There is a lot of talk today about a leadership crisis in America. No agency is immune to this crisis, and some are even more susceptible to it than others. Real leaders today are few and far between. We have great technicians and great managers, but few
The warmth of summer has come to the nation’s capital, and with it comes an increasingly heated debate in Congress. Now boiling on the front burner is a crucial issue for all independent insurance agents and brokers: insurance regulation.
I went to a continuing education class the other day and finished up my Kentucky requirement a month early. I enjoyed the subject matter, but the best part of the class was seeing a large group of friendly competitors.
I volunteer at the National Institutes of Health as a guinea pig in clinical trials. They pump experimental drugs into me, and I tell them if my toes turn purple…
By: Volume 103, No. 6
Are you spending more on expenses than your competitors?
In 2005, the Big “I” was instrumental in the renewal of a modified federal backstop for terrorism insurance originally created by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002. This event was a huge victory not just for Big “I” members, but also for the
The first Big “I” combined National Legislative Conference & Convention is now history (see “A Monumental Event” page 58). I thought I would throw out some personal observations that might encourage you to attend the event next year. First, allow me to s
I have represented independent agents and brokers in the halls of Congress for the past 20 years and have seen first hand our members’ grassroots power on legislative issues.
Whenever one of my rich friends invited me over for a weekend at their house lounging around the pool in a silk robe sipping mimosas, I said “yes” faster than Donald Trump’s right-hand man. This weekend I was staying on Ronnie and Jill’s palatial 230-a