Monthly Archives: <span>November 2013</span>

Texas-Based Service Lloyds Insurance Announces Management Changes

Service Lloyds Insurance Co., based in Austin, Texas, announced that G. Steven Collier has been named the company’s director of underwriting and Jan Kearbey has been named director of marketing. Collier is a senior-level executive with more than 32 years …

Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Installs Officers for 2014

The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2014. The executive committee leadership team for the Indiana Big “I” for 2014 is: President Michael Anton, Jr., Anton Insurance Agency Inc., Chesterton …

Illinois Independent Agency, Williams-Manny, Joins Keystone Insurers Group

Keystone Insurers Group announced that Williams-Manny Inc. of Rockford, Ill., has become its second franchise partner in Illinois. Keystone, with partner agencies in nine states, is pursuing a strategy of rapid expansion into the Prairie State. As is the case …

Non Optional Sales Success Behaviors

I have the good fortune of meeting and working with the very best in our business. I routinely engage in discussions on a variety of topics that affect our industry. Interestingly enough, the conversations I enjoy most are not those …

LA Auto Show: Connected Cars Coming Out of the Barn

Remember driving to the nearest pay phone to return a page? That’s about as far away from today’s technology as was the horse drawn carriage from the days of pagers and buck-a-gallon gasoline. That much was clear during the Connected …

Tennessee Focused on Reducing Highway Traffic Deaths

The Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are reaching out to communities across the state to offer help in reducing traffic fatalities. The Tennessean reported that the agencies are putting more resources in counties that have the …

Deputy Treasurer Nominee Says Bank Regulations Not Right for Insurers

President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary told lawmakers on Wednesday she believes that large systemically important insurance companies should not face the same capital rules as banks. “A one-size-fits-all approach is not going to work …

XL Group, America Contractor’s Insurance Group Partner to Improve Contractor Quality

XL Group has partnered with the American Contractor’s Insurance Group (ACIG), construction industry owned insurance organization, to provide data and analytics for construction clients. The goal is to drive continuous quality improvement throughout clients organizations and help construction clients enhance …

FEMA Seeks Dismissal of Mississippi Suit to Block Flood Insurance Rate Hikes

The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes until an affordability study is completed. In arguing for the suit dismissal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers …

Drowsy Driving a Leading Cause of Ohio Crashes

State statistics analyzed by a newspaper show injury crashes blamed on drowsy driving are on the rise in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports that 1,415 injury crashes last year in Ohio were attributed to drivers falling asleep, …