Monthly Archives: <span>August 2024</span>

101 Ideas for Sales, Marketing & Agency Management

How to Reach Out 1. Content Marketing. Use content marketing to stand out as an industry thought leader. Create informative and engaging content, such as blog posts, whitepapers, and e-books focused on industry trends and insurance tips. — Anita Nevins, …

HNW Market Update: What Went Wrong and How We Are Turning Things Around

The year was 2016. New high net worth (HNW) insurance carriers were entering the market. Established underwriting operations had become a consistent source of profits for investors and parent companies. Aging brokerage owners with sizable private client books of business …

Business Moves

National FM Global, FM FM Global announced it will now be known simply as FM. The commercial property insurer on July 17 unveiled its new name and “titanium” logo at the company’s midyear meeting. The company said FM, with the …

The Role of Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis in Insurance Marketing

In the insurance industry, standing out is no longer just about having the best products. It involves a meticulous understanding of the market, continuous refinement of internal processes and marketing strategies, and a deep dive into competitors’ activities. This is …

People Moves: Skyward Specialty Hires Four Regional VPs and Two Underwriters

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, named four new regional vice presidents and two new underwriters. Skyward Specialty named Gregg Callahan regional vice president in its northeast region in New England. Callahan spent the last 27 years at …

People Moves: NI Holdings, Inc. Appoints Launer Interim CEO

NI Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, named Cindy L. Launer as interim CEO. Michael J. Alexander has stepped down from his role as president and CEO and as a board member of the company. Launer has served as …

88-Year-Old Missouri Victim in Boar’s Head Deli Meat Outbreak Underscores Risk

A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli. Patrick Fleming always made sure to buy Boar’s Head braunschweiger, the type she liked best, even though …

Oklahoma Printing Business Ordered to Pay $47K After Employee Was Called an Ape

Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa, Oklahoma commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Downward Spiral: Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement After Lawsuits

Florida authorities have arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums. Reid McDaniel, 33, who was named the honorary mayor of North Fort Myers last year but who also was facing a negligence …

Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t have permission to use its product …