A View From The Press Box

Gary Sheffield beat me to the punch this month, hitting number 500 on April 17. But while not all of my 500 blog entries have been home runs, at least I didn’t need steroids to produce them! In any case, I wanted to take this opportunity to look back on what I’ve accomplished with this blog, as well as thank all of you for coming along for the ride. Read the rest of this entry »

A delegation of representatives from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Japan visited NU headquarters here in Hoboken, N.J., yesterday, on their way to the Big I conference in Washington, and were most interested to hear how problems at AIG are impacting the U.S. and global markets, while also asking about health care reform and agency M&A activity. Read on for more details about our lively cultural exchange. Read the rest of this entry »

While attending the RIMS opening reception at Disney World’s Epcot Center in Orlando last week, I wondered whether it might be time to take on the industry’s lousy reputation once and for all with a bold, sanitized and most of all, entertaining exhibit highlighting how the industry works and all the good it does for society! We could call it “The Insurance Industry Experience.” Read the rest of this entry »

Here at the RIMS conference in Orlando, there are so few attendees walking through the Exhibit Hall that you can throw a bowling ball down the aisles and never hit anyone! It’s discouraging to see so many risk managers staying home this time around–and worse, so counterproductive, since gatherings of professional brainpower like these are more valuable than ever in such tough times. Read the rest of this entry »