All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 3 2021 // Following complaints from property insurance policyholders, Louisiana’s top insurance regulator has issued a third bulletin reminding insurers of their obligations to policyholders as they work with consumers...
Mar 2 2021 // If one thing can be said about the pandemic, it definitely was not a bad thing for cannabis, a business that many states declared to be essential as numerous other business sectors shut down to help slow the spread of...
Mar 1 2021 // Cinven, the international private equity firm, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, have completed the acquisition of leading specialist insurance and re/insurance broker, Miller, from Willis Towers Watson.The...
Feb 26 2021 // Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added John Kiernan to its Marine Brokerage team. He will be based in Alpharetta, Ga. Kiernan comes to SIU with experience in underwriting all classes of hull, marine...
Feb 25 2021 // Longtime Texas insurance agency executive, William “Bill” E. Harrison Jr., has been honored by the Big “I” with its Woodworth Memorial Award, the national independent insurance agency...
Feb 22 2021 // A former Iowa insurance agent has been charged money laundering and fraud, among other charges, the Iowa Insurance Division reported.Michael J. Heiberger, age 52, of Epworth, has been charged with one count of money...
Feb 22 2021 // The Big “I” announced that Amanda H. Juratovic has been promoted to assistant vice president of errors & omissions operations at Big I Advantage. Juratovic will lead the Big “I” Professional...
Feb 22 2021 // Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the insurance brokerage operations of Howard Eales Inc., effective January 1, 2021.Howard Eales will continue to operate from its Washington D.C. location following...
Feb 22 2021 // Agents are bracing for errors and omissions (E&O) claims stemming from the pandemic when insureds discover they carry inadequate coverage or none at all. Regrettably, agents likely face a similar scenario in cyber...
Feb 22 2021 // Working for an independent insurance agency can be challenging, and the job is even tougher if an insurer does not share your commitment to customer satisfaction. In my position as a territory manager for an insurer, I...
Feb 22 2021 // Independent insurance agencies not only managed to survive through the 2020 economic downturn and pandemic, but also managed to keep their employees happy through all of the year’s disruption.In Insurance...
Feb 18 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...
Feb 18 2021 // Risk Placement Services (RPS) has hired Jeff Harvey as executive vice president of casualty for its brokerage division.In this role, he will support growth of the large casualty practice in the Northeast region and provide...
Feb 17 2021 // A Muskegon insurance agent has been charged with fraud and embezzling more than $17,000 of his clients’ money, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
Feb 17 2021 // A Miami insurance agent has been arrested for allegedly stealing personal account information to file false insurance applications and collect commissions from the insurance company, according to a statement from the...
Feb 17 2021 // Both agents and insurers express strong support for agent-insurer connectivity and digital collaboration in distribution and servicing.On agency demand for connectivity, 71% of agencies rank the availability of digital...
Feb 17 2021 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has appointed Kimberly Monahan to its Brokerage Department as a property and casualty broker.Monahan is located in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will be working to cover the Northeast Coast...
Feb 12 2021 // XPT Partners, a national specialty insurance distribution company, has added excess transportation expert Alex Robles as vice president and senior broker in its Plano, Texas, office.Robles will concentrate on excess...
Feb 11 2021 // Additional charges of felony grand theft were filed this week against licensed California insurance agents Robert Farmer, 66, of Camarillo, and Marion Urcan, 68, of Agoura Hills.The additional charges were filed after...
Feb 11 2021 // A former Flint, Michigan, insurance agent has pleaded guilty to selling or offering customers fake auto insurance certificates, state regulators said.Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dillen Leonard, 25, pleaded guilty to...