All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2014 // MAPFRE U.S.A. has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s subsidiary, Commerce Insurance, is the largest auto and home insurance carrier.MAPFRE said it is seeking to leverage its...
Sep 5 2014 // Do you love your agency? Is it a Best Place to Work?If so, don’t miss this opportunity to nominate your agency to be named as one of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work in 2014. You must be a current...
Sep 4 2014 // Marsh Canada announced the acquisition of Kocisko Insurance Brokers Inc., a full-service commercial insurance brokerage based in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.“Kocisko focuses on...
Sep 3 2014 // Insurance Noodle has launched an integrated facility for allied health services across the United States, bringing together several leading markets via a single online access point. By accessing Insurance Noodle’s...
Sep 3 2014 // The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has announced the “purchase of London-based Oval International, a Lloyd’s broker that is globally recognized for placing complex marine and energy risks.” Kaufman...
Sep 3 2014 // Independent insurance broker network Brokerslink announced that it has “continued its African regional expansion with the opening of a new operation in Abidjan, the primary economic center of Ivory Coast, by member...
Sep 2 2014 // Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group (IA&B) in Mechanicsburg, Penn., and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania announced officers for the new administrative year...
Sep 2 2014 // Mark Friedlander of The Main Street America Group has been elected president of the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA). The association also announced its 2014-2015 officers and other board...
Aug 28 2014 // State Farm has added object recognition technology to their Pocket Agent app to make submitting an auto claim via a mobile device easier and simplify the claims process. This new technology reduces the need for typing by...
Aug 28 2014 // Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary Great Lakes Australia (GLA) has reached an agreement to support Australia’s largest broker network, Steadfast Group in their proposed acquisition of Calliden Group...
Aug 27 2014 // EFG Companies has launched a vehicle service contract (VSC) called Simplicity Vehicle Protection that gives agents and brokers the ability to sell an extended warranty to clients after the purchase of the vehicle.With...
Aug 27 2014 // MAPFRE U.S.A. said it has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s affiliate Commerce Insurance Company is the largest auto and home insurance carrier.MAPFRE said it is seeking to...
Aug 27 2014 // Small commercial lines is suddenly the Cinderella of the insurance industry. Previously the unwanted step child turned beauty queen being courted, pursued, and being offered dowries for marriage. Dowries and marriage are...
Aug 26 2014 // Failure to procure insurance claims of agent malpractice typically involve agent conduct where the agent makes a promise of future activity and not representations about existing provisions related to actual coverages or...
Aug 26 2014 // Tennessee’s Republican state senator who challenged scandal-plagued U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais conceded his 38-vote primary loss to the incumbent on Monday, saying he decided not to challenge the results.Jim Tracy...
Aug 25 2014 // The board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that IIAT Executive Director/President David VanDelinder is retiring from the association effective Dec. 31, 2014.Regarding VanDelinder’s retirement,...
Aug 25 2014 // Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most common types of insurance carrier-provided training they attended last year.However, when the...
Aug 25 2014 // Reno, NV, 8/25/14– JHPInsite.com, an insurance quote engine technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of I-Square.org. I-Square.org represents an innovative new tool designed to assist agents and brokers...
Aug 22 2014 // Insurance agents and company representatives from across the state will meet Sept. 28-29 in San Marcos at the Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel for IIAT’s 10th Annual Small Agency Conference.The Independent Insurance...
Aug 20 2014 // The recent legislative session in Tallahassee was relatively quiet, a matter some attribute to this being an election year. But even in quiet years, Florida lawmakers tend to make some noise about the insurance industry...