All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2012 // Until Florida creates an atmosphere of political and regulatory stability, and allows companies to turn a profit, the private market will remain reluctant to write homeowners in the state, said a panel of insurance...
Jun 13 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) said four new agencies in the Northeast region joined the partnership in May. The new members are: Susquehanna Valley Insurance Center of Montoursville, Penn.; Spectrum...
Jun 13 2012 // NFL quarterback Vince Young has filed a fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against his ex-agent and a former financial adviser.The Houston Chronicle reports that the lawsuit filed Monday in Houston claims...
Jun 12 2012 // Hampton, New Hampshire-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance added six new member agencies from the West in May. May’s new members include: Joseph Torrente of Aptos, Calif. Actera Insurance Solutions of Denver,...
Jun 12 2012 // Florida has made a good start on addressing some of the state’s most pressing insurance issues such as pursuing ways to depopulate the state-backed homeowners insurer and reforming the no-fault auto insurance law,...
Jun 11 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based brokerage firm Sterling & Sterling Inc. appointed Howard Tollin as president of the environmental services division. In this newly-created position, he will be responsible for working with clients...
Jun 8 2012 // A current and a former insurance agent from Southern California have been arrested for allegedly running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme.Edwin Salazar, 34, of Downey, and Michael Zuniga, 41, of Fullerton have each been...
Jun 8 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Broker Benefit Services L.L.C. in Chesterfield, Mo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, Broker Benefit Services offers employee benefit brokerage and...
Jun 8 2012 // Consolidated Insurance Agents, an exclusive network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies in New Jersey, said it added two new agencies to its network in May. BCG Advisors Inc. of Jersey City and Alamo...
Jun 8 2012 // Wal-Mart and independent agencies seemingly have little in common. Not so. There are many helpful ideas to cull from Mr. Walton’s amazing odyssey from one store to the largest retailer in the world — as revealed in...
Jun 8 2012 // MDS Holdings, the European and Latin American insurance brokerage group, announced that Jacqueline Legrand has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer and Board director. She will be responsible for guiding the...
Jun 7 2012 // A judge has rejected a request for a preliminary injunction in the case of a bankrupt Southern California insurance agency following a long, accusation-fueled legal battle between the former and current owners of the...
Jun 6 2012 // Editor’s Note: See C.M. Meiers Preliminary Injunction Decided, But Far From Over for updates, more of the judge’s opinion, comments from attorneys, as well as legal analysis.A judge has rejected a request for a...
Jun 6 2012 // Pearl River, N.Y.-based global reinsurance broker U.S. RE Corporation appointed Victor Marques as senior vice president. U.S. RE said Marques brings more than 25 years in the field to his new role at the company’s...
Jun 5 2012 // Editor’s note: For more read an updated story on this case, “C.M. Meiers Preliminary Injunction Decided, But Far From Over“Expect the allegation-laden battle between the new and old owners of bankrupt...
Jun 5 2012 // Jon Corzine failed to address MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s growing liquidity needs as he tried to build the commodities broker into a global investment powerhouse, helping create the conditions that led to its downfall,...
Jun 5 2012 // Winter Park, Fla.-based insurance broker Kuykendall Gardner recently hired Brendan Loflin as vice president. In this role, he will be responsible for insurance and bond sales, new business development, client relations and...
Jun 4 2012 // When the question is how to shrink Florida’s state-backed home insurer, answers from insurance agents, insurer executives, state lawmakers, and others come down to increasing rates and shifting more policies to the...
Jun 4 2012 // Hagerty Insurance Agency, the specialist provider of collector vehicle insurance, announced that as of April 24, 2012 its subsidiary, Hagerty Canada, LLC, will make similar coverage available to all brokers in Canada. The...
Jun 4 2012 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, which represents thousands of independent agents statewide, has topped more than 2,000 agencies for the first time in its history. FAIA’s growth comes despite...