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VIDEO: 2010 RIMS: The Hot Topic The hot topic at 2010 RIMS was contingent commissions. Business Insurance talked with leading brokers and risk managers to find out their views. Watch video May 10, 2010: RIMS Conference Report Spotlight

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Contrarian thinking opens doors: Ryan

Contrarian thinking can help companies find opportunities for growth, according to insurance industry titan Patrick G. Ryan.

During his keynote address at the Business Insurance 2010 Risk Manager of the Year and Risk Management Honor Roll Awards Breakfast in Boston, Mr. Ryan said that some of his most successful business decisions were the result of ignoring conventional wisdom.

“Conventional wisdom is often wrong, and contrarian thinking can in fact make a difference,” said Mr. Ryan, who is chairman and CEO of Ryan Specialty Group. His firm, a Chicago-based holding company of managing general underwriters and managing general agencies, was launched in February. ...Read more

Broker execs debate contingents, risk manager attitudes toward pay

Executives from Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. squared off over the issue of contingent commissions during a Hot Topic session Tuesday at the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s annual conference. ...Read more

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