All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 6 2012 // The Minnesota Legislature has selected an insurance agency owner to serve on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.Thomas Devine was elected a regent during a recent joint House-Senate convention. He...
Apr 5 2012 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Yoshihide ‘Dean’ Enomoto as President and CEO of its retail brokerage business in Japan. The announcement coincides with news that the global insurance broker has opened a...
Apr 4 2012 // Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office.Jennie Reed has been promoted to senior...
Apr 4 2012 // Jeff Sibell has joined PCG Agencies Inc. in St. Paul, Minn., as vice president of finance. Sibell has many years of experience in the insurance, financial services and legal industries, and bring extensive IT skills, as...
Apr 4 2012 // Some insurance agents are urging caution as Missouri lawmakers considered changes to a state-created workers’ compensation firm that has been criticized by the state auditor for taking advantage of a federal tax...
Apr 4 2012 // A bulletin from the Association of British Insurers states that “older customers will find it easier to get motor [auto] and travel insurance under an agreement between the ABI, the Government and the British...
Apr 3 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 3 2012 // A Maryland insurance broker has admitted making more than $1 million in bribes to a former school superintendent in southern New Jersey.Seventy-year-old Francis X. Gartland of Baltimore pleaded guilty Monday to charges of...
Apr 2 2012 // Marsh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Marsh & McLennan Companies, acquired Cosmos Services (America) Inc., the U.S. insurance brokerage subsidiary of global trading firm Itochu Corporation. Terms of the...
Apr 2 2012 // Pop quiz: Agency owners, please write down a short list of the management challenges constantly facing your company. The catch – you cannot list increasing new business revenue or retaining current clients. Portfolio...
Apr 2 2012 // Social media is a good marketing tool when used wisely. Today’s agencies are creating interaction among fans while developing promotions that generate revenue. The following includes 50 marketing ideas that agencies...
Apr 2 2012 // It looks like the courtroom battle has ended for New York State’s broker compensation disclosure regulation.In March, the New York appeals court agreed with the lower court and said insurance regulators were within...
Apr 2 2012 // As you execute on your business plan, are you guided by long term objectives, short term goals or a balance of each? Agency owners often perceive growth and profit as mutually exclusive. In our consulting practice, we...
Mar 29 2012 // Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance broker Bollinger acquired Creative Agency Group in Holmdel, N.J.Creative Agency Group specializes in program business — specifically golf and county clubs, health and fitness clubs,...
Mar 28 2012 // Young property/casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. are being called upon to answer some questions … and have some fun.Gen X, Gen Y agents: who are you? What do you really think about your career? About...
Mar 28 2012 // A new program sponsored by the National Ethics Association provides low-cost E&O insurance to property & casualty insurance agents nationwide. Issued by Everest National Insurance Co. and administered by Marsh U.S....
Mar 27 2012 // Hartford Financial Services Group’s independent brokerage unit Woodbury Financial Services hasn’t posted a profit for at least five years, but some investment bankers say that won’t deter a small circle...
Mar 27 2012 // When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were...
Mar 27 2012 // Insurance software company Applied Systems will unveil the latest release of its browser-based agency management software Epic on April 27.Applied Systems said Epic 6 provides for more streamlined agent-carrier...
Mar 26 2012 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions hired Edgar Salcedo as a broker and Carrie Anderson as an associate broker in the firm’s casualty practice group. Salcedo specializes in habitational, hospitality,...