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The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) said its negotiations with the New York State Insurance Department have resulted in some revisions to a proposed producer compensation disclosure rule....

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Credit Crunch Eases, But Tight Economy Putting Squeeze On Premium Financing
The long-term effects of the ongoing recession and the stubbornly soft commercial insurance market have put independent agents and their clients in an even more challenging environment in 2010.

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Plaintiffs Choosy About Derivative Suit Filings, Lawyer Tells D&O Underwriters
Directors and officers liability insurers and brokers are predicting more shareholder derivative lawsuit filings in the wake of a handful of high-dollar settlements last year and the emergence of standalone suits that are not tagalongs to securities class actions.
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Agencies Can Hold The Fort On Valuation Despite Recession
Despite a struggling economy and stubbornly soft commercial insurance market, limiting revenue growth and profitability, there are ways for independent agencies and brokerages to protect and even boost the valuation of their firms, say a pair of experts from Reagan Consulting Inc. in their latest “Agency Best Practices” report.
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U.S. Captive Domiciles Grow Despite Lingering Recession
With the dust starting to settle from the recession that hammered the economy and state budgets so hard in 2008, reverberating well into this year, alternative risk-transfer facility launches are getting back to normal, leading captive players contend.
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D&O Prices Inch Up, While Incumbents Keep Cost Attractive For Many Buyers
The gap between attractive prices being charged by incumbent directors and officers liability insurance carriers and higher premiums that have been charged by competitors in recent quarters has started to narrow.
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Eye Of The Storm: U.S. Economic Woes Ripple Through Global Re Market
With the United States at the epicenter of a recession fueled by the mortgage and credit market crises, ripples are still being felt in the global reinsurance market. And while a stagnant economy may be keeping prices stable for many, the ever-present “elephant in the room”—the threat of another major hurricane—is forcing rate hikes for those exposed, industry players say.

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