All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 19 2013 // One industry segment ideal for the program market and somewhat immune to the effects of a battered economy is the fast-food, multi-unit restaurant franchise industry, the experts say.The larger a company grows, the slower...
Jun 18 2013 // Florida-based national insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ECC Insurance Brokers Inc., announced that its excess-and-surplus lines professional liability products will now be marketed...
Jun 18 2013 // MarshBerry, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched its 28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey.This exclusive survey compiles anonymous general agency information along with financial, market,...
Jun 18 2013 // Scrambling to plug revenue holes created by crackdowns on credit card fees and falling brokerage commissions, big U.S. banks are pushing a strategy they’ve tried with limited success in the past – cross-selling...
Jun 17 2013 // The following is a fictional communication that in reality could be taking place in your office today.Retail Agent: I nd a qte asap on this prop (I need a quote as soon as possible on this property) Broker: addy and val...
Jun 17 2013 // Maintaining a top-notch sales organization is harder than ever. One key reason is the growing challenge of keeping up with state and federal insurance regulations that focus on sales. The multiple tasks involved –...
Jun 14 2013 // The majority of insurance agencies (77 percent) directly attribute their fiscal growth during 2012-2013 to the use of technology, according to a new industry survey.The survey, conducted by Vertafore at this year’s...
Jun 13 2013 // The following article is a guest post by InsuranceJournal.tv contributor Rick Morgan, chair of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT) Web 2.0 workgroup. Rick is also SVP of Aartrijk (a branding firm serving...
Jun 13 2013 // Betsy K. Olson was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia Inc. (IIAG) during the association’s recent annual convention in Amelia Island, Florida. Olson is vice president of marketing...
Jun 13 2013 // Republican Mike Hill has defeated Democrat Jeremy Lau for the vacant state House District 2 seat.The Miami Herald reported that Hill carried about 58 percent of the vote in the Northwest Florida district, which includes...
Jun 12 2013 // Companies have for some time been diversifying, and sometimes curbing, their appetite for multimillion-dollar sports sponsorships, so an enterprising insurance company president saw that trend as an opportunity to get his...
Jun 12 2013 // A former Charlottesville, Virginia, insurance agent has been sentenced to seven months behind bars for duping customers who believed they were buying insurance from him.The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old...
Jun 12 2013 // Carriers can be instrumental in helping agencies grow through referrals, expanded coverages, and clear business line or geographic expansion planningDespite the challenges facing the industry and the broader economy, two...
Jun 10 2013 // A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $3.8 million in lost profits and business reputation damages to HCF Insurance Agency.On June 3, HCF, represented by law firm Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP, got the...
Jun 10 2013 // Westerville, OH, 6/10/13 – Revolution Group, a Silver Salesforce.com Cloud Alliance Partner and leading technology integration provider specializing in the property/casualty segment of the insurance industry, is...
Jun 6 2013 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance signed six new agencies in the West in May, which brings SIAA’s total for the month to 30 new member agencies. May’s new West members include: Clear Lakes Agency of Buhl,...
Jun 6 2013 // Segal Select Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired Broker of Record rights to certain fiduciary liability policies and fidelity bonds previously brokered by A&R Associates in Alexandria, Va. According to Brian Smith,...
Jun 6 2013 // The Senate Banking Committee today voted to send an insurance producer licensing reform measure to the full Senate for consideration.The bipartisan bill — S. 534, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers...
Jun 6 2013 // Insurance broker Marsh has agreed to acquire Franco & Acra Tecniseguros, an insurance adviser in the Dominican Republic that has been acting as Marsh’s local correspondent broker since 1977. Terms of the...
Jun 6 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA) has expanded its Louisiana operations with the addition of Jessica Dixon as a producer/broker. She will focus on developing retailers in...