All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 1 2010 // In the ever controversial topic of workers’ compensation insurance in California, State Compensation Insurance Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe seemingly offers a bit of Zen. Rowe, who took the helm of the company in...
Nov 1 2010 // A revolution is underway that is having dramatic effects on insurance agencies, and the entire world. In the simplest terms, no one wants to do anything they don’t want to do.The supermarket delivers groceries, the...
Nov 1 2010 // There are several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure:Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is...
Nov 1 2010 // Juan Andrade stepped down as Commercial Markets president at The Hartford to join Ace as president of the insurers’ Global Personal Lines and Small Commercial Insurance division. He will assume the new position with...
Nov 1 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...
Nov 1 2010 // Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly errors and omissions (E&O) claims, according to experts and educators.The...
Nov 1 2010 // Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to agency errors and omissions (E&O) exposures. But agency owners are not the only ones...
Nov 1 2010 // In this age of Great Global Recession, collapsing corporations and profligate governments alike have often been proclaimed to be “too big to fail.”Independent insurance agencies know that this is a term that...
Nov 1 2010 // As many businesses work to reduce their carbon footprints and go green, insurers are rushing to keep up with the world of alternative energy, climate change, green technology and green building by developing new products...
Nov 1 2010 // When trying to get clients back in door for policy reviews, agents need to understand what drives that client.“People are not going to just spend an evening or an afternoon of their time to go in and see an insurance...
Nov 1 2010 // The ongoing downturn in the real estate market is forcing many professionals to make tough choices on where to trim expenses. While during a hot real estate market realtors would not consider dropping their errors and...
Oct 29 2010 // London-based Oxygen Insurance Brokers announced that it has “further strengthened its broking and risk management services to architects, engineers and surveyors with the appointment of two new senior brokers, part...
Oct 28 2010 // A London-based insurance broker has been jailed after admitting making or authorizing corrupt payments worth almost $2 million to officials in the Costa Rican state insurance company and national electricity and...
Oct 28 2010 // Global regulators called on national authorities on Wednesday to curb the role of credit rating agencies in the financial system, challenging the value of an industry widely criticized in recent years.The Financial...
Oct 28 2010 // Halloween is scary fun for kids—and for some insurance agents, too. These insurance professionals make sure their clients who manage haunted houses, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and other Halloween attractions are...
Oct 28 2010 // Indianapolis-based Oak Street Funding, one of the largest insurance lending firms for the insurance industry and insurance agencies, has been acquired by private equity firms managed by the firm Angelo, Gordon & Co....
Oct 28 2010 // Michigan-based Foremost Insurance Group is the newest member to join the Trusted Choice consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. Foremost is a provider for property and casualty insurance...
Oct 27 2010 // Tricia O’Neill has been appointed as broker relationship leader for the North American business’ wholesale distributor locations for Zurich. O’Neill’s focus will be on developing and executing...
Oct 27 2010 // This October marks my 31st anniversary in the insurance industry. Many things have changed since my first insurance sale. Initially, my experience and confidence level precluded me from effectively pursuing larger or...
Oct 26 2010 // What if you could get all the benefits of attending an insurance trade show without any expense or leaving your office?Find New Markets, connect with existing markets, learn from the experts in the lecture hall, network...