Columns
It's June, and time for our green insurance issue....
It's a buyer's market for employers. ...
If the person obtaining the insurance was a "broker"— that is, was a person who transacted insurance with, but not on behalf of, the insurer—the insured’s suit against the insurer will fail. ...
But whenever losses of such magnitude present themselves, be they from hurricane, tornado, flood or hail, at least those of us in the risk management world should be asking, "What about insurance?" ...
Let’s start with processes or how things are done internally. A well-run office needs disciplined but workable procedures. ...
The pairing of service and technology hasn’t changed since that time nor, I suspect, will it ever change. What has changed is the level of technology and the intensity of customer demand and expectations. ...
It was the perfect storm, wasn’t it? Sales and payroll projections were significantly reduced, employees were laid off and vehicles were parked, leaving hundreds on gated lots with only comprehensive coverage....
Phony health plans are sweeping the U.S. in a crime wave that should put every agent on alert. Now is the time for agents to enhance their value by educating consumers about the red flags of fraud....
Departments
Readers sound in on credit scoring...
A Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based insurer launched what it calls the first nationally available insurance coverage designed specifically for the medical marijuana industry....
Staged accident questionable claims (QC) increased 46 percent from 2007 through 2009....
The daily Heartland Flyer, traveling between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, will use B20 biodiesel fuel....
Millionaires say they’re becoming "cautiously optimistic," according to the annual Phoenix Wealth Survey after last results that left 74 percent of them feeling poorer....
Real Estate Roundtable surveyed more than 100 senior real estate executives for its quarterly report...
Avoid errors with a checklist....
Find and keep personal lines business in drivers' ed...
Named as one of the best companies to work for in Texas in 2009, Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) is a full-service independent insurance brokerage with more than 75 employees and three office locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio....
Now that the healthcare reform bill with of its final changes has been signed into law, what will its impact be on professional insurance agents and their customers?...