All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 27 2014 // Customer service in property claims suffers when the contractor is left out of the settlement process and policy renewals may be in jeopardy because of it.That’s the word from the top executive of one of the...
Oct 23 2014 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that eight of its members and agents were elected to the 2015 Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA) board of directors. Four will serve on the association’s...
Oct 23 2014 // Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging insurance agents to do their part to get out the vote as the state’s gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks.Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running as a...
Oct 22 2014 // All-Star Insurance Group Inc., a full service independent insurance agency based in Gilmer, Texas, has added Joye Cooper and Jeniffer Kitchell as agents.Cooper will maintain an office at All-Star Insurance Group’s...
Oct 21 2014 // Dean Joseph Basler, 58, of Ventura, Calif. pleaded guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement associated with more than $250,000 in premiums that Basler received for homeowners insurance policies.According to the...
Oct 21 2014 // Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry into Kentucky marks its first geographic expansion in more than 10 years.Erie Insurance said...
Oct 20 2014 // Willis Group Holdings and Miller Insurance Services LLP are engaged in talks to merge their wholesale insurance businesses. The resulting wholesale brokerage firm would trade under the Miller brand, governed and regulated...
Oct 20 2014 // This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact is that agents and brokers of all sizes also have a growing stake in big data.While the insurance industry has...
Oct 20 2014 // ‘Data enables us to be customer-centric, enhancing the customer experience by personalizing every touch point specific to that customer. We are able to discern behavior patterns, build behavioral models based on...
Oct 20 2014 // Eric Lee, 64, of Orange County, Calif., was arrested in late September by the California Department of Insurance and charged with 20 felony counts, including grand theft and allegedly providing false or misleading...
Oct 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,...
Oct 16 2014 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced 11 of its agencies have been recognized as 2014 “Best Practices” agencies by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA...
Oct 16 2014 // Houston, TX, October 16, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, is announcing a...
Oct 14 2014 // The future of insurance distribution was discussed at the CPCU Society’s annual All Industry Day in California on Tuesday.The day-long conference at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City included panels on the...
Oct 14 2014 // White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. purchased a majority stake in Tranzact for $178 million as the insurer renews its bet on policy sales through the Internet.White Mountains acquired 63 percent of Tranzact, which...
Oct 9 2014 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has partnered with Golden Bear Insurance Co. for its new online residential earthquake program.The...
Oct 9 2014 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in September disciplined several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations.Following are the names of the parties, their locations and...
Oct 6 2014 // Eric Lee, 64, of Orange County, Calif., was arrested last week by the California Department of Insurance and charged with 20 felony counts, including grand theft and allegedly providing false or misleading information to...
Oct 6 2014 // EFG Companies has launched a home warranty product designed to be sold by insurance agents. The product, Simplicity Home Warranty, covers all non-manufactured, non-historic homes, regardless of square footage. The warranty...
Oct 6 2014 // New York state agencies are required to consider the future likelihood of extreme weather in their decisions on public works projects, industrial and commercial permits and regulations, according to a new law signed on...