The Hartford’s ‘Entrepreneurial’ Chief
About three years ago, The Hartford invested in XDimensional. That was just one of the exciting projects Ray Sprague of The Hartford has been able to participate in from his position as head of business development for the giant insurer. In this exclusive interview with Andy Simpson of Insurance Journal East, Sprague also talks about what The Hartford looks for in investment opportunities, the mergers and acquisitions market, and more.
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Norwood on Workers’ Comp
John, principal of Norwood & Associates, has been an lobbyist for insurance and financial services sectors across several decades. Norwood offered a focused looking at the all-important workers’ compensation issue, and he gave his thoughts on health insurance exchanges. In fact, Norwood forecast that 2012 will rank as an important one when it comes to [...]
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Lobbyist Norwood Analyzes Consumer Watchdog Legislation
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood spoke to the Insurance Journal about legislation and regulation, including a proposal by a consumer advocacy group that would establish prior approval for healthcare insurance and would make major changes to auto insurance and homeowners insurance in [...]
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At-Home Insurance Careers for Disabled Veterans
For insurance agents Gary Trippe and Jim Pender, the idea for DVIC, or Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, which aims to guide disabled veterans into careers in insurance, evolved in part from their own personal experiences with disabled family members. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson, the two share their dream of an organization [...]
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Entrepreneurial Technologists
This year the Entrepreneurial Insurance Alliance (EIA), sponsored by MarketScout, named Vertafore and Risk Metrics, as winners of it 2011 Entrepreneurial Award in technology. Vertafore’s WorkSmart and Risk Metrics’ Insurance 360 technology products received recognition from the EIA as being some of the industry’s most innovative concepts in technology. Each year, the EIA receives hundreds [...]
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How Insurance Distribution Is Changing
Retail and wholesale brokers face the challenge —and opportunity— of redefining their relationships and value proposition in today’s changing insurance distribution world, according to Glenn Hargrove, president, MarketScout Wholesale, Dallas, Tex. In this interview from the recent Western Insurance Agents Association’s Insurance Industry Roundtable in California, Hargrove outlines the value proposition of agents and brokers [...]
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Interesting Times in Medical Liability
The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to implement health care reform. Robert Allen, senior vice presidents at Torus Insurance, says many health care institutions are implementing new strategies to be successful in today’s health care reform world. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega-Wells from the annual [...]
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WSSLC Interview with Ted Pierce
At the Western States Surplus Lines Conference at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, Pierce
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Los Angeles “I” Day Interview with Rick Dinger
In a conversation with National Editor Andrea Ortega-Wells, Rick Dinger, president of Crescenta
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Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: The Role of Social Networking
After a short sabbatical, Peter and Rick are back with their popular “On Point” podcast series. In this episode, Rick and Peter talk with Paul Banuski, Marketing & Communications Coordinator for Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of NY. Listen as Paul talks about how IIABNY leveraged the ease and power of social media to [...]
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