All the headlines from our Productivity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 19 2010 // One way that agency owners can keep their employees happy in today’s tough times is by making their compensation more accountable to agency growth. Al Diamond, president of the Agency Consulting Group, says in...
Apr 7 2010 // New insurance products to protect innovative green construction products such as wind turbines, fuel cells and vegetative roofs are on the rise. But even those closest to the situation admit to being a bit, well, green,...
Mar 22 2010 // As more insurance agencies look for new ways to improve productivity and lower expenses, more owners and managers are investigating the potential of outsourcing operations.The trend has helped power tremendous growth at...
Mar 22 2010 // From wind turbines and fuel cells to vegetative roofs and bamboo surfaces, innovative green construction materials are showing up everywhere. A number of insurers are on board with new insurance products to protect those...
Jan 25 2010 // Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one is breached. The most glaring...
Jan 24 2010 // There are hundreds of levees around the United States that protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one is...
Jan 24 2010 // Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas and tens of millions of people from potentially devastating floods each year. Yet hardly anyone gives them a second thought until one is breached. The...
Nov 15 2009 // As more insurance agencies look for new ways to improve productivity and lower expenses, more owners and managers are investigating the potential of outsourcing operations.The trend has helped power tremendous growth at...
Nov 15 2009 // As more insurance agencies look for new ways to improve productivity and lower expenses, more owners and managers are investigating the potential of outsourcing operations.The trend has helped power tremendous growth at...
Oct 5 2009 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging...
Sep 29 2009 // The production of insurance brokerage fee income per bank employee continued to rise through the first two quarters of 2009 to exceed year-end 2008 productivity by 12.5 percent, according to the Michael White-Prudential...
Sep 16 2009 // The following announcment was released by the office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D,Mont.).Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D,Mont.) today introduced the America’s Healthy Future Act,...
Sep 7 2009 // A poor economy, natural catastrophes and an extended soft market have all combined to nip growth in the excess and surplus lines (E&S) insurance market over the last year.Although there are a few bright spots at the...
Aug 3 2009 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging...
Aug 3 2009 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known and respected agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues...
Jul 27 2009 // Hurricane Katrina, in addition to causing unprecedented damage and destruction, added significantly to the workload of state and federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Almost four years after the fact, those courts...
Jul 20 2009 // Hurricane Katrina brought the question of the validity and applicability of ACCs to the forefront.Hurricane Katrina, in addition to causing unprecedented damage and destruction, added significantly to the workload of state...
Jun 1 2009 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known and respected agency management consultants.His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. Diamond consults with agencies across the country on...
Jun 1 2009 // Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known and respected agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues...
May 18 2009 // 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 get cheap when it comes to the...