All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2012 // The number of independent insurance agencies has increased, newer agencies are growing and the system as a whole is dynamic, according to the 2012 Agency Universe Study.The study also documents that independent agencies...
Oct 18 2012 // New York-based brokerage Frank Crystal & Company is rebranding the firm as Crystal & Company. The family-owned and operated firm was established in New York’s Wall Street in 1933 and has since grown to more...
Oct 18 2012 // Independent insurance broker network BrokersLink has added 13, bringing its total to 70 in almost 100 countries, managing premium volumes in excess of $14 billion from 300 offices globally, the company said. The network...
Oct 17 2012 // OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Markel Corp., according to company announcements this morning.Essentia focuses on the collector car and boat business that the company writes...
Oct 16 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/16/12 – Astonish is a digital marketing solutions and insurance sales training company focused on growing local insurance agencies into successful, selling powerhouses prepared to serve the modern...
Oct 15 2012 // The fall marks a new administrative year for Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The following directors have been elevated...
Oct 15 2012 // The vice mayor of a small Contra Costa County, California, city faces an uncertain future after he was found guilty of felony embezzlement of insurance premiums.Clayton Vice Mayor Joe Medrano is also an insurance broker...
Oct 15 2012 // Carrollton, TX, 10/15/12 – Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a leading provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, announced that more than 2,000 agencies are currently using Insurance...
Oct 14 2012 // The family of a 32-year-old mother of five shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent as he rode on her car’s hood in suburban San Diego has filed a wrongful death claim against the agency, saying the agent had a...
Oct 14 2012 // If all goes well, workers’ compensation reform in California may yield even greater savings than originally believed.That is according to State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe, who gave the keynote speech on Friday...
Oct 10 2012 // The property/casualty sector of the insurance industry gave an estimated $500 million in charitable funding in 2010, according to a 2011 study by McKinsey & Company. The research report noted: “Most of this...
Oct 10 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/10/12 – Astonish, a leading insurance digital marketing system in the U.S., today announced its integration with QQ Solutions, Inc.’s agency management system, QQ Evolution 2. QQ Solutions, Inc. is...
Oct 9 2012 // The Worldwide Broker Network, a group headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., will hold an owners conference in Shanghai, China on Oct. 17 through Oct. 20 12. The event is expected to draw a gathering of roughly 150 owners and...
Oct 9 2012 // For the ninth consecutive year, MJ Insurance, a property/casualty and employee benefits agency headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., has earned “Best Practices Agency” status from the Independent Insurance...
Oct 9 2012 // QBE’s former CEO Frank O’Halloran’s retirement didn’t last long. Following discussions with the company he headed until last August, it’s been agreed that any anti-competition clause following...
Oct 8 2012 // Preferred Concepts LLC, a program underwriter and specialty insurance broker based in New York City, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Metro Insurance Services in Springfield, N.J.Metro Insurance...
Oct 8 2012 // USI, TD InsuranceUSI Insurance Services, a brokerage and financial services firm in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., said on Sept. 24 that it has completed the acquisition of TD Insurance Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of TD Bank, N.A....
Oct 8 2012 // Hydrofracking has become a hot-button issue in New York State. Government agencies have been researching for the past four years the potential environmental impact of permitting hydrofracking in Marcellus Shale, which is...
Oct 8 2012 // October 11, 2012 The Real Meaning of the Property Damage Exclusion in the CGL Mary Anne Medina, Vale Training SolutionsOctober 17, 2012 Insurance Distribution and Marketing Chris Burand, Burand & Associates LLC...
Oct 8 2012 // AmWINSNorth Carolina-based insurance wholesaler AmWINS Group Inc. has partnered with two insurance industry executives, Terry Younghanz and Richard Parks, to form a new managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on...