All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2008 // As Massachusetts independent agents enter a new era in auto insurance, they can’t help but be a bit anxious. After all, they have for years had a lock on more than 85 percent of the auto market under the previous...
Mar 10 2008 // Fewer independent agencies gave salary increases to managers, sales producers and support personnel in 2007 compared to 2006, while half of all agencies reported that salaries stayed the same in 2007 compared to 2006. Of...
Mar 7 2008 // St. Louis-based Equity One Franchisors, LLC recently announced it is offering independent insurance agents an opportunity to franchise GlobalGreen Insurance Agencies. The first three established franchises are located in...
Feb 24 2008 // Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized in January 2008 as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Feb 24 2008 // Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 4 Keystone Insurers Group Headquarters: Northumberland, Pa. Year Founded: 1983 Additional Locations: 204 locations 2006 Premium Volume: Total: $912.5 million % Commercial: 60 percent %...
Feb 22 2008 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its quest to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. More than 1,600 agencies nationwide have already responded to Insurance...
Feb 19 2008 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual quest to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Nearly 1,000 agencies nationwide have already responded to...
Feb 8 2008 // Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Jan 29 2008 // Massachusetts independent agents are facing a challenge to hang onto their whopping 86 percent market share in personal lines as the state embarks upon a new competitive auto insurance system that will bring some of the...
Jan 9 2008 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents, who now write more than 80 percent of the auto insurance market in the state, are getting some marketing help to protect that market share as they enter a new competitive rating...
Dec 23 2007 // Robert P. Page of Houma, La., was installed as president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National).Page, co-owner of Charles A. Page and Sons Insurance Agency in Houma, has served on the...
Dec 23 2007 // In 2007, buyers of insurance reaped in the rewards of a soft insurance market. But for agents and brokers the soft market meant lower premiums, lower commissions and a battle to retain renewal business. Will 2008 bring...
Dec 23 2007 // It’s that time of year — predictions about everything from the economy to politics run rampant with a new year. Predicting the future is never easy. But there are some issues facing the independent agency system in...
Nov 21 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2007 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI), an honor that the company also received in 2006.The IIAI Company of...
Nov 20 2007 // As the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off this week, about 42 million American households plan to give or receive high-tech electronic products this year. However, about seven out of eight households...
Nov 18 2007 // A Massachusetts lawmaker who is a former independent agent recently charged that local independent agents opposing some of the state’s auto insurance reforms are only interested in their own agencies’ values...
Oct 30 2007 // Trusted Choice agents, along with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and IBA West, have teamed up to aid California residents in need in the aftermath of the devastating...
Oct 27 2007 // Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect and vice...
Oct 27 2007 // Kyle Stevens was elected the new president and chief executive officer of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers, a wholesale broker and managing general agency with offices in California and Texas.Stevens has served...
Oct 5 2007 // Irvine, CA, Oct. 05, 2007 – Superior Access, the nation’s leading online insurance distributor, launched its most advanced web application to date: Superior Access 2.0. Crafted to provide independent insurance...