All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 3 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency.DIFS issued cease and desist...
Oct 3 2016 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2016 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal.The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2016 highlight different programs or...
Oct 3 2016 // Kevin O’Connor, president of McGowan Hospitality, is no stranger to insuring the risks associated with restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs. He has spent the past 33 years in the sector as a reinsurance broker,...
Oct 3 2016 // Carriers have made a huge mistake. Most do not yet get it. Some never will grasp the mistake they’ve made. Some will know but will forever deny they have made the mistake. However, it is a strategic mistake...
Sep 30 2016 // The reenacted Maryland Insurance Article set to take effect on Saturday, Oct. 1, is expected to lift the administrative burden and lack of clarity caused by mandatory notification of minor premium increases, according to a...
Sep 29 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ), a Trenton, N.J., based non-profit organization representing independent insurance agents and employees in local communities throughout New Jersey,...
Sep 28 2016 // Workers’ compensation professionals in Oklahoma will have the opportunity to learn crucial information about the industry at two free events. The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Council on Compensation...
Sep 27 2016 // Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP), the acquisitive insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has acquired Marshall Wooldridge, a UK commercial insurance broker which controls in excess of £20...
Sep 27 2016 // Universal Direct, a direct-to-consumer online platform for Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. homeowners insurance, is now available in Florida, Hawaii and North Carolina. With these additions, the direct...
Sep 26 2016 // Insurance brokers who sold allegedly illegal workers’ compensation products from Berkshire Hathaway affiliates involved in legal and regulatory troubles in New York and California could end up being strapped with...
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia.The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Sep 26 2016 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has announced that John Costello has been elected as an at-large executive committee member.In this role, Costello will work to provide general direction and...
Sep 23 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) has promoted Jennifer McPhillips to vice president for federal government affairs. McPhillips first joined the Big “I” team in...
Sep 22 2016 // Monique Colizzi, who taught InVEST insurance courses at Charlotte High School (CHS) in Charlotte, Michigan, has been honored with the 2016 InVEST Teacher of the Year Award.The InVEST program, which is affiliated with the...
Sep 22 2016 // Overall, home insurers are performing better in customer satisfaction as they compete more on improving the customer experience than on price.However, there is one up-and-coming affluent consumer group — the Gen Y...
Sep 22 2016 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox announced that Marc Fuhrman will join the firm in a new role as national relationship manager.Fuhrman, based in Los Angeles, formerly served as senior vice president of...
Sep 22 2016 // Newly-launched managing general agency Verve Risk Partners plans to target U.S. professional and management liability risks, focusing on insurance companies and captives as well as insurance agents and brokers.The...
Sep 22 2016 // Asta, the London-based third party managing agent and specialist MGA investor, has concluded a transaction to finance the development of OverArk Ltd.Asta will take a minority equity stake in OverArk and will also support...
Sep 22 2016 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has added a new property broker, Aaron Reilly, to the Sarasota, Fla., office. Reilly will be developing new business opportunities throughout the country in various property and casualty...