All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2014 // Marsh announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Panamanian insurance broker and advisor Semusa, Marsh’s long-standing local correspondent broker.Terms of the transaction were...
Jun 18 2014 // Recent announcements by giant retailers Walmart and Overstock.com that they entering the insurance sales game have elicited a healthy response from the insurance industry. Some agents have expressed concern and frustration...
Jun 17 2014 // Former West Mansfield insurance agent Robert Horney, of Marysville, Ohio, was sentenced in Logan County Common Pleas Court to serve 60 days in jail, five years on community control and ordered to pay more than $21,000 in...
Jun 16 2014 // A father/daughter team of insurance professionals recently were awarded two of the highest honors bestowed upon independent agents in Texas at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas annual conference and trade show in...
Jun 16 2014 // A Florida judge has signed-off on a plan by regulators to allow a failed Florida property insurer’s policyholders to be assumed by another company, although policyholders will retain the option to seek coverage...
Jun 16 2014 // Find out by submitting your entry for the 2014 Insurance Journal Top Property/Casualty Agencies Listing.There are four ways to qualify: 1. Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies 2. Top Commercial Lines Independent Agencies 3....
Jun 16 2014 // That we live in a litigious society is not something new; we’ve been there for decades. Lawsuits have long followed auto accidents and mishaps that occur in homes, very often causing defendants to dig so deep to pay...
Jun 13 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired The Plus Companies Inc. in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed.Established in 1985, The Plus Companies Inc.(TPC) is a managing general agent and program...
Jun 13 2014 // Cree Teel has joined the Burns & Wilcox Brokerage team in North Dallas as vice president and broker.He will work closely with Managing Director David M. Gross to provide expert counsel to clients on oil and gas,...
Jun 13 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named James Russell of Texas Associates Insurors/NewFirst Insurors in El Campo as the André P. Juneau Young Agent of the Year. In addition, the association honored Jason...
Jun 13 2014 // A former Mississippi insurance agent is asking a federal judge for speedy consideration of his motion to vacate his conviction related to an insurance scam involving Lafayette County.Ken Nowlin of Ecru pleaded guilty in...
Jun 12 2014 // Insurance consumer interest in Trusted Choice, the national brand created for the members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or Big “I”), is growing, according the...
Jun 12 2014 // Federal prosecutors say a northwestern New Jersey chiropractor has admitted destroying patient appointment records sought by federal agents investigating potential billing fraud at her medical office. Mary Jean Negri of...
Jun 12 2014 // The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) has added 10 more branch agencies in its home state of Texas.TWFG now operates with more than 200 branch offices in Texas along with its headquarters in The Woodlands, just north of...
Jun 12 2014 // Independent national wholesale broker All Risks Ltd. said it has acquired Alive Risk, a division of California-based NAS Insurance Services that specializes in entertainment, media, special events, film productions and...
Jun 12 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Pat Arthur, shareholder at MHBT in Dallas, to serve as chairman for 2014-2015 during IIAT’s 117th Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio.Peter Lauve...
Jun 10 2014 // Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines to several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations during May.The fines totaled $12,250. They are: Insurance companiesBenefit...
Jun 10 2014 // Keystone Insurers Group, based in Northumberland, Pa., announced the addition of two more independent insurance agencies in Illinois to its expanding franchise business. Resource Insurance of DeKalb and Pufalt-Pauley...
Jun 9 2014 // Most independent insurance agents stick with their top personal lines and commercial lines companies for years, although they are less-than-satisfied in a number of carrier-performance areas. This is among the many...
Jun 9 2014 // Beacon Hill Associates Inc., a wholesale insurance broker and program administrator based in Charlottesville, Virginia, has hired Ursula Knowles as assistant vice president, information development. Knowles will be...