Does this sound familiar? Your insurance agency is buying and generating a high volume of quality leads, you have a highly capable sales department, and yet your ROI ranges from decent to poor. At Leads360, we hear the above scenario …
The Northeast is seeing more frequent “extreme precipitation events” in line with global warming predictions, a study shows, including storms like the recent fierce rains whose floodwaters swallowed neighborhoods and businesses across New England. The study does not link last …
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants the state insurance regulator to have authority to prevent excessive payments by home-based insurance companies to affiliate managing general agencies and other entities. “I’d like to be able to sign that,” Crist told Insurance Commissioner …
Flood Hiatus “That’s scary.” —John Prible, vice president of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers (the Big “I”), commenting on the prospect of Congress not renewing the National Flood Insurance Program before it recessed for a …
Insurance broker Marsh says its main brokerage unit will not accept contingent commissions on business for U.S. or Canadian clients but its Marsh & McLennan Agency and its affinity and personal lines business units will. The decision to not accept …
Broaden Your Agency’s Reach Through Education and Marketing In today’s still challenging economic environment, employees are increasingly looking at employee benefits as a way to strengthen their personal financial safety net. Nearly nine in 10 employees (87 percent) planned to …
A Stamford, Conn.-based research and consulting firm has identified 10 technologies that will have the greatest impact for the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry. Gartner Inc. said these technologies will challenge existing business processes, support the emergence of new business models …
ISU International headquartered in San Francisco has appointed Jerry Nisker as director of program development for the ISU Network. A 40-year insurance agency owner veteran, Nisker built his agency around developing and managing industry specific multi-line property/casualty insurance programs prior …
Insurance agents might want to take notes during tonight’s NCAA championship game between Butler and Duke. While NCAA men’s basketball tournament referee and insurance agent Gary Maxwell won’t tell you his personal pick to win (it’s against NCAA rules to …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A-/A-1’ counterparty credit ratings on American International Group Inc, as well as its ‘A+’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on its insurance subsidiaries, Chartis and SunAmerica Financial Group. The outlook for …
