All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 17 2014 // Willis Group Holdings has announced the launch of a new product contamination insurance proposition, in partnership with XL Group, Willis Limited’s Food and Drink and Faber Global teams, in association with BRC...
Apr 17 2014 // Independent insurance broker network Brokerslink announced that it has gained a new member in the key Monterrey corporate market in Mexico with the addition of broker AER as a member.Brokerslink’s bulletin described...
Apr 16 2014 // News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact.Before an audience of independent insurance agents, commentators Tucker Carlson, a conservative, and Paul Begala, a liberal,...
Apr 16 2014 // The middle-aged white woman told the audience of mostly older white male businessowners that much of the country and many of their future customers don’t look like them or necessarily share all their values.While...
Apr 16 2014 // Craft beers have been capturing an increasing share of the domestic beer market over the past decade and this specialty niche is still growing.By 2020, America’s craft brewers will have more than 20 percent market...
Apr 15 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast, reported it has established a Claims Call Center that is open 24 hours, seven days a week.TWIA is encouraging...
Apr 15 2014 // Michael Zuno Zuniga, 43, of Fullerton, was sentenced to five years in Los Angeles County Jail and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for his participation in a Ponzi scheme targeting Los Angeles area seniors.Zuniga...
Apr 15 2014 // In the “investment banker 101 playbook” for cyclical industries the reinsurance industry has arrived at the page marked “weak pricing due to too much competition; sell M&A services to our...
Apr 14 2014 // FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery truck-bus collision killed 10 people in California.Two federal agencies said that they...
Apr 14 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (IIABA or the Big “I”) recently awarded agent Cloyce Anders of North Carolina with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one...
Apr 14 2014 // Travelers Companies, which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture in Brazil in 2012, is likely to continue expanding internationally.In his annual...
Apr 14 2014 // New York’s new budget gives state financial regulators authority to issue licenses to title insurance agents for the first time.Sponsors say the measure is intended to protect consumers and lower costs for New York...
Apr 13 2014 // News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact.Before an audience of independent insurance agents last Friday, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and liberal...
Apr 11 2014 // Secure Settlements, Inc. (SSI),a data intelligence and risk analytics company for the mortgage industry, has partnered with RFIB Group Ltd. and certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer a new product that...
Apr 11 2014 // Oakland County commissioners asked no questions last March before unanimously approving a cellphone tracking device so powerful it was used by the military to fight terrorists.Now, though, some privacy advocates question...
Apr 10 2014 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines totaling $23,050 against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. The disciplinary actions and fines were levied from...
Apr 10 2014 // Consolidated Insurance Agents, a network of independent insurance agencies in New Jersey, is changing its name to ANE, Agency Network Exchange. It also unveiled a plan to add resources and staff to expand its network of...
Apr 10 2014 // A myth is sneaking into the industry that insurer insolvency is not as important today. Belief in this myth is important to many entities. To put it more simply, a number of companies, agencies, and other firms benefit if...
Apr 10 2014 // U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has been named the Gerald Solomon-IIABA Legislator of the Year for 2013 by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”).The award was presented Tuesday...
Apr 9 2014 // Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says the initial opening of its new web-based clearinghouse designed to make it easier for private insurers to write its policies has been promising, although...