Interview with Big I’s Bob Rusbuldt, Take 4: Collateral Damage in Congress
The problems State Farm and other insurers have had with Katrina claims is having a spillover effect on how the entire insurance industry is seen in Washington, especially by Southeastern politicians, notes Bob Rusbuldt, chief executive officer of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Rusbuldt contrasts this image with how the industry was hailed for how it dealt with Sept. 11 in this excerpt from an Insurance Journal video interview.
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