Mass. Commissioner Burnes: Effect of Managed Competition on Mass. Agents
Massachusetts regulator Nonnie Burnes discusses how agents might benefit from the state’s historic deregulation of its auto insurance system in this excerpt from an exclusive interview, part of The Commissioner series.
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Insurance M&A Landscape, Part 1: Today’s Opportunities
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November 6, 2007 at 2:58 pm