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Celebrating 80 Years Helping You Succeed

 Articles from the 1980s  

In the midst of a liability insurance availability crisis in the mid-1980s, buyers seeking coverage started turning to alternative risk arrangements such as offshore and domestic captives. Meanwhile, the escalating cost of healthcare begins to take its toll on the pricing and availability of health care insurance. Plaintiffs' lawsuits start to boom and tort reform legislation is a big issue. Insurance also began to grow into the computer age.

In the last decade, gymnastics has become one of the most popular competitive sports for young women…
Two and a half hours versus two and a half days. That’s how long it takes us to run an end-of-month…
More computers, fewer companies and a renewed emphasis on personal lines. These in a nutshell…

80 AA&B Fun Facts

Read up on fun facts about growth specialties and calculators in the 1920's, drive-in customer service and copy machines in the 1960's, and more.

Over the Years

From the Great Depression to today's recession, American Agent & Broker has dedicated itself to covering the trends and topics affecting independent agents and brokers. The articles reproduced in this section reflect a wide range of issues of interest to agents, from 1929 to 2009.

Take a peek at how your predecessors were doing business and see how much things have changed - or haven't changed at all!


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