All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2016 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced they have begun to formalize an affiliation agreement between the two companies.If approved by state regulators and closed as anticipated in July...
Oct 27 2016 // Cathy Baldwin, director of Marketing and Communication at wholesale insurance broker J.M. Wilson, has been named 2016 Distinguished Partner of the Year by the Michigan Association of Professional Insurance Agents (MI...
Oct 24 2016 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY), a Dewitt, New York based organization representing independent insurance agents and brokers, has elected Stephen Zogby as national director. In this role,...
Oct 24 2016 // Texas insurance regulators have fined human resources software startup, Zenefits, $550,000 for its past use of unlicensed health insurance brokers.The Texas Department of Insurance said YourPeople Inc., known as Zenefits,...
Oct 24 2016 // William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of a regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global, died on Oct. 5 at age 77 following a long battle with squamous cell carcinoma and a bilateral lung...
Oct 24 2016 // Data analytics on claims (specifically workers’ compensation claims) adds clarity for the client when identifying underlying issues they need to focus their loss control efforts on. This article outlines the main...
Oct 24 2016 // Deal count for the third quarter (Q3) of 2016 was down relative to the record-breaking Q3 of 2015, but was still the second-most active Q3 in the past 10 years. There were 90 announced transactions in Q3 2016 compared to...
Oct 24 2016 // Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain...
Oct 21 2016 // Insurance Journal is asking for participation in its 2016 Agency Errors & Omissions Survey. This survey report will share key insights on today’s Agency E&O market. Participate now to learn more about the...
Oct 21 2016 // Serious Social Media, developer of the automated social media marketing service, InsuranceSocial.Media, and a 2016 graduate of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) program, announced it has secured a second round of...
Oct 21 2016 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) are considering combining both organizations into one association and have formed a...
Oct 21 2016 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced Tracy Harrington Cloud has joined AXIS Insurance as senior vice president, International Distribution and Broker Management.Harrington Cloud’s role will include helping to further...
Oct 21 2016 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) has presented Kelly Hume of the Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of...
Oct 20 2016 // Beginning Dec. 1, New York’s oldest insurance producer’s group will be under the leadership of a new state executive for the first time in 20 years.Lisa K. Lounsbury has been named interim President and CEO of...
Oct 20 2016 // Brokerslink, the Zug, Switzerland-based insurance broker, has announced the completion of a private stock offering, creating a broad shareholder base and investment to support the continued growth of its global insurance...
Oct 19 2016 // At a time when technology startups are also targeting the small commercial insurance market, giant Allstate has debuted a hi-tech business insurance quoting platform that it says makes it possible for small business owners...
Oct 17 2016 // In advance of a possible headache brewing for workers’ compensation providers, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Monday notified all workers’ comp insurers writing policies in the state about...
Oct 17 2016 // Century Underwriting, the London-based specialist commercial managing general agent, has launched a new liability underwriting division and made two senior appointments to support its growth.Tony Collman has been appointed...
Oct 17 2016 // You’ve probably heard. There is tremendous investor interest right now in technology-first insurance startups, or insurtech firms. The first InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas in early October attracted an...
Oct 14 2016 // Robert L. Cohen, chairman and chief executive officer of The IMA Financial Group Inc., in Denver, Colo., has been elected as 2017 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.He succeeds Bill D. Henry, chief...