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Market Practices

Risk Assessments and Peer Reviews

2007-12-01 | Peter Polstein

Whether conducted in-house or by an outside consultant, a risk and insurance review is a good idea. Peter Polstein explains.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Property/Casualty Insurer Valuation Insights

2007-11-01 | Jeff Balcombe

Jeff Balcombe provides greater insight property and casualty insurer valuation and the market's current pricing.

Risk and Insurance History

Lloyd's of London: The Early Days

2007-09-01 | John A Bogardus

Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore relate the emergence of coffeehouses and the opportunities they created for revolutionary business practices.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Trends in the Valuation of Agents and Brokers: 2007

2007-08-01 | Jeff Balcombe

Jeff Balcombe discusses factors that influence value: growth, profitability, customer relationships, and company-specific risks.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Financial Institution Acquisitions of Insurance Agency Platforms

2007-05-01 | Jeff Balcombe

Jeff Balcombe explains recent trends and how integration strategies are being created and implemented, and beginning to prove successful.

Ethics

Is Accident Forgiveness Ethical?

2006-12-01 | George L Head

Dr. George Head discusses how accident forgiveness violates fundamental insurance principles to the detriment of all.

Ethics

Where Our Ethics Come From

2006-03-01 | George L Head

March is Ethics Awareness month. Dr. George Head takes a broad look at individual ethics and how they are developed.

Risk and Insurance History

"Catastrophes" in Early Twentieth Century America

2005-12-01 | John A Bogardus

John Bogardus and Robert Moore look at what history can teach us about how our forebears responded to the threats and opportunities of the early twentieth century.

Risk and Insurance History

"Flying Machines" and Early Airline Insurance

2005-06-11 | John A Bogardus

As America became a world leader in aviation, the industry's size and importance made it a crucial line of business for many agents, brokers, and insurers. Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore explain.

Ethics

Special Knowledge, Special Duties?

2005-04-01 | George L Head

Do risk management professionals have a responsibility to share their expertise with others, even when they are not paid or asked to do so? Dr. George Head says "Yes!"

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