All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 11 2013 // Looking back at the beginning of his career in the late 1960s, Steve Stonehouse recalls when there were no perpetuation issues and insurance was a much simpler industry.There were young agents aplenty. That was when he...
Mar 11 2013 // After experiencing dwindling premiums for years, the property/casualty insurance industry managed to grow substantially in 2011. Independent agents and brokers hung onto their share of the market with some independent...
Mar 11 2013 // Project CAP has launched Agency 2020, a new program to provide independent agencies with insights and resources to help them create and implement a successful long-term agency strategy.Each month during 2013, the Agency...
Mar 11 2013 // Insurance Journal recently had a chance to chat with executives from MidCap Advisors, a New York-based mergers and acquisitions firm. The firm focuses on small- and mid-size brokers and agencies, offering advice on issues...
Mar 11 2013 // To boost their profitability, agencies make investments all the time in people and technology, as well as in other businesses through acquisitions. But Dan Epstein, CEO of ReSourcePro, says there is another often...
Mar 11 2013 // Richard “Gordy” Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, readily concedes that starting a personal lines-focused insurance business in Texas in 2001 – while the state was in the throes of...
Mar 11 2013 // Insurance agency mergers and acquisitions were up last year, at an all-time high in fact, according to the Chicago-based M&A advisory firm OPTIS Partners.A recent survey conducted by the financial services consulting...
Mar 11 2013 // The sluggish economy has left many struggling in recent years – individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, states, and even entire countries. One group that’s been particularly hard hit –...
Mar 11 2013 // Whether it’s in a museum, gallery or in a high-net-worth customer’s home, fine art and collectible items hold special places in the hearts of insureds.Andrew Gristina, the national segment leader for fine art...
Mar 11 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....
Mar 11 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...
Mar 11 2013 // A survey of insurance agencies in the United States and Canada shows that agency mergers and acquisitions hit an all-time high in 2012, according to a Chicago-based M&A advisory firm.There were 291 reported agency...
Mar 7 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones treaded lightly when discussing a fee increase on insurance licenses to be announced officially next week, but didn’t pull any punches when delivering his thoughts on...
Mar 7 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent added producers/brokers Joyce Chambers and Angi Van Zanten. Chambers has more than 20 years of experience in insurance. Most recently Chambers...
Mar 7 2013 // Direct Fleet Insurance, the UK market’s specialist insurance trading platform offering brokers a reverse bidding process for their commercial fleets, announced the appointment of Joanne Cassidy to the newly created...
Mar 5 2013 // For agents and brokers, 2013 is a relatively quiet period related to Affordable Care Act requirements. However it should be a busy time for agents and brokers to begin preparing their clients for what is coming in...
Mar 5 2013 // The neighborhood auto repair shop or local gas station might seem to be an easy risk to insure. But there are a few misunderstood coverages that agents and brokers should know about, says one California broker specializing...
Mar 5 2013 // Miramar, FL, 03/05/13 – “Our goals in creating this department are multifold”, states Corporate COO, Seth Johnson. “First, the creation of this department will help us better serve our customers by...
Mar 4 2013 // Massachusetts consumer affairs agencies collected over $13.9 million through awards, settlements, refunds and fines in 2012. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation oversees the divisions of banks,...
Mar 1 2013 // ClearView Risk Holdings LLC (CVR), the holding company of Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Risk LP (SWR), announced that Simon Bancroft has joined SWR as a senior property broker. Bancroft started his career in the London...