All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 8 2013 // Agents appear to be winning the race in home insurance — at least when it comes to claims.Home insurance claimants who file through agents show greater satisfaction levels — 50 points higher — than those who file...
Apr 8 2013 // “So baby, let’s sell your diamond ring Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away This coat and tie is choking me In your high society you cry all day We’ve been so busy keepin’ up with the...
Apr 8 2013 // The medical community’s recognition of addiction as a disease has changed the way providers diagnose and treat the condition. As a result, facilities like alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers have had to expand...
Apr 5 2013 // InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, announced that Carol McClelland has joined its national board. McClelland is the executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents...
Apr 4 2013 // A contractor at the Hanford nuclear plant in Washington has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department claiming the company used federal money to lobby for new government customers for a...
Apr 4 2013 // Turner Barker Insurance, a Portland, Maine-based agency which had been a wholly owned subsidiary of Gorham Savings Bank for the past dozen years, will soon merge with Clark Insurance, an agency also based in Portland....
Apr 4 2013 // A federal judge in Mississippi has denied arguments from Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case.Nowlin was seeking a new trial. The Northeast...
Apr 3 2013 // A few wholesalers groups are breathing a brief sigh of relief following a recent Los Angeles Superior Court decision in a lawsuit involving “stranger liability.”The issue was brought to light in Hull & Co....
Apr 3 2013 // Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential...
Apr 3 2013 // New managing general agency Risk Point, LLC, is now accepting applications from independent agents and brokers throughout the United States to provide automobile dealer physical damage coverage for qualified franchised and...
Apr 3 2013 // Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to compete against the giant direct response and captive...
Apr 3 2013 // Warwick, RI, 04/03/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing, technology, and training provider for insurance agencies and brokerages, is thrilled to announce early bird pricing for the upcoming E-Agent Summit taking...
Apr 2 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has “further enhanced its offering in the executive risk market by agreeing to acquire, through its subsidiary Willis Limited, PPH Limited and its subsidiary Prime Professions...
Apr 1 2013 // The federal government announced $1.4 billion in aid last Friday, March 29, to transit agencies affected by Superstorm Sandy.Most of the aid announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is going to four agencies...
Apr 1 2013 // Satisfaction among home insurance claimants who file through agents is 50 points higher than it is for those who file claims directly. However, the percentage of customers filing through direct channels continues to...
Apr 1 2013 // Independent agents should soon be getting some help with their personal lines sales— better late than never.The delayed Consumer Agent Portal — backed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc....
Apr 1 2013 // Warwick, RI, 04/01/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, encourages local insurance agency principals, CEOs, and presidents in Florida and surrounding...
Mar 28 2013 // Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, the 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the property/casualty insurance sector in 2012 were near record low levels, according to the latest annual...
Mar 27 2013 // Atlanta-based benefits broker Digital Insurance has acquired Group Brokerage Insurance Agency of Cambridge, Mass. The nearly 30-year-old Massachusetts-based benefits firm will now operate under the banner of Digital...
Mar 27 2013 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking new agency partners in Wisconsin and Illinois for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program.SeaFire will consider...