All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 24 2020 // Atlanta, GA, June 23, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to welcome two expert brokers to the wholesale brokerage and binding firm. Alan Belthoff joins the organization as a senior vice president, senior...
Jun 24 2020 // Two of the largest property/casualty insurance wholesalers are looking to merge.The deal will unite Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group and its nearly $12 billion in premium, and All Risks, headquartered in Delray Beach,...
Jun 23 2020 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is expanding its Special Inspection Report program to allow agents and brokers to request a WCIRB physical inspection of their clients’ California...
Jun 23 2020 // UK insurance broker The Ardonagh Group has secured the largest-ever loan from a group of private credit funds led by Ares Management, according to a statement by the lender.The group is refinancing its debt with a 1.575...
Jun 22 2020 // Brokerslink announced a further expansion of its footprint in Africa with Tunisian brokerage Karé Kamoun becoming the latest affiliate to join the global broking business.The Tunis-based insurance and reinsurance broker,...
Jun 19 2020 // Developing young talent to become successful young agents is not easy.Chris Burand, president of Burand & Associates, an insurance agency consulting firm, estimates that the new producer failure rate is as high as 70%...
Jun 19 2020 // Robert Nitsche, CEO of the Giddings, Texas-based independent insurance agency The Nitsche Group, has been appointed chair of the board of directors for the 2020-2021 year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas...
Jun 18 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the newest members of the California Department of Insurance’s Curriculum Board and the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s Board of...
Jun 18 2020 // Towerstone, a Dallas-based specialty insurance broker and IMA Financial Group company, has added Thomas Blanquez to its energy practice and expanded its geographic footprint to San Antonio.Blanquez is a 21-year veteran of...
Jun 17 2020 // AXA XL announced two additions to its UK broker management team: Michael Clarke has been appointed Regional Broker Distribution leader while Robyn Warke has been named Broker Distribution leader.As Regional Broker...
Jun 17 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Jamie Ausec to the Irvine, Calif. Ausec specializes in employee benefits. She started her career in insurance 16 years ago and has worked at ADP, Alliant, and most recently...
Jun 16 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance will return to normal processing for temporary agent licenses beginning on Aug. 15.Anyone with a temporary license issued August 15 or earlier will have until Nov. 13 to get a regular...
Jun 16 2020 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Apple, maker of the iPhone, and Google, developer of the Android operating system, to take steps to protect consumer information and privacy as New Yorkers and Americans...
Jun 16 2020 // The Independent Insurance Association of Georgia (IIAG) has elected Ash L. Smith as president.Smith is an executive vice president of Blanchard & Calhoun Insurance Agency in Augusta, Ga., working in the risk management...
Jun 15 2020 // Dan Gutlovics did a lot of virtual hand holding during the first days of the violent protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police on May 25.Gutlovics,...
Jun 15 2020 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected five independent insurance agents from around the state to its board of directors at the association’s annual business meeting.The following individuals...
Jun 15 2020 // When Elon Musk said in April he was dropping the insurance policy that protects Tesla Inc.’s board from shareholder lawsuits, it got Skip McBride’s attention.To McBride, who used to manage law firm Bracewell...
Jun 15 2020 // As one of the oldest industries, construction has been notoriously slow to adopt technological advancements and embrace the digital age. However, in the last decade, many innovative technologies have gained traction in the...
Jun 15 2020 // Why? This is the entire question for agencies when it comes to producer recruiting. Well, maybe not. Here are the elongated versions of questions I field on this issue. Why is it so hard to find sales candidates? Why...
Jun 15 2020 // An agent who is a client of mine asked me, “Do you really think any business owner is truly happy with their agent or insurance company today?” Good question. Having to tell the public over and over and over,...