All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 3 2018 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has launched a new Customer Experience Planning Website designed to help agents improve the customer experience lifecycle through technology.The site explains the six phases of the...
Jul 2 2018 // AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in specialist employer protection managing general agency (MGA) Concordia Employment Services Ltd., for an undisclosed sum.London-based Concordia was launched in...
Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation.She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....
Jul 2 2018 // A cease and desist order has been issued to a Mississippi insurance agent accused of failing to forward premiums to the respective insurance companies. The Mississippi Insurance Department said that it issued the order...
Jul 2 2018 // Trinity Underwriting Managers (TUMI), a division of Worldwide Facilities, has added Bill Acevedo as claims manager and Nick Blankenship as broker. The two will be based in its offices in Savannah, Ga.Acevedo, a former...
Jul 2 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing 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 and...
Jul 2 2018 // I was conducting an errors and omissions (E&O) audit for an agency that needed improvements. The easiest part of the audit was drawing a bright line between the couple of producers who knew their coverages and the 10...
Jul 2 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...
Jul 2 2018 // One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart.But as it turns out, the technology is of value to at least one very important...
Jun 29 2018 // Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name.The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies...
Jun 29 2018 // The U.S. Senate passed (86-11) a Farm Bill that continues subsidies for farmers along with the federal crop insurance and food stamp programs for five years.The $867 billion Senate bill also contains an amendment to...
Jun 29 2018 // Meredith Thomas, an independent broker of Neenah, Wisconsin-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, was recently recognized for his outstanding achievements as the 2018 recipient of the company’s Legacy Award.The...
Jun 28 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc., the Lake Mary, Fla.-based insurance broker, has acquired B&W Brokers Ltd. of London. Specializing in providing casualty and property insurance and placing binding authorities, B&W services...
Jun 28 2018 // Andrew Coard was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, on June 8 during IIAG’s 121st annual convention and trade show at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Andrew Coard Coard, a Marietta, Ga....
Jun 27 2018 // Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has named John Hurley II as president of Property Casualty Brokerage Services.Hurley was formerly senior vice president of Property Casualty, and this new title reflects the high-caliber work...
Jun 27 2018 // Folgate Insurance Co. Ltd. has received approval from the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to start writing primary insurance, as well as reinsurance.All business written through Folgate will be...
Jun 27 2018 // The Massachusetts-based insurance agency partnership organization Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services (RAIS) said it has received $30 million investment from Long Arc Capital to accelerate its expansion outside the New...
Jun 26 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored Harlingen independent insurance agent Bob Shepard with its Paige Eiland Political Action Award at IIAT’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San...
Jun 25 2018 // Thomas Insurance Advisors in Chesterfield, Missouri, has hired Travis Johnson as an insurance broker.Johnson will provide specialized insurance products and services to small and mid-sized businesses. He also will handle...
Jun 25 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored IIAT Director Cindy Quy with its Drex Foreman Award during the group’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio on June 15.Named after Drex...