All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 4 2010 // New York-based program administrator The Brownyard Group has formed a new division to serve as a facilitator between its agents and brokers and its underwriting and claims teams.The new division, Brownyard Client Services,...
May 4 2010 // A Connecticut businessman faces sentencing for stealing more than $1.3 million from clients and using the money to gamble at Connecticut’s casinos.Thomas Cipriano has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money...
May 3 2010 // In a ruling that’s being closely watched by some insurers, a Thurston County, Wash., judge has affirmed that the state insurance commissioner may hold an insurance company liable for the actions of the...
May 3 2010 // Professional liability insurer Insight Insurance Services, Inc. has expanded its errors and omissions coverage for insurance agents and agencies and is now licensed to offer its product in 42 states and the District of...
May 3 2010 // On the final day of this legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed omnibus legislation that aims to bring more control over homeowners insurance costs, raises the state’s minimum capital requirements for...
May 3 2010 // Changes in technology such as real-time processing and more competition coming from every side are spurring agency owners to change their operations in order to survive and thrive. But implementing change is never...
May 3 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) and the Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York (CIBGNY) say they will team up to sue the state over new rules that will require agents to disclose...
May 3 2010 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co. (AESLIC) has named Frederick J. Woebse president and chief operating officer. He succeeds Robert Nelson, who was named chairman and chief executive...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // The insurance industry is not as quick to adapt to change as other industries,” but independent insurance agents need to acknowledge that having “a Web presence is non-negotiable,” said Michael LaRocco,...
May 3 2010 // While NCAA men’s basketball tournament referee and insurance agent Gary Maxwell won’t tell you which team was his pick to win (it’s against NCAA rules), he can share what he’s learned on the court...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., hired Keith W. Newell as senior vice president, Southern California Construction Practice Leader in its Los Angeles office. Newell will expand...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
Apr 29 2010 // Two New Jersey insurance agencies have joined forces to launch a master agency named Consolidated Insurance Agents.Pavese McCormick Insurance Agency, of Monmouth Junction, and Valvano Insurance Agency, of Linden, say the...
Apr 29 2010 // Women are under-represented in leadership positions in the insurance industry. Consequently, San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC has launched a women’s initiative — B&B G.R.O.W., which stands for Growth...
Apr 29 2010 // Allstate Insurance Co. has sannounced it is looking to appoint 51 exclusive agency owners in Colorado in 2010. “We see a significant opportunity in the current economy to attract mid-career, mid-level managers to own...
Apr 29 2010 // A newly-formed Mississippi company with backing from a Florida insurer and local private investors including six independent agencies will begin writing homeowners policies on the coast in Mississippi.Gulfport-based...
Apr 28 2010 // Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. (PacificComp), formerly Employers Direct Insurance Co., has relaunched its business with a new name and transformation from a direct writer of workers’...