All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 27 2017 // London-based broker THB, CNA Hardy and cyber security specialist Waterfall Security Solutions have entered into a partnership to provide a cyber security protection package for industrial businesses globally.The package,...
Mar 27 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new online portal featuring risk management tools for the professional liability industry.HanoverProRisk offers articles, templates, risk bulletins and seminars focused on...
Mar 23 2017 // “If we survive the next five to 10 years and improve the way we do things, we can be well-positioned into the future.”James Keating, founder, chairman and CEO of The Keating Group, offered those positive words...
Mar 23 2017 // Chubb has introduced a new online system for independent agents that will quote and issue a comprehensive workers’ compensation policy for small businesses.Chubb’s workers’ compensation policy for small...
Mar 21 2017 // Millennium Brokers LLC in Springfield, Mo., has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of over 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Millennium Brokers is a full-service insurance...
Mar 21 2017 // XL Catlin has appointed Karl Fischbach as head of Binding Authority and Brokerage for its excess and surplus insurance operation. In his newly added role, Fischbach will focus on aligning XL Catlin’s E&S...
Mar 20 2017 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC) announced it has changed its name to the Trusted Choice Insurance Agents of Colorado (TCCO).“As an association, we strive to be there for our agents,...
Mar 20 2017 // An Albany insurance broker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a $1 million securities fraud scheme.Lawrence D. Rosenbaum previously pleaded guilty to charges including grand larceny and securities fraud. He...
Mar 20 2017 // Have you noticed how technology is rapidly eliminating tasks? We can bank remotely or have goods delivered to our doorstep with the click of a mouse.Whether it’s banking, retailing or insurance, nearly every industry...
Mar 20 2017 // For independent agents, optimum use of technology delivers a multitude of benefits, including streamlined back-office operations and more effective marketing outreach. Yet one benefit, arguably the most powerful, is often...
Mar 20 2017 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year.For 2017, experts predict the U.S. economy will continue to expand. “Job growth means higher payroll,...
Mar 20 2017 // When tectonic plates shift, we all know about it. Typically, it’s immediate. Tidal waves, earthquakes and tsunamis usually come to mind. Most of the time those events come without warning.However, there are tectonic...
Mar 20 2017 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who was elected this past November, has appointed BB&T Insurance Agency Manager Allan L. McVey to serve as West Virginia’s Insurance Commissioner, effective April 1.McVey has been...
Mar 17 2017 // Private equity firm KKR and Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) agreed to buy USI Insurance Services from Onex Corp. in a $4.3 billion deal, including debt.The deal is the latest in a...
Mar 17 2017 // More than half (54 percent) of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are concerned that they are underinsured, with many worried their coverage is inadequate for their needs, according to new research published by...
Mar 16 2017 // At the recent Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut (PIACT) annual business meeting, Peter Frascarelli, CPIA, of the Peter M. Bakker Agency of Avon, Conn., was named Professional Agent of the Year.Frascarelli is the...
Mar 10 2017 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent?Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion...
Mar 10 2017 // A Brexit trade deal needs to benefit both the UK and the EU – while protecting clients’ access to the London insurance market, according to the London Market Group (LMG), an association representing London’s...
Mar 10 2017 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. (PIACT) elected Kenneth A. Distel of Avon, Conn., as president at the association’s Annual Convention held in March at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,...
Mar 9 2017 // A three-year-old Des Moines, Iowa-based business startup accelerator focused solely on the global insurance industry has developed into a streamlined organization with more applicants, more investors and more mentors than...