Independence Again

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Claims Beat with Bill Garvey, is a conversational podcast with claims industry leaders who share their thoughts on management and the technology affecting their business.
In this first episode, Randall Day, head of Product Marketing for FINEOS software, explores tangible cost and business reasons to replace old systems. He gives measurable benefits regarding claims cost, [...]

In preparation for new surplus lines regulations, states are considering whether to join a surplus lines tax allocation compact to share surplus lines premium taxes. Recent activities have called into question whether large states are willing to participate in an allocation compact. But insurance regulatory attorney Richard Brown says it’s not important whether states join [...]