All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 22 2022 // Just as some insurers have tightened requirements for underwriting high-rise condominiums in the wake of the Champlain Towers collapse in Miami Beach last year, now mortgage banks are starkly revising lending rules.The...
Feb 21 2022 // The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state — while also asking for a rate...
Feb 21 2022 // It is a fact that most agency owners did not especially like accounting classes — if they even took accounting classes in college — or they probably would be accountants rather than insurance agency...
Feb 21 2022 // Salaries and total compensation rose in 2021 for all levels of empoloyees reporting in the Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey.But while insurance agency personnel on average made more money last year, their...
Feb 21 2022 // Does my agent understand my particular risks? Will they make sure my coverage doesn’t lapse? Are they thinking about my account regularly, or only when it’s time to renew?These are common questions insurance...
Feb 21 2022 // Worried about what could be next for your agency? It has been a chaotic couple of years — and many forward-thinking businesses are focused on improving revenue, expanding their client base and future-proofing their...
Feb 18 2022 // The Liberty Insurance Brokers named Sonia Ahuja chief operating officer.Ahuja has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, with prior stops at Venbrook Insurance Group, Farmers Financial Services, Cetera Financial...
Feb 17 2022 // Insurer groups this week sought to take their battle with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to the Supreme Court of Washington.The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Professional Insurance...
Feb 16 2022 // bolttech has completed the acquisition of AVA Insurance Brokers and AVA Insurance Agency, a Singapore-based specialist broker and insurance intermediary. The acquisition follows bolttech’s completion of its US$247...
Feb 15 2022 // At least six Chinese companies have lodged documents for New York listings in recent weeks, filings showed, promising an end to a months-long freeze after an unprecedented clampdown last year by Chinese regulators.However,...
Feb 15 2022 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired LAGG in Mesa, Arizona. LAGG was formed in 2016 by Rick Mascolino. The agency helps its clients in construction, transportation and personal lines. The Liberty Company...
Feb 14 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency management leaders in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration on Monday announced “Safer from Wildfires,” an insurance framework that incorporates...
Feb 14 2022 // Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox has added five new associates across the country to its private client and flood teams within its Personal Insurance practice group. The professionals joining Burns &...
Feb 11 2022 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined a Bettendorf, Iowa insurance agent nearly $112,000 for selling unregistered securities tied to oil wells in Texas.The agency said in filings that Cody Christopher...
Feb 11 2022 // Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 58, formerly of Cosa Mesa, California, was convicted last week on multiple felony counts of embezzlement and white-collar fraud enhancements after defrauding three victims of...
Feb 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and broker New Dawn Risk.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Names Beattie as Global Head of War...
Feb 10 2022 // Although the election is still months away, the race for Georgia insurance commissioner already is a campaign of firsts — and some strong rhetoric aimed at insurance companies and regulators.Janice Laws Robinson, an...
Feb 9 2022 // XPT Specialty has acquired Insurance Brokers Incorporated, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a move that continues a series of acquisitions for the company. IBI is a wholesale insurance broker and general agency...
Feb 9 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Personal ask: Please take our poll.MGAs don’t always get a lot of love, and we at AgentSync are trying to change that. The last year was one of mind-expanding...
Feb 8 2022 // The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state – while also asking for a rate increase...