All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 17 2010 // Boston-based AIR Worldwide announced that UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of UIB International/UIB Holdings UK Ltd, has licensed AIR’s catastrophe risk management systems.“UIB is an...
Nov 17 2010 // A government audit of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has found that the agency has managed to reduce costs and operate efficiently during the economic downturn.In fact, the state...
Nov 16 2010 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has introduced specialized capabilities for three areas of the healthcare industry: durable medical equipment, diagnostic services and homecare services.The new capabilities will protect...
Nov 15 2010 // The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has reversed a lower court’s $4.2 million judgment against former CRC Insurance Services broker Constance Callan.According to court documents in Constance...
Nov 15 2010 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed two new Regional Managing Directors for Willis Networks, the global insurance broker’s alliance with local, independent brokers in the UK. Mike Rush will be responsible for Willis...
Nov 15 2010 // Frances Moore, of Moravian Falls,. N.C., an insurance agent and owner and operator of Fran Moore Allstate Agency, has been charged with 14 counts of insurance fraud, according to officials. Insurance Commissioner Wayne...
Nov 14 2010 // New York regulators have finalized guidelines for how agents and brokers are to reveal to clients their commissions, but at least one trade group says any changes to the rules thus far have been...
Nov 14 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done… No excuses!”That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...
Nov 14 2010 // Bowing to pressure from insurers and agent groups, Massachusetts safety regulators have eased new workers’ comp paperwork requirements for some out-of-state contractors.At issue is a form used by inspectors to verify...
Nov 14 2010 // A North Dakota insurance agent has pleaded guilty to conning a Grand Forks real estate company into paying more than $64,000 for nonexistent home policies. David Glessner of Grand Forks reached a plea agreement with...
Nov 14 2010 // The federal government’s crackdown on fraud and errors in Medicare and Medicaid is raising liability issues for firms that specialize in managing claims and billing for these programs – and has some scampering...
Nov 14 2010 // When I was a regional advisor for a multiline insurance company we were always looking for ways to help agents build more profitable agencies. The most successful agents invariably had a system to promote life insurance...
Nov 14 2010 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon as Secretary-Treasurer for 2011. Donelon is presently serving on the Executive Committee of the NAIC and...
Nov 14 2010 // Republican Mark Darr, an insurance agent, will be Arkansas’ next lieutenant governor, having beaten Democrat Shane Broadway on Nov. 2. Darr, from Rogers, clinched the victory in a close race in his first attempt at...
Nov 14 2010 // In what’s being called “a major victory for insurance agents and brokers,” the California Office of Administrative Law has approved Department of Insurance plans to repeal certain portions of its privacy...
Nov 14 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done … No excuses!”That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...
Nov 14 2010 // Sean McGovern, Lloyd’s general counsel and, since February 2010, the director of Lloyd’s North America, may still have time to pursue his favorite pastime – sailing – but he may find it more...
Nov 14 2010 // Cash flow today is probably more critical to small businesses than anytime in 20 or maybe even 40 years. This is especially true for agencies. I have seen many articles written about agencies cutting expenses, but for many...
Nov 14 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) said that its political action committee, InsurPac, distributed more than $1.7 million in the 2010 campaign cycle resulting in a...
Nov 14 2010 // Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity between July and September was robust making the third quarter the most active with 61 deals versus 36 last year. Deal volume for the first nine months is up 28 percent from the...