This August, Bring Capitol Hill to Your Backyard (7/2/2008)

For the third year in a row, PIA members will make August the time for grassroots political involvement by Professional Insurance Agents across the country... Full Story

Gasoline Demand Finally Tops Off (6/24/2008)

“U.S. gasoline demand will likely decline in 2008 for the first time in more than 17 years.”... Full Story

A.M. Best Report Says Obama, McCain Share Some Common Ground on Insurance Issues (6/17/2008)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted the same on eight out of 15 bills that involved some major insurance-related pieces of legislation in the 109th and 110th sessions of Congress, according to a report by A.M. Best’s BestWire... Full Story

“Golden Coffins”- Getting Paid After You’re Dead (6/17/2008)

The concept of deferred compensation is not new. Many higher-income people use it as a legal means of reducing their tax burdens... Full Story

Obama Backs National Cat Fund, McCain Opposes (6/3/2008)

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has endorsed the concept of a proposed national catastrophe fund... Full Story

Small Business Owners’ Guide to Insurance (4/29/2008)

The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.), a carrier group that does excellent research, has published Insuring Your Business: A Small Businessowners’ Guide to Insurance... Full Story

How to Drive Like An Old Guy (4/29/2008)

In Japan, Nissan engineers are using “old” suits to help them understand problems associated with elderly drivers... Full Story

States Consider Lowering the Drinking Age (4/1/2008)

In the 1970’s, many states lowered their drinking ages from 21 to 18, at the same time that voting rights were extended to 18-year-olds... Full Story

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