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Founder of AgencyPoint in California Says Many Agencies Put Accounting on Backburner

Many small- to mid-sized agencies aren’t putting much thought into accounting, relegating the important function to the backburner by opting to use local accountants, agency management systems that may not be sufficient, or even relatives to keep track of their …

America First Insurance Group Launches for Conservative Customers

Earlier this week after over a year in development, insurance agency America First Insurance Group was launched, claiming it is the country’s first conservative insurance group. “We felt the conservative customer was slowly being kicked to the side,” said Tony …

George Petersen in California Completes Rebranding of Marin County Location

Santa Rosa, Calif.-based George Petersen Insurance Agency has completed the rebranding of its Marin County agencies. Minto & Wilkie was acquired by George Petersen in February 2017 and Allen, Bettini & Carter was purchased in November 2017. Since April of …

Penniall’s Integrity and Creativity Highlighted in Monarch’s Knightly Ads

Don Penniall beat “dilly-dilly” to the punch a long time ago. Penniall was a creative, well-liked insurance professional who had the fortitude to launch his own firm later in life, those who remember him say. Penniall died on Sept. 23, …

New York’s Mackoul & Associates is a Business About People

Working toward joining the Minor Leagues as an umpire to becoming the CEO of an insurance agency may seem like a big career change, but for Ed Mackoul, CEO and president of Mackoul & Associates Inc. in Island Park, N.Y., …

Best Agency in West: MOC, Where Employee Opinions Matter

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA MOC Insurance Services Best Agency to Work for – West A Team Environment Where Thoughts And Creativity Count Sometimes being a great place to work isn’t about offering the best salaries, the most time off or the …

Car Smashes Into Oregon Insurance Agency, Injures 2

Two men were hospitalized after one drove his car through an insurance agency’s front window in southeast Portland, Ore. KPTV-TV reported that surveillance video shows a white ford focus accelerating as it goes through the company’s front window Wednesday afternoon. …

Barney & Barney Expands in Northern California’s Bay Area

Barney & Barney has relocated its San Francisco, Calif. offices to a new, larger location in the financial district. The new offices, located at California and Front, are 50 percent larger than the previous location at the foot of Market …

Allstate Recruiting Agency Owners in California

Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company announced on Thursday. The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year. Allstate signed 73 new agency owners in California …

RenaissanceRe Forms Specialty Reinsurance Agency for U.S. Market

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has formed RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, a specialty reinsurance agency based in Connecticut, which will support the growth of new products and services in the United States specialty market. RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S., an indirect wholly-owned …