All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 4 2010 // Michigan insurance officials have gone to court to force a Troy insurance broker to remit $1.3 million in premiums he owes to multiple insurance companies.The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation petitioned the...
Oct 4 2010 // The nation’s flood insurance program is extending the availability of lower cost policies for some property owners who have been recently remapped into higher-priced areas.Since 2008, many homes and businesses in the...
Oct 4 2010 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently conducted a public hearing with the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB) to review the impact of the federal Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements. The...
Oct 4 2010 // The Hartford has appointed Lisa Morgan as senior vice president of its Middle Market commercial insurance business. Morgan will lead The Hartford’s $2 billion middle market commercial insurance unit that serves...
Oct 4 2010 // Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in central Texas, added agent Andy Webb to its sales team. Webb began his career in the insurance industry in March...
Oct 4 2010 // Since 2008, many homes and businesses in the United States have been re-zoned on Federal Emergency Management Administration flood hazard maps from low-to-moderate flood risk areas into higher risk areas, and vice versa....
Oct 4 2010 // In what’s being called “a major victory for insurance agents and brokers,” the California Department of Insurance has notified the California Office of Administrative Law of its intention to repeal...
Oct 4 2010 // Salt Lake City-based The Buckner Co. named Mark A. Oligschlaeger executive vice president/chief operations officer. He joins the insurance firm after having spent the past 12 years working for Leucadia National Corp.,...
Oct 4 2010 // Insurance agents and brokers want the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to change its broker of service policy and instead recognize broker of record (BOR) letters.While the policy not to recognize BOR letters...
Oct 4 2010 // Since 2008, many homes and businesses in the United States have been re-zoned on Federal Emergency Management Administration flood hazard maps from low to moderate flood risk areas into higher risk areas, and vice versa....
Oct 4 2010 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Houston, should know. She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...
Oct 4 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...