Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era as Baby Boomers approach retirement. But who will fill their shoes? There is no line of new talent waiting in …
Five Best Practices Provide a Road Map for Controlling Total Commercial Auto Costs Your commercial auto clients are likely a diverse group — from large fleets of delivery trucks to accounts with smaller numbers of local service vans — but …
Making the Connection for Contractors Contractors with a sharp eye for their bottom line are smart to place a premium on safety. Insurance agents and brokers tend to know a construction business that avoids injuries is not only applying safe …
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for eight companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Regulation program. These eight companies …
Each year, the economic impact of alcohol-related crime, traffic crashes, health care and other costs attributable to underage drinking totals slightly more than $3 billion in Florida. Alcohol-attributable violent crime was responsible for the greatest costs to society, accounting for …
Willis Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri, speaking at a conference sponsored by Insurance Day in Bermuda, sees opportunities for the insurance industry in the current financial crisis. In his keynote speech, Plumeri said he believes that in a time of …
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its “Loss Prevention Guidelines for Independent Directors” handbook. “Shrinking company profits and stock price fluctuations are exposing independent directors to increased personal liability,” says Tony Galban, senior vice president, Chubb & Son, …
Harleysville Insurance of Pennsylvania has named Jonathan Young senior vice president and chief claims officer. Young will oversee all claims activities for the Harleysville organization, which includes oversight of the company’s home office central claims unit and its four regional …
And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all, don’t cheap out on the training. Do those tactics sound …
Dallas-based Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Inc. announced that Von Breaux is now responsible for leading the company as part of his duties as recently named president and CEO of ANBTX Insurance Services Inc. Sleeper Sewell is one of the operating …
