All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2010 // Keeping up with technology can be mind-boggling, even if you’re not the type of person who calls for tech support every time your computer crashes. After all, the past decade has given birth to the iPod, iPhone,...
Dec 5 2010 // New York agents failed to make their case that insurance regulators cannot require agents and brokers to disclose their commissions, a Supreme Court judge has ruled.That decision by Supreme Court Justice Richard M. Platkin...
Dec 5 2010 // The MLR does not protect agent and broker compensation.In their zeal to control health care costs, federal policymakers may be pushing health insurance agents and brokers to the sidelines and potentially out of business....
Dec 5 2010 // As more and more experienced insurance agency and carrier employees discover their retirement income isn’t what they thought it would be, many are happy to find work they can do from home to supplement their income....
Dec 5 2010 // Frost Insurance in Austin, Texas promoted Sheri Smyth to vice president of personal lines. Smyth, a 23-year insurance industry veteran, manages the personal lines department’s growth and retention efforts, and...
Dec 5 2010 // Certificates of insurance can create problems for insurance agents, especially in the areas of commercial property and the construction industry. The potential for disputes to arise is so great that the Texas Department of...
Dec 5 2010 // Certificates of insurance can create problems for insurance agents, especially in the areas of commercial property and the construction industry. The potential for disputes to arise is so great that the Texas Department of...
Dec 5 2010 // Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised a little in the first half of 2010, following some heavy catastrophe losses. But company President and CEO Mike LaRocco said...
Dec 5 2010 // Oakland, Calif.-based catastrophe risk modeling firm EQECAT Inc. named Bill Keogh president. He will be based in the Hackensack, N.J., office.Keogh previously served as senior vice president of strategic initiatives. He...
Dec 5 2010 // Every state has been impacted by Arizona’s immigration law, as there is now a cry for immigration reform. Employers who hire a questionable workforce due to the “dirty” or menial nature of certain jobs...
Dec 5 2010 // Certificates of insurance can create problems for insurance agents, especially in the areas of commercial property and the construction industries. The potential for disputes to arise is so great that a regulator recently...
Dec 5 2010 // The California Department of Insurance is delaying for six months the implementation of a new licensing requirement for fire and casualty licensees that want to sell health insurance.AB 2782 would have required existing...
Dec 5 2010 // After months of discussions, the interim final rule on Medical Loss Ratios (MLRs) released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was a huge disappointment. The rule essentially mirrors efforts by the...
Dec 5 2010 // There are a lot of performance benchmarks to focus on to become a top performing insurance agency and to achieve high profitability. One of the areas agencies need to focus on is compensation expenses. With a struggling...
Dec 5 2010 // About this report: The economy and soft insurance market have continued to dampen results for many independent insurance agencies. But despite challenging conditions, some agencies have managed to grow their agency P/C...
Dec 3 2010 // Motorists Insurance Co. was among those individuals and groups recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana at the agent group’s recent annual convention. The IIAI honored Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists...
Dec 3 2010 // After more than 40 years in the insurance industry, Scott Johnson, executive vice president of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA), will be retiring in December. Johnson has served the FAIA since...
Dec 2 2010 // Top global insurance broker Aon Corp. looks to grow over the next couple of years on the back of improved pricing and a recent key acquisition, which appears to be attracting smart investors to the stock.While some...
Dec 2 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana has installed Byron C. Kauffman as president of the organization for 2011.Kauffman is with Wetzel Insurance Agency Inc., North Manchester, Ind. Other officers installed for 2011...
Dec 2 2010 // Brokerslink, one of the world’s largest independent insurance broker alliances, has added three new members expanding its presence in key geographical markets and specialist business areas.The new members...