August 4, 2008
Fuel Economy or Safety? “More people may be looking at small pickups because of rising gas prices. Unfortunately, they won’t find many that afford state-of-the-art crash protection. Most earn dismal ratings for protecting people in side crashes, and all but …
August 4, 2008
Liberty Mutual downplayed its recent victory when the New York Supreme Court declared that contingent commission agreements are not illegal. “Contingent commission agreements between brokers and insurers are not illegal, and, in the absence of a special relationship between the …
August 4, 2008
Workers’ Comp Expert Advises Employers on Surviving Today’s Demographics About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure in the U.S. is a formidable threat …
August 4, 2008
Richard “Dick” Reynolds, former chairman and executive director of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 16th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Symposium on July 17 in Austin. Reynolds …
August 4, 2008
The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …” The date: 1921. As the saying goes, everything old …
August 4, 2008
Managing Risks With an Aging Workforce The aging and retirement of the Baby Boomer generation is creating a demographic transformation that will affect the staffs of insurance organizations, as well as their customers. Consider the following statistics: According to the …
August 4, 2008
Workers’ Comp Expert Advises Employers on Surviving Today’s Demographics About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure is threatening the health of American business. …
August 4, 2008
Paid Time Off, Office Space Equality, Free Fridays and Wellness Programs Help Keep Agency Employees Happy At any gathering of insurance professionals in the country β at any time, anywhere β a common refrain of agents and company representatives alike …
August 4, 2008
How to Properly Position an Agency When Planning to Borrow From a Bank Every morning, stories of financial sector gloom and doom fill the airwaves. A slowing economy has affected the ability of individuals and businesses to pay their bills. …
August 4, 2008
Hearing Aon, Marsh and Willis complain about a supposed lack of a level playing field is a bit like the Yankees or Red Sox carping about the Royals or Twins. There may be some truth to the complaints aired at …