All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 16 2012 // A formerly licensed insurance agent in Oklahoma, Matthew Hammer, has been sentenced for fraud. Hammer pled guilty to one felony count of Obtaining Property by False Pretense and was sentenced to a three-year deferred...
Apr 16 2012 // A man and a boy who suffered brain damage due to government negligence and the parents of a slain police informant will be compensated through three bills signed by Gov. Rick Scott. One would require Lee County’s...
Apr 16 2012 // This industry is changing fast. Quite a number of agency owners and carrier executives will realize this fact too late. This reality is not necessarily a sad fact because great success stories will arise from these...
Apr 16 2012 // Insurance customers are price-sensitive shoppers, and they have become more so given the financial pressures of the struggling economy.Many observers fear that standard coverage is becoming commoditized to the point where...
Apr 16 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals.Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
Apr 16 2012 // Some insurance agents are urging caution as Missouri lawmakers consider changes to a state-created workers’ compensation firm that has been criticized by the state auditor for taking advantage of a federal tax...
Apr 16 2012 // Young producers are essential to the survival of the independent agency system. They are enthusiastic and motivated, and if you can put up with their “young versus old” histrionics, a lot of fun to work...
Apr 13 2012 // Steve Young was somewhat upbeat when he was asked what he thought about the outcome of a long-brewing legal battle between three insurance associations and the California Department of Insurance.That upbeat attitude is...
Apr 13 2012 // A cap on crop insurance premium subsidies could save the federal government up to $1 billion a year, according to a government report.If a limit of $40,000 had been applied to individual farmers’ crop insurance...
Apr 13 2012 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, added Barton Insurance Agency as a new member. Founded in 1954, Barton Insurance Agency has been offering insurance...
Apr 12 2012 // The McIntyre Group, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm, promoted Brian Hall to vice president. Brian Hall Hall joined The McIntyre Group in 2006 as a marketing executive...
Apr 12 2012 // Special Agent, the insurance agency management system, is now available in all 50 states, and the company has also launched a new website. Special Agent had previously only been offered to independent insurance agencies in...
Apr 12 2012 // Insurance customers are price-sensitive shoppers, and they have become more so given the financial pressures of the struggling economy.Many observers fear that standard coverage is becoming commoditized to the point where...
Apr 12 2012 // A former Oklahoma insurance agent has been arrested for fraud and state officials are seeking victims of a scam he allegedly perpetrated upon elderly individuals.The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that Marshall...
Apr 10 2012 // As weather disasters strike with more frequency, U.S. homeowners first get hit with the destruction or total loss of property. Many are then hit with the unexpected loss of homeowners insurance policies as insurance...
Apr 10 2012 // An Oklahoma insurance agent is facing charges for exploitation of the elderly and fraud, investigators say.Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that charges have been filed in Kay County against Marshall...
Apr 10 2012 // Insurance software company Applied Systems announced plans to open a Canadian data center in the third quarter of 2012, in order to provide “additional data storage for the growing number of insurance brokers who...
Apr 9 2012 // The recent acquisition of Roseland, N.J.-based insurance wholesaler Crump Group by BB&T Corp., a major regional bank and insurance broker based in Winston-Salem, N.C., created one of the largest providers of wholesale...
Apr 9 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and McCurtain County District Attorney Mark Matloff announced the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Matthew Hammer, a formerly licensed insurance agent in Oklahoma. The...
Apr 6 2012 // New York regulators are expanding their investigation into the so-called force-placed insurance that target homeowners in financial distress.Benjamin Lawsky, the state’s superintendent for the financial services...