Live Insurance News

Obama administration makes insurance news with EU agreement negotiations

November 23, 2015November 22, 2015 G. Turner

The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative have said they plan to work for a covered agreement. The insurance news announcement has now been made that the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative intend to enter into negotiations with the European Union over a covered agreement regarding insurance. The goal of these negotiations will be to “level the regulatory playing field for U.S-based insurers and reinsurers.” E.U. insurance companies and industry regulators have been expressing frustration with regards to the American reinsurance collateral requirements. The issue at the center…

Insurance industry in China has experienced a profit doubling

January 27, 2015January 24, 2015 H. Cutner

The country saw a profit of 204.7 billion yuan in 2014, which was over twice what was seen in 2013. The insurance industry in China has now recorded a record breaking profit last year, when it recorded a profit of 204.7 billion yuan (about $32.84 billion), which represented more than double the amount that was brought in during 2013, according to data from a regulator. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission released a press document providing insight into the sector’s performance. It showed that the premium investment capital gains from last…

Insurance jobs change focus with improvements in U.S. housing market

January 20, 2014January 21, 2014 G. Turner

The state of real estate across the country is causing brokers and agents to change gears. The insurance industry and the housing market are very closely related and individuals in insurance jobs, such as brokers and agents, must keep on top of the latest movements in that marketplace in order to ensure that they are spending their time and energy on the products that will be most beneficial to their customers and that will generate the greatest revenues at the same time. Good or bad, the sale of homes has…

Forecasts for the 2012 life insurance marketplace

December 17, 2011 Nordstrom

Now that 2011 is coming to a close, life insurers are looking ahead to the new year to try to find out what they can expect from their near future. Though this process is a very cloudy one, as it is impossible to make precise forecasts about the way this market segment will perform, it is still important to try to get an image of what the future may hold. Among the more common predictions are the following: • A larger number of consumers will be starting to think about…

Insurance agents advised to create customer contact with social media tools

November 17, 2011November 18, 2011 Marc

Social media and mobile commerce are becoming increasingly popular among business owners and insurance agents are being advised not to miss the lesson that has been learned by more than half of all business owners already. According to a survey called SB Authority Market Sentiment Survey, performed by Newtek Business Services, The Small Business Authority, which has more than 100,000 business accounts in its portfolio – 2,200 of which were polled – 57 percent of business owners are already working to bring in new customers through the use of social…