All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2012 // Preferred Concepts LLC, a program underwriter and specialty insurance broker based in New York City, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Metro Insurance Services in Springfield, N.J.Metro Insurance...
Oct 8 2012 // USI, TD InsuranceUSI Insurance Services, a brokerage and financial services firm in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., said on Sept. 24 that it has completed the acquisition of TD Insurance Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of TD Bank, N.A....
Oct 8 2012 // Hydrofracking has become a hot-button issue in New York State. Government agencies have been researching for the past four years the potential environmental impact of permitting hydrofracking in Marcellus Shale, which is...
Oct 8 2012 // October 11, 2012 The Real Meaning of the Property Damage Exclusion in the CGL Mary Anne Medina, Vale Training SolutionsOctober 17, 2012 Insurance Distribution and Marketing Chris Burand, Burand & Associates LLC...
Oct 8 2012 // AmWINSNorth Carolina-based insurance wholesaler AmWINS Group Inc. has partnered with two insurance industry executives, Terry Younghanz and Richard Parks, to form a new managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on...
Oct 8 2012 // Texas Wholesale Insurance CoalitionA group of Texas-based managing general agents/brokers has formed the Texas Wholesale Insurance Coalition (TWIC) with the goal of enhancing their markets, attracting Texas retail agency...
Oct 8 2012 // A slow trend toward economic recovery in the United States may bring good news and bad news for insurance agents and brokers who handle commercial accounts with cargo and supply chain vulnerabilities.The good news is...
Oct 8 2012 // Among the top recommendations made by a consulting firm hired by Texas insurance regulators to investigate and report on ways to restructure the state’s property insurer of last resort in coastal areas is to reduce...
Oct 8 2012 // InsureZone, MSIFort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone announced it has acquired Denver-based MSI Group, with agencies in 20 states. The purchase adds 63 agencies to InsureZone’s network/cluster program. MSI Group...
Oct 8 2012 // A study concludes that firefighters aren’t capable of responding to calls within nationally recommended time frames in certain parts of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County in New Mexico.The Albuquerque Journal reported...
Oct 5 2012 // Allstate Insurance Co. is reopening brick-and-mortar offices in Massachusetts after a quarter century of absence.Back in 1987, the Northbrook, Ill.-headquartered Allstate closed its offices in Massachusetts and pulled out...
Oct 4 2012 // Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles to look at California’s workers’ compensation reform law in detail and what must be done to implement that law by Jan. 1, 2013.California’s...
Oct 4 2012 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a non-profit entity that acts as the trade association for state insurance commissioners.Although the NAIC may play a central role in regulation of the...
Oct 4 2012 // Insurance Noodle, part of Willis North America, has launched its immediate personal lines quoting hub. Expanding on the functionality of the company’s commercial lines quoting hub, the offering allows insurance...
Oct 4 2012 // Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance brokerage Bollinger Inc. has acquired The Morville Agency of Newton, N.J.The Morville Agency specializes in insuring New Jersey public entities. The agency’s owner George Morville...
Oct 4 2012 // This year six agencies in all received top honors as a Best Agency to Work For. The Best Agencies to Work For in 2012 include: Bryan Insurance Agency, Graham, Texas; Meyer & Cook Insurance, Walnut Grove, California;...
Oct 4 2012 // This year six agencies in all received top honors as a Best Agency to Work For. The Best Agencies to Work For in 2012 include: Bryan Insurance Agency, Graham, Texas; Meyer & Cook Insurance, Walnut Grove, California;...
Oct 4 2012 // This year six agencies in all received top honors as a Best Agency to Work For. The Best Agencies to Work For in 2012 include: Bryan Insurance Agency, Graham, Texas; Meyer & Cook Insurance, Walnut Grove, California;...
Oct 3 2012 // Virginia authorities announced a local insurance agent is facing a handful of federal charges related to fraud. Graham Hutson Messer, 32, of Bremo Bluff, Va., was charged in a sealed indictment returned Sept.12, 2012 and...
Oct 3 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) announced that David Allen Walker was installed as the association’s vice chairman at the association’s recent...