Regulation: Broker Dealer vs RIA
on Sep 4, 2009 in Insurance General For insurance Agents selling life insurance, annuities and other financial products (non-casualty and property), they should be preparing to come under greater regulations. This regulation may be similar to the regulations which Registered Investment...

AIG, Benmosche and the Vindication of Hank Greenberg
on Sep 2, 2009 in Insurance General Insurance Technology Auto Insurance business insurance car insurance Commercial Insurance E&O insurance Homeowner Insurance Insurance News insurance regulation liability insurance professional insurance In the view of many, the problem with AIG until recently was that it was driven by imperious personality. That problem was solved by the forced departure of Hank Greenberg by now-discredited ex-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. However, with t...

Innovative, No Cost To Employer Wellness Program
on Aug 25, 2009 in Insurance General Insurance News Auto Insurance business insurance car insurance Commercial Insurance E&O insurance Homeowner Insurance insurance regulation liability insurance professional insurance The American Worker Plans, working with LifeStrive and the Allstate Workplace Division, have begun national marketing of an innovative program of wellness coupled with critical illness or cancer protection.  Under this program, you can offer a g...

US P/C Insurers See Small Improvements In 2Q
on Jul 23, 2009 in Insurance General Insurance News Auto Insurance business insurance car insurance Commercial Insurance E&O insurance Homeowner Insurance insurance regulation liability insurance professional insurance Investment returns are likely to be better in the second quarter than in the first, and weather-related catastrophe losses are "just a bit above the typical second-quarter's result," estimated Edward Shields of Sandler O'Neill & Partners. He expe...

Insurance Groups Seek To Escape Regulation Under New Agency
on Jul 17, 2009 in Insurance General Insurance News Auto Insurance business insurance car insurance Commercial Insurance E&O insurance Homeowner Insurance insurance regulation liability insurance professional insurance WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The insurance industry is seeking changes to legislation to create the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that would prevent insurers from being swept into the agency's purview. Thirteen insurance trade groups, in a let...

Morrell Insurance Summer Newsletter
on Jul 7, 2009 in Insurance General Introduction - Welcome! The Morrell Insurance Newsletter! This Newsletter is sponsored by Wm. E. Morrell Inc.(Morrell Insurance, founded in 1909) for the purpose of having our subscribers current on insurance news, products, and services. The Morrel...

Michael Jackson Concert Cancellation - Insurance Protection
on Jul 6, 2009 in Commercial Insurance Insurance General Insurance News AEG concert insurance Lloyd of London Michael Jackson performer insurance Promoters of concerts take on great risks.  Many performing stars are temperamental, have additions and are sick often, thus having concerts canceled since the star can not perform. These risks along with other risks as rented stage facing a peril,...

Summer Is here! Your Pool - Fun and Liability
on Jul 6, 2009 in Homeowner Insurance Personal Lines As the weather becomes hotter many Americans are drawn to the water. We travel to the Jersey Shore, The Long Island Sound, Country Clubs or simply step out to our own back yard pool. Owning a pool allows families to enjoy the water in their own envir...

Even those with health insurance going broke
on Jul 6, 2009 in Insurance General Insurance News affordable insurance Health Insurance insurance cost medical insurance SEATTLE - When Mark Moody and Glenda Krull could no longer afford both health insurance and mortgage payments, the Edmonds couple knew which had to go. They sold their house. Moody, 60, had a liver transplant four years ago and may need another. He...

Honor Roll: This Week’s Top Insurance Blogs (June 28-July 4)
on Jul 2, 2009 in Health Insurance Insurance General Insurance Technology car insurance computing Insurance News insurance regulation twitter Our favorite insurance technology-related blog posts from around the Web (June 28-July 4, 2009):...