All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2009 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. filed suit against three Wells Fargo affiliates to recover $1.5 billion for California investors who purchased auction-rate securities based on “false and...
Apr 21 2009 // Jim Henson’s most famous Kermit the Frog said it the best, “It’s not easy being green.” Today’s property owners and insurers understand that while it’s not easy going green, being green...
Apr 20 2009 // Profile of Young AgentsOlder Side of Young 62% are 31 to 40 years old 38% are 30 and under Career Choice 84% consider insurance to be a permanent career choice 14% are unsure Education 56% have a college degree 60% have...
Apr 20 2009 // New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo was thrust into the national spotlight last year as the insurance industry’s then-largest company, American International Group, began its precipitous collapse. It was...
Apr 20 2009 // Ask anyone who has been impacted by the recent volatility of the stock market, and they will tell you that it’s almost impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in...
Apr 20 2009 // More than 80 former insurance agents for bankrupt Brooke Corp. have sued the company’s lending arm, accusing it of civil racketeering and fraud. The lawsuit against Overland Park, Kan.-based Aleritas Capital Corp.,...
Apr 20 2009 // With the parallels being drawn between the nation’s new Administration and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Administration during the 1930s Depression, it makes it even more ironic that results from a recent...
Apr 20 2009 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Houston, should know. She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...
Apr 20 2009 // Ask anyone who has been affected by the recent volatility of the stock market, and they will tell you that it’s almost impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in...
Apr 20 2009 // Data security represents a new risk for independent insurance agencies that may not be compliant with data security laws or have plans in place to protect their companies from data breaches.It also represents a new market...
Apr 20 2009 // A Chattanooga, Tenn. insurance agent has been charged with insurance fraud and theft for allegedly adding commissions to policies when he told policyholders that the coverage was being sold on a net basis – with a...
Apr 20 2009 // More than 80 former insurance agents for bankrupt Brooke Corp. have sued the company’s lending arm, accusing it of civil racketeering and fraud. The lawsuit against Overland Park, Kan.-based Aleritas Capital Corp.,...
Apr 20 2009 // Thoits Insurance of San Jose, Calif., promoted Paul Saich to CEO. Saich replaces Don Way, who had been with Thoits for 44 years, and will remain as chairman of the board. Saich joined Thoits Insurance in 1996 and most...
Apr 20 2009 // Anyone who has been impacted by the recent volatility of the stock market will tell you that it’s impossible to time the stock market’s ups and downs — and even more difficult in today’s financial...
Apr 20 2009 // Arsonists’ handiwork has dominated headlines in the past several months. Earlier this year, in southeast Pennsylvania, an alleged group of firebugs torched dozens of buildings in one community before being caught. In...
Apr 20 2009 // Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all, don’t cheap out on the training.Do those...
Apr 20 2009 // While the tendency is for independent agents to stress their independence and go solo, a team approach can be very valuable to producers who are new to the industry.“When producers first come in, instead of handing...
Apr 20 2009 // The exclusive 2009 Insurance Journal Young Agents Survey asked independent agents under 40 years old what they like least about being an independent agent. Here’s what some of the 692 agents who took the survey had...
Apr 20 2009 // A driver pulls into a truck stop, heads inside to shower and eat — and then discovers his fully loaded trailer gone when he returns.A truck disappears from a storage lot and is found a week later, cargo gone and...
Apr 20 2009 // The exclusive 2009 Insurance Journal Young Agents Survey asked independent agents under 40 years old: What do you like most about being an independent agent? Here’s what some of the 692 agents who took the survey had...