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Medicus Insurance Company Medicus Insurance Company has been approved to write medical professional liability insurance in Arkansas. Medicus is a Texas-based insurance company specializing in providing medical professional liability insurance to physicians, surgeons and ancillary medical providers. Coverage will be …

Public Entities Use Early Intervention to Improve Workers’ Comp Results

Public entities nationwide are searching for new strategies to improve the performance of their workers’ compensation programs. A primary challenge has been frequent delays in reporting employee injuries, which sets off a chain reaction of setbacks in sharing and managing …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Employer Stop Loss Market Detail: Markel Insurance Co. provides customized stop loss solutions for sponsors …

When It Comes to Crane Safety, It’s Not Safety First but Safety Always

Recognize Challenges, Develop a Plan and Start an Effective Crane Management System Recent crane incidents throughout the United States and around the world are attracting increased media attention to craning operations. The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …

Survey: What Keeps Independent Agents Awake at Night?

Commissions, Technology, Agency Branding and Catastrophe Zones Rank High as Concerns Independent insurance agents and brokers are concerned about the future of contingent commissions, according to a recent survey. But that’s just one of several major concerns agents have. They …

Gallagher Joins WorkCompEdge as Contributor

Michigan-based commercial insurance broker and consultant Maureen Gallagher has joined WorkCompEdge as a contributor, announced Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge blog editor and director of product development for Specific Software Solutions. In this role, Gallagher will provide commentary and in-depth analysis on …

Applied Launches New Agency Management System

Applied Systems Epic enters the insurance-selling and -servicing marketplace today, offering agents and brokers the automated system they asked for to do business now and in the future. Insurance technology company Applied Systems Inc. introduced a new agency management system, …

Survey: Agents Report Rise in Agency E&O Premiums

A near majority of agents and brokers responding to the 2008 Insurance Journal Agency E&O Survey said they experienced increases in their agency’s errors and omissions premium this year. Some 44.1 percent of agents responding to the survey reported their …

A Winning E&O Defensive Strategy: How Agents Can Block Claims

In sports, the best offense is a great defense, right? When it comes to preventing errors and omissions claims defensive measures are also the best offense in protecting an insurance agency. Defensive strategies, or risk management practices, that can give …

Program Administrators Earn Best Practices Honor

The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) awarded member agencies, Willis Programs, Glatfelter Insurance Group, Oryx Insurance Brokers, and Synergy Professional Associates the Association’s Best Practice Designation at the recent Program Summit in Tempe, Ariz., where more than 600 program …