All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2008 // Americans’ houses have increasingly become a hodgepodge between a home and an office. It’s believed that there are more people working out of their homes now than at any time in history. And experts say...
Feb 10 2008 // The U.S. business owners policy (BOP) market consists of nearly 21 million enterprises and produces more than $20 billion in premiums. Within this broad market sector, 44 percent of the premium opportunity is concentrated...
Feb 8 2008 // Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Feb 8 2008 // Wanda Revells, CIC, has joined Universal North America Insurance Co. as assistant vice president of marketing and agency relations for Arizona and Nevada. She will oversee development and execution of market strategy to...
Feb 7 2008 // QuotesAuction.com is offering high quality insurance leads by separating them into individual categories.North Hollywood, CA – February 7, 2008 – QuotesAuction.com specializes in partnering with agents and...
Feb 7 2008 // The UK’s Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc has acquired the Fyfe Group, a UK retail and wholesale intermediary specializing in motor trade products for small businesses. “In 2007 it delivered £10.1...
Feb 7 2008 // A Pendleton Heights High School senior is believed to be the state’s youngest licensed insurance agent.Heather Gaskill, who turned 18 in December, is licensed to sell life, car or homeowner’s insurance. She may...
Feb 6 2008 // QuotesAuction.com, nations leading insurance marketing is now offering live transfer leads to interested insurance companies and agents.North Hollywood, CA – February 6, 2008 – QuotesAuction.com has launched a...
Feb 6 2008 // Municipal bond investors were in a wary frame of mind Monday as they waited to learn whether ratings agencies will downgrade some ailing bond insurers.Uncertainty about the fate of the companies that insure municipal bonds...
Feb 6 2008 // Lockton, a large privately held insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., has opened a Phoenix office. The new office marks its twentieth in the United States and its forty-sixth location globally. Todd...
Feb 5 2008 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif., has announced the latest enhancements to its MediSpa program. The policy now includes laser coverage for all skin types at no additional premium for technicians...
Feb 5 2008 // ELM Insurance Brokers, Inc., has opened two new offices – one in Concord, Calif., which will be managed by Michele Epstein, and a second in Mission Viejo, to be run by Gregg E. Higgins. Epstein began her insurance...
Feb 5 2008 // Jackson Becomes President of the AllianceThe board of directors for the Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers has elected Debra Jackson as the association’s new president/CEO. Jackson replaces Joe Jimenez. Jackson...
Feb 4 2008 // BMS, a reinsurance intermediary based in Philadelphia, has appointed James T. Buysse as chief executive officer of its North American operations, BMS Intermediaries, Inc. Buysse will be based in Philadelphia and will...
Feb 4 2008 // USI Holdings Corp. has acquired Webster Insurance, Inc., from Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. The parties also signed marketing agreement to provide expanded products and services to...
Feb 4 2008 // Colemont Insurance Brokers recently announced that Lori Heath has been promoted to the position of broker in the company’s Chicago office.“As a broker, Lori will be able to serve our agents more...
Feb 4 2008 // H. Scott Kerns, president of Bay Risk Insurance Services of Alameda, Calif., was installed Friday as president of the Insurance Brokers & Agents of the West during the association’s 2008 Annual Business...
Feb 1 2008 // For excess and surplus lines brokers, identifying available insurance markets not sought by the standard market may be the key to surviving and thriving in the soft market.The answer to growth in a soft market is simple,...
Feb 1 2008 // New York State agents and insurers praised the passage late last month of a key workers compensation reform that will extend the rate-making authority of the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board, and move the...
Feb 1 2008 // In the wake of recent skiing and boarding tragedies, the Canadian Ski Patrol System (CSPS) and the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) are advising Canadians to take precautions when skiing and riding this...