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Agents’ Group: On a Cost per Home Value Basis, Texas Rates Are Down

Texas insurance agents — want to show your customers that the common perception that homeowners rates in Texas always go up but never come down is false? Look to your agency management system, say educators from the Independent Insurance Agents …

Political, Financial Risk Levels Continue High in 2010, Says Aon

Political and financial instability remain a feature of the business landscape as a result of the recession, according to Aon Risk Services, the global risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp. The company launched its 17th annual Political …

docSTAR Document Management Expands Insurance Software Line

Renewal marketing now delivered through streamlined submission packages. Schenectady, NY – January 26, 2010 – docSTAR, the leading provider of insurance document management software, has released a brand new module called SubmissionXpress. SubmissionXpress is a powerful addition to docSTAR’s core …

Spitale Insurance Agency Joins SAN Group

Spitale Insurance Agency of Baltic, Connecticut has joined the Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN Group) Agency Prinicipal Erin Spitale said she joined the SAN Group as a way “to remain an independent agency while representing the buyer in multiple …

Counties with Levees Are Some of the Nation’s Most Economically Sound, Report Says

Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one is breached. The most glaring example is the wreckage that …

Report: Counties with Levees Are Among the Nation’s Most Economically Sound

Flooding Costs Are Outweighed by Regional Economic Benefits There are hundreds of levees around the United States that protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second …

Levees Protect Some of Nation’s Key Economic Areas

Flooding Control Costs Are Outweighed by Regional Economic Benefits, Study Finds There are hundreds of levees across the U.S. — from Miami to Los Angeles and Detroit to New Orleans- that protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people …

Report: Counties with Levees Are Among the Nation’s Most Economically Sound

Flooding Costs Are Outweighed by Regional Economic Benefits Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one …

Insurers to Curb Agency Compensation in 2010, Ward Group Study Finds

Total property/casualty insurance agency compensation is expected to decrease slightly in 2010, largely due to contingent commission changes. Four out of 10 insurance companies plan to modify their agent compensation plans in 2010 by hiking premium volume requirements, increasing stop …

Why Carriers Invest in Education

Carriers Say Benefits in Producer Sales Education Well Worth the Investment For years, many insurance companies prided themselves on running successful producer training programs for the independent agents who represented them. Over time, some of these programs have fallen victim …