All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 18 2013 // It has been more than eight years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, and only slightly more than one year since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on or about Oct. 29, 2012.Following Hurricane Katrina,...
Nov 18 2013 // AIG’s CEO Bob BenmoscheProperty/casualty insurance brokers who aren’t diligent about the accounts they’re presenting to American International Group risk being discovered through one of the features of...
Nov 18 2013 // A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.City News Service says Jerry Goldman...
Nov 17 2013 // Eight private insurers have expressed interest in participating in a fund to provide insurance for losses suffered by customers of futures brokers that go bankrupt as in the cases of MF Global and Peregrine Financial...
Nov 15 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) released its 2013 Best Practices Study which found an increase in agencies with specializations, expansion of technology...
Nov 13 2013 // In June of this year, MarshBerry launched its 28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey in conjunction with Insurance Journal. The survey compiled anonymous general independent agency information along with...
Nov 12 2013 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., a nationwide managing general agency and surplus lines, has launched a new program for Texas lawyers’ professional liability through its U.S. Risk Pro division. This admitted program,...
Nov 12 2013 // Leaders of Minnesota’s new health insurance exchange could have done more to prevent the disclosure of Social Security numbers belonging to about 1,600 insurance agents, the state legislative auditor reported.The...
Nov 12 2013 // Jimcor Agencies announced the appointment of Alan G. Belthoff to the position of divisional manager. Belthoff has worked with international carriers in various positions with increasing levels of responsibility. At Jimcor...
Nov 11 2013 // The fall marks a new administrative year for Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The following directors have been...
Nov 8 2013 // Capstone Underwriters LLC announced that Roger F. Bogan has joined the group in Dallas as executive vice-president, brokerage.Bogan will head a new brokerage department specializing in oil and gas, hard-to-place casualty...
Nov 7 2013 // K&B Underwriters, a program administrator and wholesale brokerage serving agents and brokers for senior living facilities, hired Paul Marshall as director of senior living programs. Marshall has 23 years of experience...
Nov 7 2013 // Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance announced that the company is looking to add 100 new Advantage Program insurance agents in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio, Texas markets. Nationwide Insurance...
Nov 6 2013 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) reported today its 2013 third quarter net income of $253 million, a 4.98 percent increase from $241 million income reported during the same period a year ago. MMC’s consolidated...
Nov 6 2013 // Ascinsure Specialty Risk recently hired Curtis Kochman as senior vice president. Within this role, Kochman will spearhead Ascinsure’s business development goals and overall operations within its Specialty Wholesale...
Nov 6 2013 // A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.City News Service says Jerry Goldman...
Nov 6 2013 // Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren’t diligent about the accounts they’re presenting to American International Group risk being discovered through one of the features of the carrier’s analytical...
Nov 5 2013 // With more than $600 billion in policyholders’ surplus, the insurance industry is very well capitalized in spite of a large loss from Hurricane Sandy last year.But even so, insurers have been keeping the price of...
Nov 5 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent, announced the expansion of its Louisiana operations with the return of Gina Lee as a producer/broker based in Mandeville, La.. Lee most...
Nov 5 2013 // Integro (Canada) Ltd. announced its acquisition of Winnipeg-based Multimedia Risk Inc., an insurance brokerage, which specializes in serving the national and international film and television production industry from...