All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2012 // Given the death of the auto insurance industry, most expected a somber mood at the convention of the American Independent Insurance Agents Association Inc. dba The Big “A” in Washington, D.C. But that...
Aug 20 2012 // Have you ever wanted to find out just what it is like to be struck with an errors and omissions (E&O) claim? Well, here’s how:10. Just document it in the agency management system. This was actually the...
Aug 20 2012 // The following were submitted by Insurance Journal readers:A North Carolina lawyer who purchased a box of rare and expensive cigars and smoked them all won a claim against his insurer because he had insured the cigars...
Aug 16 2012 // The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was answered recently by the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Emerson Electric Co. v....
Aug 16 2012 // Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, has expanded the Forum Captive Insurance Program to moving agents affiliated with North American Van Lines, a moving and storage company with more than...
Aug 16 2012 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is alerting consumers that David Griffith Morrow of Morrow Insurance of Decatur is continuing to act as an insurance producer although his license was revoked effective June 8, 2012.The...
Aug 15 2012 // General Star Management Co. has made its admitted professional liability coverage for real estate agents available in California. Underwritten by General Star’s Professional E&O Division, the new offering is...
Aug 15 2012 // Orlando, FL, 08/15/12 – Astonish, the leader in digital marketing for local insurance agencies, is very pleased to announce The National Alliance, www.TheNationalAlliance.com, as a Gold Sponsor at the annual eAgent...
Aug 14 2012 // MyNewMarkets.com is changing the way agents find products listed by markets on the site. We’re making the move over to tags instead of having companies choose specific categories. If you’ve not yet listed your...
Aug 14 2012 // Trusted Choice announced that Summer Roachell of Conway, Ark. and Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 44nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National...
Aug 14 2012 // Los Angeles, CA, 08/14/12 – Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that Vicki Snow has joined the firm’s Casualty Practice Group in the position of Assistant Vice...
Aug 10 2012 // Sterling & Sterling Inc. an insurance broker based in Woodbury, N.Y., and The Hyde Agency, a specialty surety bond broker in New York City, are forming a joint venture under the name SterlingHyde Group.This new entity...
Aug 10 2012 // U.S. regulators and futures industry players said on Thursday that there is no perfect solution to safeguard customer money in the wake of two major brokerage scandals, but added that policymakers should move quickly on...
Aug 9 2012 // New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill this month that allows property/casualty insurers, brokers and agents to give gifts worth up to $25 to insureds or prospective clients during the insurance sales process.The...
Aug 9 2012 // New York-based Integro Insurance Brokers has acquired Allan Chapman & James Insurance Brokers Limited of Colchester, a United Kingdom insurance broker. Established in 1988, Allan Chapman & James specializes in...
Aug 8 2012 // CRC|Crump announced that Delia Wright has joined its Dallas office as a property/casualty associate broker. Wright’s responsibilities will include underwriting MGA business and brokering for general commercial...
Aug 8 2012 // A St. Charles, Mo., man has been convicted of killing his auto insurance agent during a robbery prompted by a big loss at a casino. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a jury deliberated less than three hours before...
Aug 6 2012 // An insurance agent from Butte, Mont., who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7,200 of his client’s premiums has been given a three-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay restitution. State Insurance...
Aug 6 2012 // Small business is alive and well, despite the gloomy, reports we read about the weak national economy. To be more specific, small businesses started by ethnic minorities is booming. The niche where we have first-hand...
Aug 6 2012 // Evaluate, evolve, sharpen focus, create value.That’s how a group of executives at one Midwest-based property/casualty insurance company summarized the organization’s ability to grow and thrive through a century...