Blogs
Specialty Insurance Blog: Insurance Agent Ranks Steady
The challenging economy and the soft insurance market have taken their toll, and consolidation continues to impact distribution, but the independent insurance agency system is alive and well. While consolidation continues to reduce the number of independent agencies, insurance agents continue to
Life Partners Appears Headed Towards Inevitable Failure -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://seekingalpha.com/author/business-economics-analyst'>Business Economics Analyst</a>submits:</strong><p>Life Partners (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/lphi' title='Life Partners Holdings Inc.'>LPHI</a>) is a company reporting current success but likely heading towards
Editor's Blog : Breast Cancer, Your Diet and Insurance
Breast cancer is a devastating disease. A good friend got it when she was just 30; she lost both breasts to the disease, but survived. Breast cancer knows no age limits and doesn't respect wealth or status. In the US, as many as 1 in 8 women will find
Specialty Insurance Blog: Client Expectations & E&O Claims
For many professions, not meeting client expectations is not just bad service, it can translate to a lawsuit and trigger professional liability insurance. Insurance agents are no different. An article in American Agent & Broker talks about client dissatisfaction and insurance agents E&O claims (see
Specialty Insurance Blog: Small Insurers Are Strong Competitors
A recent study confirms that small PC insurers can compete successfully against larger competitors. The Conning Research study, entitled “Property-Casualty Small Insurers: From Static to Strategic,” analyzes the small insurer segment, their strategies for success, and their impact on larger insurer
Life Settlements Returning to Life? -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://seekingalpha.com/author/john-abbink'>John Abbink</a>submits:</strong><p><span>The<i>Wall Street Journal</i>reported on October 9 that Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management is raising a $525 million fund to invest in life settlements, and the<i>Financial Times</i>notes
The Smart Money's Top Four Life Insurance Stock Picks -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='https://www.kapitall.com/'>Kapitall</a>submits:</strong><p>The following is a list of the top 4 life insurance stocks, in terms of institutional inflows over the last 3 months. All of these stocks have seen institutional inflows increase by more than 6.0% over the last 3
AIG Pays the Government Back ... With Its Own Money ... Again ... -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://fridayinvegas.blogspot.com'>Kid Dynamite</a>submits:</strong><div>Say this about AIG (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/aig' title='American International Group Inc.'>AIG</a>) - the smoke and mirrors they are employing will fool the vast majority of the American
The RAA Pile-On Continues: Max Baucus vs. Prudential -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://www.aitegroup.com'>Clark Troy</a>submits:</strong><p>Bloomberg today<a href="http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aQ8kNqYLj0Mc&pos=11" rel="nofollow">reports</a>that Senator Max Baucus of Montana has joined Andrew Cuomo of New York in the pillory of
Concerns About Prudential's RAA Deal With the Veterans Administration -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://www.aitegroup.com'>Clark Troy</a>submits:</strong><p>Bloomberg today is running a<a href="http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=api2jO68AyDk&pos=5" rel="nofollow">story</a>that Prudential (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/pru' alt='Prudential
