All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2010 // State Farm Insurance Co. has decided to discontinue writing new flood insurance policies with the National Flood Insurance Program but the company says it will still service existing policies and State Farm agents will...
Jun 8 2010 // Officials from Colorado’s state-chartered workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance have some explaining to do.The Legislative Audit Committee recently met to go over the company’s financial...
Jun 7 2010 // Infinity Auto Insurance has announced the addition of Leads360 to its Infinity Perks Web site, where Infinity’s appointed independent agents will now have access to Leads360’s lead management software and...
Jun 7 2010 // Networked Insurance Agents of Grass Valley, Calif., has promoted three managers. Mike Carrington and Joann Webb were promoted to assistant vice presidents, commercial lines. In his new role, Carrington will be responsible...
Jun 7 2010 // Matthew F. Schafnitz, co-founder and CEO of Brakke-Schafnitz Insurance Brokers Inc. in Laguna Niguel, Calif., announced the completed purchase of Brakke-Schafnitz Insurance Brokers Inc. and the formation of the holding...
Jun 7 2010 // The Hill County Insurance Agency, located in Hillsboro, Texas, has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers.Hill County...
Jun 7 2010 // Two trade groups for New York insurance agents are suing the state’s insurance regulator over new rules that will force them to reveal to clients how much they are paid for a particular transaction.The Independent...
Jun 7 2010 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is proposing new regulations that she says will rein in sales and underwriting practices for auto insurers and agents in the state.The regulations come in response to a report...
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers.Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Jun 7 2010 // The Atlantic hurricane season forecasts are in and they aren’t pretty. All the major forecasters have predicted the season will be much more active than last season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Jun 7 2010 // Wholesaler Crump Insurance promoted Kevin Hahn to executive vice president. As head of New York brokerage operations, Hahn will oversee Crump’s offices in Long Island and New York, and its environmental practice.XL...
Jun 7 2010 // Congress’s inability to act leaves many in flood prone areas vulnerable – for the second time this year and the fourth in 12 months’ time.When it rains it pours, as the saying goes. By extension, one...
Jun 7 2010 // Craig A. Payan has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors for Itasca, Ill.-based Associated Risk Managers International Inc. Payan is president of PA&T Insurance and Financial Services, an...
Jun 7 2010 // Many agency owners are changing their operations to survive and thrive. But change is never easy. Managing change requires two capabilities: smart decision-making and sound implementation.Deciding to make a change in the...
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers.Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Jun 7 2010 // Crump Insurance Services Inc. has invested in new talent for its Atlanta brokerage location. Terry Sherwin has joined Crump as the Atlanta office leader; and property brokers Alex Duran, Jordan Yoss and Carl Feldhaus have...
Jun 7 2010 // Some Tennessee homeowners have been surprised to learn their policies won’t pay for flood damage and an attorney and lobbyist is warning insurance agents not to admit to any wrongdoing if clients confront them about...
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers.Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Jun 7 2010 // There is a quote from Warren Buffet that I want to put on my wall and send to all my colleagues: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”Agents, brokers and underwriters should heed Mr. Buffet’s...
Jun 7 2010 // The Atlantic hurricane season forecasts are in and they aren’t pretty. All the major forecasters have predicted the season will be much more active than last season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...