All the headlines from our Insurance Journal Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 26 2012 // Insurance distribution is changing and agents and brokers—retailers and wholesalers—have to define the value they offer and what type of relationships they will have with carriers and customers in the years ahead,...
Jan 23 2012 // For insurance agents Gary Trippe and Jim Pender, the idea for DVIC, or Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, which aims to provide disabled veterans with employment in insurance, evolved in part from their own personal...
Jan 20 2012 // A recent study from the Small Business Administration suggests there is a strong correlation between self-employment and past military experience. Veterans are at least 45 percent more likely to start their own businesses...
Jan 19 2012 // One of the things Shane Crockett loved about being in the military was the sense of purpose he felt on the job every day, something he said was missing from his first post-military job as an engineer.So like the veteran he...
Jan 18 2012 // When the phone rings in the Crisis Management Operation Center within Aon Corp.’s headquarters in Chicago, it’s typically not someone calling with good news or to say, “Have a nice day.” Chances are...
Dec 22 2011 // In 2011, Insurance Journal.com brought readers news on everything from dog bites to major catastrophes, including news on courts, legislation, regulations, politics, acquisitions, bankruptcies, markets, rates, products and...
Oct 27 2011 // Insurance agencies are under pressure to quickly adopt new technologies in order to keep up with competitors, according to a newcomer to the insurance industry who is now positioned to help agencies do just that.Reid...
Oct 17 2011 // Hello everyone! In this first Opening Note, allow me to introduce myself.My name is Young Ha and I am Insurance Journal‘s new East editor. I am actually struggling mightily to find the right words to introduce myself...
Oct 17 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Young Ha as its new East editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications. Ha, based in New York, will cover the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic...
Oct 17 2011 // Insurance agencies are under pressure to quickly adopt new technologies in order to keep up with competitors, according to a newcomer to the insurance industry who is now positioned to help agencies do just that.Reid...
Oct 17 2011 // USG Insurance Services Inc. has added Drake Burger and Steve Page as producers in its Tampa, Florida office.Burger most recently held the position of underwriter with Westrope Insurance Managers of Florida. Burger has also...
Oct 17 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications.Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states...
Oct 3 2011 // “Insurance is Not Risk Management! The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Risk Management and Insurance.” Is “risk” the enemy or is it necessary? What is risk management? How does insurance fit...
Sep 26 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Young Ha as its new East editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications.Ha, based in New York, will cover the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic...
Sep 23 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications.Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states...
Sep 22 2011 // Wells Publishing has named Mindy Trammell as its new advertising sales representative in the South Central/Texas region for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications.Trammell...
Sep 22 2011 // Wells Publishing Inc. announces the launch of Claims Journal magazine, a quarterly publication targeting claims professionals in the property/casualty insurance industry. The new magazine, scheduled to launch the first...
Aug 15 2011 // Reclusive insurance celebrity P/C Hard Market slipped into the U.S. for a brief visit last week but left without promising if and when he might return for an extended period.“I am having a good time just dropping by,...
Aug 2 2011 // Is your independent insurance agency or brokerage firm a great place to work?Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will...
Aug 1 2011 // Many members of the Insurance Journal Top 100 have at least one business objective in common. They all understand the importance of impacting their client’s business risks. These include not just the hazard risk but...