During the past few years, my wife Mary and I have been traveling around the country visiting with state boards and executives. In just about every state we’ve visited, the issue of attracting new members and retaining existing ones has been an issue.
Things have changed at Moore & Johnson in Raleigh, N.C. No one just hops in the car anymore to take a client to lunch; no one casually announces they’ll attend an outside meeting.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) was created as part of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” (Dodd-Frank) and tasked with developing guidelines used to determine systemically important financial institutions (SIF
Home Associations: Buyer Beware; Hurricanes and a Business Income Quirk; Multiple Occurrences in Personal Lines
A recent report by Goldman Sachs discussed the coming of age of the Asian century. The report analyzed the impending domination of China and India as economic and technological powerhouses in the global scene.
Schedules have changed, messages from angry customers and a text from a daughter or son who needs the homework that was sitting on the kitchen table. The problems can feel overwhelming and ruin your day and mood, which can affect those around you and your
Catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions surprised the industry last February with the release of Version 11 of its Atlantic Hurricane Model. Unlike RMS’s previous versions—and the models of other data crunchers like AIR and Eqecat—Version 11 posited
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Buying out your parents in your family-run agency? Check. Making relationships with siblings and in-laws work to run a business? Check. Trying to grow a small town, Main Street agency in a difficult economy? Check. New Big “I” Chairman Mike Donohoe has be
As I prepare for my year leading IIABA as chairman, I have been spending a lot of time reflecting on why my volunteer work has become such a significant part of my life. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked, “So why do you do this stuff?” or “W