Young Agents from across the U.S. will gather in Hawaii for the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 26th Annual Young Agents Leadership Conference October 26-28 in Honolulu. The venue is also the site for IIAA’s Hawaii InfoXchange October 27-30. According …
Great Southwest Brokerage of Dallas and Hallmark Human Resources have come together on a marketing agreement. Great Southwest Agency, an insurance agency with more than 4,000 sales agents across the Lone Star State, and HHR, a wholly owned subsidiary of …
The Texas Insurance Agency of San Antonio was named the Hartford Financial Services Group’s VIP Top Producer for personal insurance during 2000. Greg Stevens, vice president and CFO of Texas Insurance, accepted the award at The Hartford’s Conclave conference held …
Kemper Insurance Companies, Aquila Inc. and its wholly owned affiliate Aquila Re Ltd. have joined to market and underwrite products that protect buyers or sellers of electric power from unexpected spikes in the price of replacement power during unplanned generating …
A. M. Best Company affirmed the “A+” (Superior) rating of Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. subsidiaries Houston Casualty Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company and Avemco Insurance Company and removed their negative outlook, according to HCC. The company said A. M. …
In response to the increasing number of mold-related claims in the United States, GAB Robins North America Inc. subsidiary, Houston-based Engineering and Fire Investigations (EFI) Inc., now offers specialized services that identify, analyze and assess mold-related losses for residential and …
The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a hearing on mold coverage provided in the state’s residential property insurance policies in Corpus Christi August 21. It is the second of three hearings planned by the department to gather information on …
Allstate Insurance Company presented $54,890 to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist flood victims in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison. The money was raised through donations from Allstate agents and employees in Texas …
In the continuing quest for great customer service, I offer the following excerpt from a newsletter published by Jack Fries of Fries & Fries Consulting. Recently I received a renewal billing on my BOP which included four surprising things: 1) …
Insurance companies go through life cycles just like everyone else. Birth, life, and ultimately death by absorption or bankruptcy in order to make way for new and more efficient enterprises—but two failures in one month, three in the last four? …
