All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2010 // Property/casualty insurance advocacy groups, including the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Oct 18 2010 // Currently, the insurance industry is on the brink of a demographic shift, and as more young professionals begin to enter the field and veterans begin to retire, a whole new set of expectations arises regarding technology...
Oct 18 2010 // They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but in the past few...
Oct 15 2010 // The Builder Agent Network has expanded their offerings available to Texas home builders and general contractors to include trade contractors. Builder Agent Network (BAN) is a managing general agent for several insurance...
Oct 15 2010 // Three insurance producer groups have joined forces to form the Texas Coalition of Health Insurance Agents to monitor, respond to and communicate on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care...
Oct 14 2010 // State Insurance Department officials say they have begun a criminal investigation into the businesses of a Fayetteville man who killed himself in August. The Fayetteville Observer reported that a spokeswoman says the state...
Oct 14 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agencies announce that Todd Kilkenny has joined the association as director of agency management resources. Kilkenny will be responsible for...
Oct 14 2010 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the second annual Young Agents State Liaison of the Year award to Steve...
Oct 13 2010 // A Winnsboro, La., agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators with a cease and desist order, a summary suspension order and a $10,000 fine notice for alleged misrepresentation.The...
Oct 12 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...
Oct 12 2010 // The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to provisions in the massive reform bill that would modernize regulation...
Oct 12 2010 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has acquired ReSource Intermediaries, Inc., a reinsurance advisory and brokerage firm based in San Francisco.The move paves the way for New York-based Integro to become...
Oct 12 2010 // We have discussed how you might outsource back office work, work that is not full time, or work for which you can’t find staff. We have discussed training a receptionist how to answer a phone and handle...
Oct 7 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG).Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...
Oct 7 2010 // It’s time again for Insurance Journal to find out what’s been going on with Insurance Agents’ Errors & Omissions Insurance. IJ’s annual survey solicits the experiences and opinions of...
Oct 6 2010 // I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of those forces include: legislation, case law, the Web,...
Oct 5 2010 // For insurance agents, there is a lesson to be learned from Hulk Hogan — particularly about the pitfalls of selling coverage to wealthy clients.The well-known, ex-professional wrestler turned reality TV star is suing...
Oct 4 2010 // A trade group for agents in several Northeast states are urging Massachusetts regulators to rethink new paperwork requirements for out-of-state businesses’ workers’ comp coverage.Massachusetts Division of...
Oct 4 2010 // An Idaho judge has ordered an insurance agent from Rathdrum to spend 20 days in jail and pay more than $4,200 in restitution for insurance fraud.Former Mutual of Omaha agent Wesley Bruce Thompson pleaded guilty to the...
Oct 4 2010 // Who says insurance agents aren’t cool? A Texas-based independent insurance agency has proven they know what’s up with a new iPhone application that gives their customers access to important account information...