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June 30, 2008
The public no longer needs state run insurance programs as competition has returned
Analysis of: Growth of State-Run Property Insurance Plans Flattens | usinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
FAIR Plans are no longer the only carrier in business. 
June 19, 2008
Universal Life's Growth No Surprise
Analysis of: Only Universal Life Sales Show Growth in the First Quarter in 2008, LIMRA Reports | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Purchasers with a permanent need for large amounts of life insurance coverage to fund estate liquidity or business succession requirements are turning more and more to the Secondary No Lapse Guaranteed Universal Life product. The traditional guarantees of Whole Life are provided by this product at an...
June 9, 2008
Both insureds and agents realize the necessity of Life Insurance, no matter how hard the times, or cost.
Analysis of: Only Universal Life Sales Show Growth in the First Quarter in 2008, LIMRA Reports | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Insureds know they must have Life Insurance, but they are scared to buy what can be an excruciatingly complicated protective instrument. An agent seasoned by years of application can help the insured select a Life Insurance policy that will suit their circumstances.
June 2, 2008
Rates are stabilizing, but availability and capacity remain soft.
Analysis of: Insurance Markets May Stabilize, MMC Reports | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Underwriters are the gatekeepers of rates. In the current insurance environment, they bring fiscal discipline to the market as opposed to simply offering lower rates for the sake of more business. 
May 27, 2008
Is the current commercial lines soft market a repeat of personal auto in 1998?
Analysis of: MGAs Need To Prepare For Hard Market Now | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: Michael Cronin, President, Cronin Consulting Services, Inc.
One observer notes that abundant capital and weak underwriting standards are leading to bad decisions in commercial lines insurance. If so, the current commercial lines soft market has parallels to the personal auto soft market of 1997-2000. Company management must be especially vigilant in this market...
May 19, 2008
Overbearing Regulation; "Do As We Say......"
Analysis of: Florida Senate Property Insurance Bill Pleases Regulators, Angers Insurers | www.insurancejournal.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
As Insurance Regulation In Florida Goes, So Will The Free Insurance Market- Hard 
May 13, 2008
Agents Must Involve Their Insureds In The Policies Written For Them
Analysis of: Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
 An Educated And Fiscally Involved Insured Is Good Business For Everyone
May 9, 2008
GMAC Must Keep Insurance Rating Agencies Satisfied
Analysis of: GMAC Buys Time for ResCap Unit as Bankruptcy Looms | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Michael Cronin, President, Cronin Consulting Services, Inc.
GMAC, LLC includes real estate financing, auto insurance financing, and insurance.  Insurance is delivering much needed income and stability while the mortgage business hemorrhages and the auto loan business stagnates.  But insurance requires a very stable capital structure, and the insurance...
April 29, 2008
Smart Homeowners Insurers Use More Than Cat Models
Analysis of: Insurers Overly Focused On Cat Models, Says Expert | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Author: Michael Cronin, President, Cronin Consulting Services, Inc.
A recent news story quotes the insurance modeling pioneer Karen Clark as saying, with keen insight, that insurers rely too much on catastrophe models.  This analysis provides background on cat models and how homeowners insurers use them.  The analysis also offers suggestions...
April 28, 2008
Credit Scoring Should Not Be Used In Determining The Price For Insurance Except For Bonding.
Analysis of: Credit Scoring | www.iii.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Credit scoring further injures those applicants who have had very difficult changes in their lives- mostly by no fault of their own.

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