All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 15 2020 // What makes a good and motivating producer compensation model does not need to be rocket science. The key is to pay what the agency can afford to pay and for what the firm is providing the producers. Lastly, the plan needs...
Jun 12 2020 // Global Risk Partners Ltd., the London-based independent insurance intermediary, announced that global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the group,...
Jun 12 2020 // The entertainment industry is prepping for its return to work after a near total shutdown from COVID-19.For the entertainment industry and the insurance brokers serving this sector, what that return to work will look is...
Jun 11 2020 // 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...
Jun 11 2020 // Remember all the talk that digital transformation would disrupt the auto insurance industry? Well, it’s real, according to the consultants at J.D. Power.The firm says its 2020 U.S. Auto Insurance Study proves that...
Jun 11 2020 // Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected Steven C. Radespiel of Hillsdale, N.J., president at the association’s annual business meeting. Radespiel is president of Insurance Center of North Jersey...
Jun 10 2020 // Specialist engineering and technology insurer HSB, part of Munich Re, has expanded its e-trade offering by launching HSB Fast Track, its broker online trading platform, in Ireland.The HSB Fast Track e-trade platform is...
Jun 9 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of CA Insurance Brokers in Australia.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002 by Andrew Howard, CA...
Jun 5 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in Woodland Hills, Calif., has named Heather DePiero the associate director of business development. DePiero will be responsible for identifying and cultivating new risk advisor talent...
Jun 4 2020 // Dallas-based Ascend Insurance Brokerage, which specializes in the entertainment industry, has joined forces with Fort Worth-based Higginbotham.In business for 20 years, Ascend Insurance Brokerage specializes in commercial...
Jun 4 2020 // Scenes that played out over the past few days in several East region states are serving as a stark reminder for the insurance industry of civil unrest that took place in New York and other U.S. states more than 50 years...
Jun 3 2020 // Brokers have been slow to adopt social media and digital technologies as a whole, which is hampering their ability to keep the clients satisfied during the lockdown, said GlobalData in a report.The entire industry will...
Jun 3 2020 // From the threat of insurer ratings downgrades to mounting carrier losses because of excessive litigation to increasing insurance rates, Florida’s insurance market got off to a rocky start in 2020. Then came the...
Jun 3 2020 // QBE North America has appointed Thaddeus Woosley as senior vice president, Broker Management & Sales Operations. He is based in Chicago.Woosley most recently served as vice president, strategic advisor, Specialty &...
Jun 2 2020 // Reliance Partners (Reliance), a privately-held commercial insurance agency for the transportation and logistics industry, has promoted Jamie Cannon to vice president of the 3PL division.Cannon will lead Reliance’s...
Jun 1 2020 // The UK broker SSL Endeavour has rebranded as Oneglobal Broking. The business is led by Chairman Jonathan Palmer-Brown and Chief Executive Officer Mike Reynolds.The new business will bring local expertise and knowledge...
Jun 1 2020 // The country and economy are reopening, albeit slowly and cautiously. However, hackers and other digital bad actors have been busy coming up with new schemes that agencies must confront. Not only that, agencies must now...
Jun 1 2020 // In the wake of government orders shutting down or seriously limiting the operations of businesses to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, many affected businesses have turned to their insurers for coverage. This has led to a...
Jun 1 2020 // As an agent you must stop building sales processes around what is easy for you and start doing what is best to close the business and win the client to your team.One of the areas we battle with agents on is emailing the...
May 29 2020 // The Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Price Forbes Executive Director Alex Gilmore as chairman.Gilmore previously served as WBN’s Treasurer. He takes over the voluntary position of chairman from Jim Watt of EPIC...