All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2018 // The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the full 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses be made available to a broad spectrum of small businesses,...
Aug 20 2018 // 1. RTSP! Read the Stinkin’ Policy! Don’t guess about coverage. Your prospects and clients depend upon you and your knowledge. When in doubt…read the stinkin’ policy! Too often agents rely upon what...
Aug 20 2018 // Small business used to be associated with small exposures — simple business risks addressed with simple insurance products. However, changing customer needs and expectations, technology advancements, new regulations...
Aug 20 2018 // Is personal lines costing the agency money? How profitable is that new program business? What would happen to the bottom line if employee benefits sales increased by 25 percent? When is it time to hire a new employee for...
Aug 20 2018 // The personal lines market gets very personal in the high net worth segment, according to one of the market leaders. PURE Group of Insurance Companies’ Chief Claims Officer Michael Taylor says that to excel in this...
Aug 17 2018 // Protean Risk, the London-based specialist Lloyd’s broker for asset management, financial services and technology firms, has appointed Tristan Sargeaunt as director of Fintech and Payment Services, where he will...
Aug 17 2018 // Woodland Hills, CA, August 17, 2018 – The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, based in Woodland Hills with offices throughout California, is proud to announce its newest partnership with Mitchell & Mitchell Insurance...
Aug 16 2018 // Giant cranes loading and unloading gargantuan barges. Oil tankers, supply vessels and pipelines serving a vital energy industry. Flood control structures. Chemical plants. Cruise ships. Drinking water sources. All...
Aug 16 2018 // A new insurtech agency has entered the Florida homeowners market space with a rating engine offering quotes from multiple domestic carriers and the ability to purchase coverage in one transaction.HoneyQuote.com, launching...
Aug 15 2018 // The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for insurance fraud.U.S....
Aug 15 2018 // Thousands of discussions, debates and arguments are taking place in agency offices across the country between principals and ambitious young producers about the role of digital marketing.There are also more than a few...
Aug 15 2018 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey has named Paul Monacelli as its PIA national director.Monacelli is CEO of ADP/Statewide Insurance Agencies Inc. in Florham Park, N.J. With more than four decades of...
Aug 15 2018 // Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced two new hires to its cyber division. Jasper Goring joins as a cyber broker and Prab Naidu was appointed as wordings director, both with immediate...
Aug 14 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing a greater importance on having more services provided to them today versus five years ago, underscoring the fact that shoppers are increasingly demanding more product options and more...
Aug 13 2018 // In this edition of the Lowdown, I’m sharing insights about Google My Business and a new paper hosted on Research & Trends, Local Organic Marketing: How P&C Davids Can Beat Goliath. In his paper,...
Aug 13 2018 // When police investigators tried to figure out what caused a multi-vehicle crash that killed an elderly woman in Morton, Illinois, last month, they looked to the sky for help.Like a growing number of police agencies...
Aug 10 2018 // Chicago, IL, August 10, 2018– CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that executives from the company will be hosting a webinar discussion on the top technology change agents impacting the future of auto...
Aug 9 2018 // The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the full 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses be made available to a broad spectrum of small businesses,...
Aug 9 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, has acquired Canada’s Blackstone Insurance, Benefits & Bonding Inc.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
Aug 8 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Benefit Broker Services Inc.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Benefit Broker provides...