Operations News

Crist, Fritschi & Paterson underscores value of relationships

Best Practices is an Insurance Journal column that highlights how some of the nation’s top-performing agencies run their operations. Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells recently interviewed Jack Fritschi, CEO of Crist, Fritschi and Paterson in Oakland, Calif. To listen to …

News Currents

The excess flood market steps up where NFIP drops off Increased catastrophes raise visibility of excess coverage The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms highlight more than ever …

People and Places

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big ‘I’) has added Thomas C. Koonce as assistant vice president for federal government affairs in its Capitol Hill office. He joins two fellow assistant vice presidents, Brendan Reilly and John Prible, …

Case Law Watch

Actions and Proceedings Continental Insurance Co. v. The Pamona Redevelopment Agency (California Court of Appeals, May 15, 2006, Unpublished) Ruling: On this appeal, the excess insurer, Continental, sought to intervene in an action pending between the city of Pomona and …

The excess flood market steps up when national flood program falls short

The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita, and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms have made flood insurance popular these days — even in locations where it was previously thought unnecessary. The National Flood Insurance …

Excess flood market steps up when national flood program falls short

The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita, and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms, have made flood insurance popular these days — even in locations where it was previously thought unnecessary. The National Flood Insurance …

Case Law Watch

Actions and Proceedings Continental Insurance Co. v. The Pamona Redevelopment Agency (California Court of Appeals, May 15, 2006, Unpublished) Ruling: On this appeal, the excess insurer, Continental, sought to intervene in an action pending between the city of Pomona and …

Industry cannot ignore Hispanic buying power

As might be expected, diversity was discussed in virtually all lines – employment practices liability insurance, commercial, health, Mexican and life – among other agency management topics at the recent Latin American Agents Association 7th annual convention & 1st annual …

FAIA cat team volunteers honored for helping during Hurricane Katrina

Veronica Della Porta, chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, recognized catastrophe team volunteers who traveled to hard-hit areas and assisted victims during 2005, when hurricanes hit the southeast U.S. Bay St. Louis, Miss., agents David and Angelyn Treutel …

Crist, Fritschi & Paterson underscores value of relationships

Best Practices is an Insurance Journal column that highlights how some of the nation’s top-performing agencies run their operations. Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells recently interviewed Jack Fritschi, CEO of Crist, Fritschi and Paterson in Oakland, Calif. To listen to …