All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 23 2015 // As spring approaches, agencies may have some opportunities to secure commercial accounts dealing with watercraft business. These accounts, typically classified as marinas, boat yards or boat moorage, offer a multitude of...
Feb 20 2015 // Those now running comparison insurance shopping websites believe that they could be helped if Google enters into the business because the giant search engine could draw more attention to buying insurance online.However,...
Feb 19 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Amtech Insurance Brokers in Latham, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Amtech has been providing commercial insurance and risk management services for businesses for...
Feb 19 2015 // All Risks, Ltd. has announced that Jeffrey White has joined the Atlanta office as a casualty and professional lines broker. White has prior experience in the wholesale and retail insurance sectors as a producer and branch...
Feb 18 2015 // Networked Insurance Agents has hired Henry Villegas as sales vice president in Texas. In this role he serves as the key point of contact for independent agency members in Texas. A native Texan, Villegas has more than 20...
Feb 13 2015 // Buying insurance has been compared to having a root canal and betting with pirates. It’s been called confusing and boring. More than a few have said they’d rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than sit...
Feb 12 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and state Sen. Ricardo Lara on Thursday urged Californians to make sure they are meeting their obligation to carry minimum liability insurance coverage on their vehicles and...
Feb 12 2015 // OneBeacon Insurance Group has been dealt a ratings outlook warning from Fitch Ratings and an outright downgrade from Moody’s Investors Service, stemming from substantial adverse reserve development in the 20914...
Feb 12 2015 // The UK’s Flood Re has announced the appointment of Capita as its Managing Agent, following what it described as a “detailed and rigorous public procurement process for a five year contract that led to a number...
Feb 11 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio’s top fraud and enforcement cases for 2014 investigated by the Ohio Department of Insurance.During the calendar year, the department processed...
Feb 10 2015 // Agent-broker profitability reached 21 percent for 2014, a new record for the Reagan Consulting Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) survey that began tracking profitability for agencies in 2008.That median profitability...
Feb 10 2015 // XL Group and RPS/Plus Cos. have expanded their underwriting partnership to bring professional liability insurance to title & escrow agents. According to Erin Fry, head of Programs for XL Group’s Select...
Feb 10 2015 // Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Cameron M. Wilson & Associates recently promoted Amanda Goldberg to director of marketing and communication.Goldberg’s duties will include maintaining existing and cultivating new...
Feb 9 2015 // In mid-November 2014, Texas’ largest association of independent retail insurance agents took the unprecedented step of acquiring a managing general agency as a way of providing its members greater access to...
Feb 9 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania LP has acquired certain assets of Liberty Insurance Brokers Inc. and its related affiliate companies in Philadelphia. Terms of the...
Feb 9 2015 // J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., an energy-focused managing general agent based in Houston, announced it has purchased wholesale broker Burke-Daniels Co. Inc., which also specializes in the oil and gas energy sector. Terms of...
Feb 9 2015 // Multiples of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) has been used for various business valuations, investment decisions, and loan arrangements for many generations so there is nothing new...
Feb 9 2015 // Nonprofit and social service organizations are as plentiful and diverse as the world itself. To better serve communities, nonprofits must bend, mold and adapt to rapidly changing conditions and so must the insurance...
Feb 9 2015 // In today’s digital world of constant communication through methods like email, texting and social media, consumers expect 24/7 access to everyone, including their insurance agent. And while this access can increase...
Feb 9 2015 // It is a brand new year, and for many people that means the promise and potential of resolutions, goals and aspirations. This is the time to plan, to dream, to improve. This can be said for individuals looking to shed a few...