Insurance Broker: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Insurance Broker

  • a person or company that acts as an intermediary between companies providing insurance and individuals or companies who need insurance

Additional Resources

What To Look For In An Insurance Broker
Considering that purchasing insurance is a very important financial decision you want your broker to be experienced so that they can take care of your insurance needs. One of the first things you can look for in an experienced insurance broker is their education. There are many certificates and seminars...
Tags: Associated Content, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2007-01-17
Why Should You Use an Insurance Broker?
Using an insurance broker can help tremendously if your business lacks benefiting personnel or you have limited resources for health benefits administration. A local broker knows the insurance carriers in your area and can help you find the best plan for your business.
Tags: Finance, Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Insurance, Broker, AllBusiness.com
White papers 2003-01-01
Understanding Broker Compensation
This paper discusses about the understanding of Broker Compensation. It also reveals that insurance brokers are independent business people who buy insurance on behalf of their clients. They are the insurance consumers' advocates, championing the need to offer a choice of insurance products and services that are affordable, available, and...
Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Financial Planning, Insurance, Compensation
White papers 2004-10-28
Busting The Brokers
From the executive summary: ‘Insurance has long been a chummy game. Deals may not have been cemented on golf courses as often as they were hammered out across a table, but no one ever argued that insurance was not a relationship company. Indeed, it is a measure of just how...
Tags: Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Insurance, CFO Publishing Corp., Finance
White papers 2004-12-01
Ten Things to Look for in an Insurance Broker
This paper uses the letterman model and briefly reviews the top ten reasons to do business with an insurance broker. Unlike letterman the paper begins with the number one single most important quality that looks for in a broker, specifically the account manager and that is a through knowledge of...
Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers
Certificates of Insurance
This white paper reveals about the certificate of insurance as it is a document provided by an insurance agent or broker that outlines the types of and limits of insurance carried by the contractor, vendor or other party. In addition to the types and limits of insurance, the paper also...
Tags: Business Operations, Financial Planning, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Insurance
White papers 2004-03-04
Chartwell Insurance Brokers Ltd
Warrington-based insurance broker, Chartwell Insurance Brokers, provides insurance and financial services to medium and larger size companies. Since it launched its credit insurance division two and a half years ago, Chartwell has concentrated on developing its expertise and establishing relationships with the major credit insurance providers, including Coface UK. Coface...
Tags: Credit Insurance, Finance, Coface UK, Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Insurance
Case studies
Briefly.(Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. has been ranked as the 20th-best insurance broker.)(Wayne State University launched a billboard campaign.)(Northwood University to boost the enrollment and prestige of its MBA programs.)
Meadowbrook earns top-20 insurance broker rating Southfield-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. has been ranked as the 20th-best insurance broker in the world by the July issue of Best's Review magazine, based on revenue, business developments i Meadowbrook earns top-20 insurance broker rating ...
Tags: Crain, insurance, MBA, Wayne State University
Research articles 2006-07-17
The Spitzer Effect on Business Insurance
Even though abuses surrounding contingent commissions are being resolved, risk managers are scrutinizing information from their broker about coverage and costs. The article presents some guidelines to deal with changes in the insurance industry which involves: asking broker for in-depth information about the policy coverage and costs that each underwriter...
Tags: Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Insurance, Penton Media Inc., Broker, Article, Benchmarking, Finance
White papers 2005-04-01
Finding an Insurance Broker
All construction businesses need to have some commercial insurance in place to cover their business risks such as property damage due fire, flood, theft and liabilities arising from employees and the public. It might be difficult to obtain cover directly from insurance companies and other sources but a competent independent...
Tags: Corporate Insurance, Finance, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations
White papers 2003-11-06
Independent and Objective Insurance Brokerage Services Review
How can you validate that you are getting the insurance brokerage services you expect? KPMG can assist you in answering this question through the an insurance brokerage service review. You rely on your broker to represent you in the marketplace. You trust your broker with confidential information. You remit premium...
Tags: Financial Planning, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Brokerage Service
White papers 2003-01-01
Leading insurance broker selects Comshare's Commander BudgetPlus
LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 1997--Comshare, Inc., The Decision Support CompanyTM, announced that its enterprise-wide budgeting application software has been selected by Sedgwick Group, a London based insurance broker.
Tags: insurance
Research articles 1997-04-02
Mercator Risk Services Acquires Assets of Specialty Construction Broker Advocate Insurance Management
Mercator Risk Services, the newly formed independent wholesale insurance broker, today announced the purchase of the assets of Advocate Insurance Management AIM -- a specialty construction broker. Richard Girden and Jeffrey Diers, the two principals of AIM, have joined the Mercator team and will lead its Property Construction Practice.
Tags: asset
Research articles 2006-02-02
Brown & Brown Inc. has purchased the book of Subway restaurant franchisee insurance accounts from Franchise Insurance Agency Inc., the broker said.(Agent/Broker)
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Tags: insurance
Research articles 2008-04-01
A.M. Best Co. Presents E-Fusion Award for Agent/Broker Management to American Modern Insurance Group
OLDWICK, N.J. -- The A.M. Best Co. presented American Modern Insurance Group with the E-Fusion award in the Agent/Broker Management category at the 2004 A.M. Best Co. Insurance and Technology Conference in Baltimore Oct. 19. The award recognizes innovation in insurance technology.
Tags: A.M. Best Co.
Research articles 2004-10-22
S-Tech Insurance Services
Cambridge-based independent broker, S-Tech, provides insurance - including credit insurance - and other financial services, to corporate and individual clients. To further develop its credit insurance product range and market the service to potential new clients. Thus working in partnership with Coface UK, and benefiting from its broker-focused strategy. A...
Tags: Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Insurance, Credit Insurance
Case studies
SEC's Broker/Dealer Record Rule Praised.(Brief Article)
Insurance companies and agents are praising the Securities and Exchange Commission for issuing a final rule on broker/dealer record keeping requirements that accommodates limited service broker/dealers affiliated with life insurance companies. Insurance companies and agents are praising the Securities and Exchange Commission for...
Tags: Insurance company, SEC
Research articles 2001-11-05
RIMS tackles broker fee scandal.(Corporate Insurance Buyers Report)(Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.)
FOLLOWING RECENT EDITORIALS in National Underwriter regarding broker misconduct, I would like to share with you the activities the Risk and Insurance Management Society has initiated with federal, state and regulatory officials to respond to the cont FOLLOWING RECENT EDITORIALS in National Underwriter regarding broker...
Tags: corporate insurance
Research articles 2005-02-07
Broker Gateway
The name of Vanguard Insurance, based in Bridgend, will be known by many of my readers, as it is a business which has, for some years, been offering facilities to other brokers and intermediaries. Now it comes up with something new, for the internet age The Broker Gateway.
Tags: Gateway Inc.
Research articles 2001-01-01
China grants aon first license.(Aon Corp gets license; jointly forms Aon-COFCO)(Brief Article)
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission granted the first insurance broker license to a foreign company to Aon Corp., the Chicago-based broker announced last week. The approval is for a joint venture with China National Cereals, Oils & Foods The China Insurance Regulatory Commission...
Tags: Aon Corp., insurance
Research articles 2003-01-20
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