All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 8 2009 // River North Insurance Services, a newly formed insurance brokerage with offices at 400 N. State St. in Chicago, announced it will be offering both business and personal lines of insurance. It also specializes in providing...
May 7 2009 // A Houma, La., area insurance agent has been served with a cease and desist order, notice of license revocation and $5,000 fine for alleged misappropriation of premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Al...
May 6 2009 // A New Orleans area insurance agent has been served with a civil fine notice and license suspension for allegedly filing a fraudulent stolen vehicle claim with his insurer, the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
May 6 2009 // Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc., the second-largest global insurance broker, posted a first-quarter profit on Wednesday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as lower costs helped offset a decline in revenue.Chief Executive Brian...
May 5 2009 // Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. recently awarded a $9,563 grant to the Redondo Beach, Calif., Fire Department for the purchase of software, which is critical for planning, prevention...
May 5 2009 // Charleston, West Virginia-based City National Bank and its insurance division, CityInsurance Professionals, reported they have acquired two local insurance agencies: the Patton Insurance Agency in Nitro and the Dickens...
May 5 2009 // Well, I’m sorry but I just cannot take it any longer.To quote our very own Insurance Commissioner: “I must also finally break down and respond to some of the more recent articles. Errors in fact and rhetorical...
May 5 2009 // Insurance Journal is on the search for the nation’s leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report.Now,...
May 4 2009 // Money is the lifeblood of any business. But when it comes to running insurance agencies, money isn’t the main thing that principals look for when they do business with a certain carrier.Claims handling, it turns out,...
May 4 2009 // Insurance agents can play a big role in helping states to fight insurance fraud. In fact, because they are on the front lines of insurance transactions, agents might see and hear things before the insurance company, claims...
May 4 2009 // The economy is in the tank and so is the stock market. Thousands are unemployed and many people do not know where to turn. No one is setting up charities for insurance agents just yet, but the industry is at the end of the...
May 4 2009 // In today’s tough economy and prolonged soft market, some insurance firms are likely to get into financial trouble. Smaller wholesalers and managing general agencies (MGA) may be at risk. Their ability to stay afloat...
May 4 2009 // Channel Harvest Research and Insurance Journal have announced a major new study in the independent agency system that will probe agents’ attitudes toward carrier relationships and the insurance companies they...
May 4 2009 // As a large broker, this is decided based on relationships, successes, volumes, commissions levels, service. In other words we are dictated by volume. Service, service, service, markets, price, service. Personal...
May 4 2009 // Web 2.0 Tools Enhance the Face-to-Face Interactions in the IndustryInsurance firms that have used the tools of Web 2.0 appear to be won over for good, and have little to say that is negative. McAuley, Woods &...
May 4 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (the Big “I”) has awarded Alex Soto with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its members.The Woodworth Memorial...
May 4 2009 // With the addition of Saul Landesberg as regional vice president, BWD Group LLC opened a Florida office of its insurance and risk management brokerage operation. Landesberg, a long time resident of the Tampa area, will...
May 4 2009 // With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies.They are also warning insurers...
May 1 2009 // A California man described by prosecutors as a “straw man” for a convicted felon’s illegal insurance business in Louisiana has been sentenced to three years of probation. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier...
Apr 28 2009 // Jason Clark has been promoted to broker in the Dallas, Texas, office of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. (WSS).Clark began his insurance career as a summer intern at WSS in 2007. After graduating from the...