All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 7 2007 // Ann Arn, a commercial lines CSR with Gans & Smith Insurance Agency in Longview, Texas, has won the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Accredited Customer Service Representative of the Year award. Additionally, Lori...
Jun 7 2007 // Ken Nigohosian, the executive vice president for Western Insurance Agents Association will be assuming additional duties to spearhead the association’s legislative and regulatory affairs. Nigohosian joined WIAA eight...
Jun 7 2007 // Trident IV L.P., a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital, announced that it, along with John G. Hahn and Dan R. Francis, have committed to invest up to $100 million to form Edgewood Partners Insurance Center,...
Jun 6 2007 // California’s Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers has issued a statement, criticizing the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s support of eliminating contingent commissions.In May, RIMS called contingent...
Jun 6 2007 // Bank insurance brokerage fee income was up 3.9 percent year-to-date through March 31, 2007, compared to the first quarter of 2006, according to the Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report (Bank-FIR).The Bank-FIR...
Jun 6 2007 // Progressive County Mutual, a member of the Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, and ASI Lloyds announced they will each offer discounts on their products to Texans who buy both through a local independent insurance...
Jun 5 2007 // QuotesAuction.com, an insurance marketing company that specializes in real time insurance lead generation beats all the competition in terms and tools offered to insurance agents for purchasing leads. QuotesAuction.com...
Jun 5 2007 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has endorsed a program for insurance agents errors and omissions (Agents E&O) coverage with Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), known...
Jun 4 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that it will begin offering property-casualty solutions to small-business owners in Minnesota through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local small-business operation...
Jun 4 2007 // Fewer Michigan boaters were killed last year, even though more were injured in alcohol-related accidents, an increasing number collided with other vessels and many still did not strap on life jackets, according to...
Jun 4 2007 // Not your typical agent: Big “I” President and Miami independent agent Alex Soto in a one-on-one interviewAlex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance...
Jun 4 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutra-ceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jun 4 2007 // The results are in and they bear repeating and repeating and repeating.Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the...
Jun 4 2007 // Not your typical agent: Big “I” President and Miami independent agent Alex Soto in a one-on-one interviewAlex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance...
Jun 4 2007 // Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the future, according to a new survey of 1,000 American consumers commissioned...
Jun 4 2007 // Insurance CEOs tell risk managers improving service continues to be a top priorityWhen it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,”...
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
Jun 4 2007 // Alex Soto, president of the large InSource agency in Miami, and president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, is not afraid to speak his mind or criticize his own industry. He’s familiar...
Jun 4 2007 // N.J. agents view insurance companies’ real time capabilitiesNearly 150 New Jersey insurance agents recently got a firsthand look at how real time transactions work and save time. The Get Real Time program held last...
Jun 4 2007 // The results are in and they bear repeating and repeating and repeating.Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the...