All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2009 // Kirby Dibb has joined independent insurance brokerage TriSure in Raleigh, North Carolina, as client services manager for safety and risk management. In her new capacity, Dibb is responsible for the design, training and...
Sep 23 2009 // A financial service worker in South Carolina was sentenced today to two years in prison for using a scheme to dupe mortgage companies and homeowners in Eastern Kentucky.David C. Thomas, of Greenville, S.C. admitted he...
Sep 23 2009 // Florida has given the go-ahead to a new homeowners insurance company that plans to focus on what it says is the underserved market of homes built before 2002.Prepared Insurance Co., headquartered in Tampa, intends to use...
Sep 23 2009 // Long-time Sacramento lobbyist for California insurance agents and former Federal Bureau of Investigations investigator, Fred G. Dupuis, died last week in Marin County, where he had lived for 60 years. Dupuis was 93 years...
Sep 22 2009 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered a Des Moines-based, former insurance agent to immediately stop selling what are apparently fake insurance policies.Brenda L. MacLaren-Beattie and The...
Sep 21 2009 // Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists.They got their producer licenses in states that did...
Sep 21 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Minnesota Inc. named Gina Samland managing director for its Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas City, Kan., operations. She is based in the Omaha, Neb., office.In her new role, Samland is...
Sep 21 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) has given its Commonwealth Award to Republican lawmaker Frank D. Hargrove Sr. The award recognizes outstanding service for the insurance industry, independent insurance...
Sep 21 2009 // The New York State Insurance Department released proposed new rules mandating how and what insurance agents must reveal to clients about how they are compensated in the sale of policy.The so-called transparency rules...
Sep 21 2009 // Top Insurance Agencies Sell 26% of Policies Due to Follow-Up Using X-Dates Shows New DataAn analysis of over 180 insurance agencies using Leads360’s lead management and lead nurturing software provides decisive...
Sep 21 2009 // The new company will use independent agents and brokers for sales.Florida officials announced that a new Miami-based insurance company will pick up the insurance for about 15,000 of the policyholders now with First...
Sep 21 2009 // Insurance agency owners are always looking for ways to generate more income and grow their business. This typically involves spending a lot of time, effort and money on marketing and selling to new prospects. As...
Sep 21 2009 // The new company will use independent agents and brokers for sales.Florida officials announced that a new Miami-based insurance company will pick up the insurance for about 15,000 of the policyholders now with First...
Sep 21 2009 // Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Gary Grose as U.S. marketing director. Grose joins Marsh with 20 years of insurance industry marketing and sales experience. He reports to Jack Butcher, U.S. sales and...
Sep 21 2009 // It’s a remarkable coincidence that several state regulators in the Northeast seem to be moving on to greener pastures just as key reform efforts are winding into place.This past month, Massachusetts Insurance...
Sep 21 2009 // J. David Daniel was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. He will...
Sep 21 2009 // Carl Zeutzius has walked his share of floors over the past four years. But they were miles well traveled.As a Certified Work Comp Advisor (CWCA) and director of Sales and Marketing for UNICO Group, an insurance, risk...
Sep 21 2009 // The Web site for Hanover Excess (www.hanoverxs.com) proclaims that the people at this North Carolina excess and surplus brokerage believe in the “pursuit of excellence while keeping a sense of humor.”David...
Sep 21 2009 // Ever since the Obama Administration said it would not pursue medical marijuana dispensaries, the number of such businesses has exploded in California.Now, a few insurance agents are catering to them. Medical marijuana...
Sep 21 2009 // Louisiana-based insurance wholesaler, Specialty Risk Associates Inc., announced several changes to its management team.Thomas Garland was named chief operating officer. Garland joined Specialty Risk in 2004 as vice...