All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 27 2010 // Some 224 independent insurance agencies from across the country have been selected for the for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) 2010 Best Practices Study.Once...
Sep 24 2010 // Independent agent Brian Bartosh, president of Alpena, Mich.-based Top O’ Michigan Insurance, has been elected to serve as 2011 chair of Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the users group for Applied Systems...
Sep 23 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 (OFIR) has...
Sep 23 2010 // Godfrey Gray Bell, Sr., of Greenville, N.C., has been arrested and charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent, according to state officials. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that from...
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Sep 23 2010 // Since 2008, many homes and businesses in the United States have been rezoned on Federal Emergency Management Administration flood hazard maps from low-to-moderate flood risk areas into higher risk areas, and vice versa....
Sep 22 2010 // Michael Menegus has recently joined E.L.M. Insurance Brokers as a new broker in San Diego. He will call on retail agents and brokers in the San Diego area. Menegus has expertise in employment practices liability, errors...
Sep 21 2010 // One of the most important features of writing high net worth business is high value homeowner’s coverage — but these policies can be complicated for agents to understand because they have many more components...
Sep 21 2010 // Brown & Brown, Inc. announced that Rob Roth has been named director and practice leader of Professional Liability for the company’s wholesale brokerage division. Roth began his career with ECC Insurance Brokers,...
Sep 20 2010 // Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you...
Sep 20 2010 // With a letter sent out a few weeks ago, Explorer Insurance announced that it will no longer write private automobile policies in Florida because there is too much fraud.“The company is taking this action in light of...
Sep 20 2010 // Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you...
Sep 20 2010 // Scott Brock was appointed CEO of Dallas-based Goss Reinsurance Brokers Inc., the reinsurance brokerage division of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. Brock will work with Chris Turner, president of Goss Re, to provide focused,...
Sep 20 2010 // Following Hurricane Katrina, many insurance agents and brokers were sued by customers who found they were underinsured for their losses caused by the hurricane. It is fair to say that most of those claims involved issues...
Sep 20 2010 // Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you...
Sep 20 2010 // I love the way my agency handles everything!That Lovin’ Feelin’ Everyone wants to feel the love. You work hard, always keeping the needs of your customers and employees in tight focus while building up your...
Sep 20 2010 // The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal.The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2010 accent different programs or benefits depending upon their...
Sep 20 2010 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. promoted Christopher J. Maguire and Sean S. Sweeney to co-presidents.Maguire joined Philadelphia Insurance Companies in 1987 and has managed underwriting operations and production. In his most...
Sep 20 2010 // Proactively Manage Your Future and Be Ready for Change 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...
Sep 20 2010 // Real estate errors and omissions (E&O) liability coverage is big business. Although the recent property debacle has focused attention on single home sales, they are only part of the market, even if transactions...