All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2008 // Although like many insurance agents you may have worked with appraisers when insuring a client’s art, antiques or collectibles, there is a lot to know about the subject that can enhance and expand your business...
Mar 10 2008 // Everyone knows a car guy. Maybe he’s the neighbor who spends entire weekends in his driveway — armed with a toothbrush, cotton swabs and chamois cloths — meticulously polishing the ’69 Camaro he’s...
Mar 7 2008 // Tustin, Calif.-based Yates & Associates has hired Cynthea Vaglienty as commercial transportation underwriter/broker. Vaglienty began her insurance career in 1995 at Roger Stone Insurance. After a few years on the...
Mar 7 2008 // St. Louis-based Equity One Franchisors, LLC recently announced it is offering independent insurance agents an opportunity to franchise GlobalGreen Insurance Agencies. The first three established franchises are located in...
Mar 6 2008 // San Diego, CA, 03/06/2008 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced its independent property and casualty insurance agents errors and omissions product will be underwritten with an “A”...
Mar 6 2008 // Bart Straka has been named the 2008 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year. The award was presented March 1, 2008 by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).Straka is vice president...
Mar 6 2008 // CNinsure Inc. remains in an acquisitive mode. The Chinese agent/broker announced that it has acquired majority interests in Shenzhen Huameng Insurance Brokerage Co., Ltd. and Fuzhou Guoxin Insurance Agency Co., Ltd.The...
Mar 6 2008 // Empire State lawmakers should reject increased fines for breaking insurance laws sought by Gov. Eliot Spitzer in his proposed state budget, an agents’ group said.The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New...
Mar 6 2008 // Effective March 1, 2008, Pearson VUE will be the state’s new provider of insurance producer exams for individuals seeking licensure in Missouri.Openings to schedule testing through the current vendor are no longer...
Mar 5 2008 // ATLANTA, March 5, 2008 – Insurance Specialty Group, LLC (“ISG”) is the holding company, which owns Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers, LLC (“PWIB”). ISG is pleased to announce the change of...
Mar 5 2008 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. opened a London-based wholesale brokerage, Decus Insurance Brokers, Limited (D.I.B.) on March 1.According to Regional Executive Vice President Anthony T. Strianese, D.I.B. is Brown...
Mar 5 2008 // The National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ Executive Committee unanimously adopted a widely supported Resolution in Support of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) and urged all states to fully...
Mar 5 2008 // Kenneth A. Bowles as been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents.Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents,...
Mar 4 2008 // Washington consumers filed 19,686 complaints with the Attorney General’s Office in 2007, with insurance ranking among the top 20 complaints. Complaints about collections agencies climbed to the No. 2 spot, bumping...
Mar 3 2008 // Sifting through the countless amounts of insurance marketing websites found on the internet can be a daunting task. How do you determine which insurance marketing company is best? An insurance agent will want to find an...
Mar 3 2008 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato, Calif., has announced new reduced rates for retro coverage for MediSpas coming off of another carrier. The premium charge is now subject to market practicalities and how...
Feb 29 2008 // Former Pleasantville, N.J. Board of Education member James T. McCormick has been convicted on federal bribery charges. A federal jury on Wednesday found that McCormick accepted a $3,500 bribe from an insurance brokerage...
Feb 28 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced the introduction of its new personal lines product offering in Ohio, including enhanced rating capabilities via Personal IQ, the...
Feb 28 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc., a bank-owned insurance brokerage and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., reports it has acquired St. Louis-based Insurance Brokers of America (IBA).IBA partners Robert Concannon,...
Feb 28 2008 // Boston Software has introduced SinglePoint, a new data-exchange system that makes it easy for independent agents to submit Massachusetts auto insurance applications to any carrier under the state’s revised...