All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 25 2014 // North Carolina insurance officials announced the arrest of Harry Bernard Laughlin of Charlotte on 28 felony counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that between...
Nov 24 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has initiated a process whereby interested insurance companies may access information on TWIA insured properties in an effort to move policies to private insurers.The...
Nov 24 2014 // Authorities say a Nashville insurance broker was found dead in his secluded rental home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department confirmed that Edward Netherland, 60, was found Tuesday morning....
Nov 24 2014 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/casualty insurance brokerage, has acquired Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting, Inc., a specialty insurance broker and risk management consultant...
Nov 21 2014 // The brokerage industry has changed “utterly and fundamentally” over the past 30 years from a risk transfer function to much more of an advisory role, according to Dominic Christian, executive chairman, Aon...
Nov 20 2014 // Three of the largest U.S. wholesale firms — CRC, AmWINS Brokerage, and Swett & Crawford — have launched a $25 million public directors and officers insurance program at Lloyd’s of London called the CAS...
Nov 19 2014 // Andrew Caldwell has been named president of Worldwide Insurance Network Inc. in High Point, North Carolina, which owns Smart Choice. Since Caldwell’s start with the company in 2003, he has served in the positions of...
Nov 19 2014 // A House Financial Services subcommittee scheduled a hearing for today to focus attention on encouraging flood insurance sold by private insurers as an alternative to policies sold by the National Flood Insurance Program...
Nov 19 2014 // Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with malpractice? Not necessarily, a Michigan state appeals court has said.The Michigan Court of Appeals made that...
Nov 18 2014 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida Inc. (PIA of Florida) has tapped National Insurance Underwriters (NIU) as the official underwriter of its insurance agents’ professional liability errors and omissions...
Nov 18 2014 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has announced the renaming of its London market brokerage businesses in advance of its 50th year of trading. From January 1st, 2015, CGNMB LLP will become the single united brand,...
Nov 17 2014 // Kansas insurance agencies say they’ve been flooded with queries about earthquake coverage after the 4.8 magnitude temblor on Nov. 12.“We have been getting calls all day,” Matt Woodall, who works at a...
Nov 17 2014 // Optimism over the future growth potential of independent agencies ties closely to the size of the independent agency, with larger agencies feeling more optimistic about future growth than their smaller counterparts,...
Nov 17 2014 // The biggest challenge in selling cyber insurance is educating businesses about the need for coverage but agents and insurers may be falling short in their role to deliver education when it comes to cyber coverages.A new...
Nov 17 2014 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2014 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal‘s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Nov 17 2014 // The graying of America could be a great opportunity for young entrepreneurs, including young insurance producers.As the nation’s population continues to gray, the people who work in the many businesses and...
Nov 17 2014 // Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with malpractice? Not necessarily, a Michigan state appeals court has said.The Michigan Court of Appeals made that...
Nov 13 2014 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that former Warren insurance agent Timothy J. Mulvey has been sentenced on charges of stealing clients’ premium payments.The Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas sentenced...
Nov 13 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced it is continuing its tradition of providing insurance markets for small independent agencies with the acquisition of Dallas-based managing general agency...
Nov 13 2014 // Aubie W. Knight has officially assumed the position of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC), the group announced.Knight comes to IIANC with 21 years experience in the...