenue from $44.1 billion in 2005 to $43.5 billion in 2006. Citigroup, Inc. (N.Y.), Wells Fargo & Company (Calif.), Countrywide Financial (Calif.), HSBC …

Agog about blogs: the risks for professional liability from this new communications medium

The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance. While blogs pose growing opportunities, they also present risks that need to …

Agog abut blogs: the risks for professional liability from this new communications medium

The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance. While blogs pose growing opportunities, they also present risks that need to …

Judge Rejects Federal Antitrust, Racketeering Charges in Account Steering, Brokerage Suit

Plaintiffs in a class action suit against commercial insurers and brokers for alleged bid rigging and account steering have failed to show that the defendants’ actions amounted to fraud under federal racketeering statutes or violated federal antitrust laws, a federal …

Declarations

Declarations Lidle claim “Quite frankly, there were no eyewitnesses that we’ve been able to find to determine who actually was flying that plane.” Stacy King, lawyer for the widow of New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle who is suing MetLife …

Agog about blogs: the new medium’s risks for professional liability

The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance. While blogs pose growing opportunities, they also present risks that need to …

Declarations

Bubble wrap “At what point are we going to wrap our children in Bubble Wrap and send them to school just because some kid might trip them on the playground?” Comments made by State Rep. Deb Peters, R-Hartford, in support …

Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development

Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the educational aspects with a prospecting focus …

Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development

Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the educational aspects with a prospecting focus …

Declarations

Bubble wrap “At what point are we going to wrap our children in Bubble Wrap and send them to school just because some kid might trip them on the playground?” Comments made by State Rep. Deb Peters, R-Hartford, in support …