All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 27 2017 // The holidays are coming, bringing heightened anticipation. Families look forward to time together, children can’t wait for presents, merchants envision boosted sales and criminals dream of a wealth of unprotected...
Nov 27 2017 // A Florida insurance agent has been arrested after allegedly submitting a fraudulent insurance policy to Citizens Property Insurance Corp., according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department...
Nov 22 2017 // Investing in Growth and Community, Sharing SuccessFrom leadership style, to growth in a sluggish economy, to profit sharing, to career opportunities, to doing the right thing for customers, and more, employees of R&R...
Nov 22 2017 // A Century Young and Still Going StrongA family-owned insurance agency doesn’t make it to 100 years and counting without doing a lot of things right, and the fact that Garrett Insurance Agency (GIA) in Kerrville,...
Nov 22 2017 // There are no worries about who will take over at Kulchin Ross Insurance Services LLC when the agency principals decide to hang it up.The agency, which has grown from a handful of employees to more than 30 employees since...
Nov 22 2017 // Employees of Jones Insurance Agency in Garner, N.C., understand they aren’t just selling an insurance policy, they are carrying on a mission put in place when the company was founded in 1956.Jerry Jones, the...
Nov 21 2017 // A Mission to Attract and Retain Quality PeopleOne of the hallmarks of Esser Hayes Insurance Group is that its employees tend to stick around for a long, long time — not because they have to but because they find the...
Nov 21 2017 // Prepared for the FutureEven before its offices were inundated with 10 feet of water by Hurricane Harvey, Insgroup’s employees were proclaiming the agency’s virtues and lobbying for its inclusion as an Insurance...
Nov 21 2017 // One can say the managers of Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers have made a long-term commitment to their workers.“Employee engagement” is a term Kevin Bogart, CEO of the firm, almost couldn’t use...
Nov 21 2017 // As a Florida-based agency, employees at Frank H. Furman understand the value of insurance and the important role they play as advisors. And they say the company’s team-focused and supportive environment motivates...
Nov 20 2017 // The Place to Work for Insurance Veterans and Newbies AlikeEmployees at BKCW say there’s a lot to like at the Central Texas-based insurance agency, including its hiring practices, its friendly culture, its leadership,...
Nov 20 2017 // Where Every Employee Is an OwnerAs one employee stated: “This is not a great place to work — Gibson is the BEST place to work.” That’s the sentiment expressed by numerous employees at Indiana-based...
Nov 20 2017 // LassiterWare employee praise of the agency they say is the Best to Work for in the Southeast increased so much this year, the company was selected as Insurance Journal’s 2017 Best Agency to Work For Gold Award winner...
Nov 20 2017 // When people use the word “connected,” they’re typically referring to the cool vastness of cyberspace, where they can surf the web, send and receive email or Facebook with one another.Often regarded as the...
Nov 20 2017 // It’s no easy feat to survive as a small business let alone to survive and thrive after 132 years in operation. That’s what Morris & Garritano (M&G) — winner of Insurance Journal’s 2017 Best...
Nov 20 2017 // Deal count is on record pace for the first nine months of 2017 (year-to-date, Sept. 30, 2017). There were 357 transactions during this period. By comparison, 334 transactions closed during the same year-to-date period in...
Nov 20 2017 // Independent agents are slowly accepting the fact that they need to reach out to millennials more effectively. Much of the generation that is now between the ages of 20-36 is entering its prime earning years and starting...
Nov 20 2017 // Even though the surety industry is only a fraction of the total property/casualty marketplace, the importance of surety bonds to contractors and their impact on their relationship with insurance brokers is significant.A...
Nov 20 2017 // A negotiated retail broker agreement is a contract between a retail producer and an insuranace buyer whereby the parties agree to a total package of services for a fee that takes account of the broker’s commission...
Nov 20 2017 // The aging U.S. population will create unprecedented demand for the senior living industry for decades to come and that opens the door for agents and brokers to grow their business in this sector. But understanding the...