All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 14 2020 // In the midst of this pandemic, insurance buyers and their brokers are looking for COVID-19 pandemic coverage, which is like buying property insurance when your house is on fire, according to Tracey Gibbons, senior vice...
Apr 13 2020 // Specialty insurance agencies Lawrence E. Smith & Associates (LESA) of greater St. Louis, Mo., and Scholastic Insurance of Florida (SIF) of greater Orlando, Fla., have been acquired by DOXA Insurance Holdings LLC...
Apr 13 2020 // Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has welcomed two Massachusetts-based insurance agencies to its network.Get One Insurance is based in Lynn, Mass.,...
Apr 13 2020 // “I’m shocked, just shocked that you’re suggesting that during a crisis that insurance companies might in fact be considered the villains. I’ve never heard that before.”That’s Richard...
Apr 13 2020 // While consumers may have more time to consider their insurance needs during this period of stay at home orders and non-essential business shutdowns brought on by the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic, they aren’t...
Apr 9 2020 // As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed over the past several months, participants in the insurance industry have recognized the likelihood of a resulting increase in claims volume. Much of the early focus has been on the...
Apr 9 2020 // Several insurance agencies are joining resources to launch Strategic Agency Partners (SAP), an insurance agency network with a geographic footprint in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.The founding agencies, located in...
Apr 9 2020 // San Diego, CA, April 9, 2020 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead), has joined together with Internet of Insurance to help their contracted agencies advance their digital capabilities. The Internet of...
Apr 9 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Jacob Kiley to its San Jose, Calif., office. Kiley specializes in contractor, hospitality, technology and non-profit accounts. Kiley has been with One Risk Group LLC for the...
Apr 8 2020 // Millions of Americans are currently subject to shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders as efforts to slow the spread of the current strain of coronavirus expand, thus requiring employees across all industries to shift to...
Apr 6 2020 // I keep seeing agencies that need dramatic improvements to their accounting practices. Many such agencies are small, but not all. Many are new agencies, although some larger agencies have had shoddy accounting practices for...
Apr 6 2020 // Imagine your company having a Halloween party: Employees show up wearing costumes mocking your customers, says the chief executive of a New York commercial insurance brokerage we recently interviewed. “Now imagine...
Apr 6 2020 // Life has changed for everyone since the lockdown of US citizens and businesses a few weeks ago by our local and federal governments. No one can really believe that in such a short time, beginning mid-March, that our lives...
Apr 6 2020 // More small businesses may be purchasing cyber insurance today as compared to a few years ago, but agents still have work to do to help clients understand their unique risks and ensure they have the right...
Apr 6 2020 // Agents and brokers looking to expand their relationships with small and mid-sized businesses might try ramping up efforts to help them understand and manage enterprise threats, such as cyber exposures.While hacking...
Apr 5 2020 // The Travelers Companies announced that it will accelerate commission payments to eligible agents and brokers to help them ease liquidity concerns due to the COVID-19 crisis. In total, Travelers said it is accelerating more...
Apr 3 2020 // Like everyone else, Peter Lacovara is coping with COVID-19, working at home to limit contagion to the coronavirus and stay healthy. He’s also plugging away trying to keep businesses healthy, as well.In his role as a...
Apr 3 2020 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the conclusion of a preferred partner agreement with the new wholesale and specialty broker Tagus Specialty in Portugal.An ambitious production plan has...
Apr 2 2020 // Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders, employees or customers bringing coronavirus-related claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses,...
Apr 1 2020 // In early March, well before stay at home orders were enacted in states and communities across the country, Tony Caldwell recognized that COVID-19, the disease created by the new coronavirus, was going to have a huge impact...