All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2009 // Houston-based insurance agency Bowen, Miclette & Britt named Dan Persha director of environmental risk management. With 30 years of commercial insurance brokerage experience, Persha specializes in heavy casualty,...
Jul 6 2009 // Edward J. Maucere, former owner of London American General Agency Inc., a San Diego-based wholesale brokerage and underwriting manager for commercial transportation business, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2009, at...
Jul 6 2009 // Automobile shoppers may be abandoning car makers but insurance carriers and brokers remain dedicated partners, experts say.Yet no one can deny that tough times have fallen on many of the nation’s car dealers who seem...
Jul 6 2009 // Quality claims service continues to be the top factor in how independent agents evaluate their carriers, although insurers’ financial strength ratings are now a much bigger concern for agents than in the past, an...
Jul 6 2009 // Contractors with a sharp eye for their bottom line are smart to place a premium on safety. Insurance agents and brokers tend to know a construction business that avoids injuries is not only applying safe building...
Jul 6 2009 // Risk managers, insurance agents and brokers have always known that a Symbol 7 on auto liability policies is not very desirable. This symbol essentially means that only the autos scheduled on the policy are covered. If the...
Jul 2 2009 // When “The Bachelor” winner Melissa Rycroft got jilted for the runner-up, she returned the engagement ring — and walked off the set. That was so five months ago.Now, Rycroft has another sparkler —...
Jul 2 2009 // Indiana Department of Insurance has issued a warning to Indiana licensed agents to be aware of a potential scam targeting them.The Department has received reports from other states that individuals have been calling their...
Jul 1 2009 // TAPCO Underwriters, Inc., a Burlington, North Carolina-based excess and surplus lines managing general agency, is now offering its services to retail insurance agents in Mississippi.TAPCO is known for its unique service...
Jul 1 2009 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced that it has hired 17 employees to form a new division named Heffernan Professional Practices Insurance Brokers, specializing in architects and engineers and...
Jul 1 2009 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said insurance agents in several states have been called by scammers posing as insurance regulators in order to collect personal data that would make I.D. theft...
Jul 1 2009 // The Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA) has announced the confirmation of its board officers and directors for the 2009-2011 term. The 2009-2011 Board includes: Chairman Phil Hakopian...
Jun 30 2009 // Truly listening to what agents have to say can make a world of difference in how an insurance company is run and organized. Just ask the folks at San Diego-based ICW Group Insurance Companies, an Insurance Journal-ranked...
Jun 30 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance reported that a licensed insurance agent, Larry Chouinard of Kankakee, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding 13 businesses of nearly $370,000.Bradley, Ill., police arrested...
Jun 30 2009 // Montvale, New Jersey-based Managing General Agent Jimcor Agencies has begun selling a workers’ compensation insurance program as part of its admitted markets division, Zaloom Associates. Jerry Zaloom, president of...
Jun 30 2009 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has enhanced its portfolio of production programs by expanding the range of eligible stunts. Coverage...
Jun 29 2009 // California insurance agents, brokers and adjusters will see a reduction in fees, thanks to California Department of Insurance (CDI) changes that take effect July 1, 2009.The 6 precent reduction in fees will apply to...
Jun 29 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has warned insurance producers and adjusters across the state to be on the lookout for imposters posing as Oklahoma Insurance Department employees seeking confidential personal...
Jun 29 2009 // Dallas-based Apex Global Partners (AGP) has acquired the Corrigan Jordan Insurance Agency, a privately owned insurance and risk management brokerage also headquartered in Dallas. Corrigan Jordan has been providing...
Jun 26 2009 // The CGM Gallagher Group, one of the largest and oldest insurance brokers in the English-speaking Caribbean, announced that it has appointed William Tomlin as President following Thursday’s meeting of the...