Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Washington Insurance Agent Jailed in $233K Workers’ Comp Scam
Nov 29 2017 // A Lake Stevens, Wash. man who ran an insurance agency while claiming he was too disabled to work must serve jail time. The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries says 53-year-old James Kooy was sentenced...
Manus Elected as President, Chief Brokerage Officer at Holborn in NYC
Nov 29 2017 // Holborn Corporation (Holborn), a U.S.-based independent reinsurance broker, announced that its board has elected Adam Manus as president and chief brokerage officer, effective immediately. Manus is based in the...
Another Insurance Fraud Reminder
Nov 29 2017 // Two recent stories in Insurance Journal caught my eye and gave me this topic. Florida Puts Worker’s Comp Carrier Guarantee Insurance In Receivership Florida Keys Insurance Agent Accused of Defrauding Citizens...
Wells Fargo Closing Down Its Personal Insurance Business
Nov 28 2017 // Wells Fargo & Co. announced it is exiting the personal insurance business and will immediately begin winding down its marketing. The company said the exit process should be completed during the first quarter of 2018....
Insurance Startup Berkley One Launches in Illinois
Nov 28 2017 // Startup insurance provider, Berkley One, has launched in Illinois, the first state of a planned national state-by-state rollout. Working with a select group of independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine...
Trending in 2017
Nov 27 2017 // Within a month, we’ll be archiving our 2017 whitepapers and reports, as we seek the most current content available for 2018. For those of you new to Research & Trends, here is a chance to review and easily locate...
How to Help Clients Protect Payment Processing Systems
Nov 27 2017 // The holidays are coming, bringing heightened anticipation. Families look forward to time together, children can’t wait for presents, merchants envision boosted sales and criminals dream of a wealth of unprotected...
Florida Keys Insurance Agent Accused of Defrauding Citizens Insurance
Nov 27 2017 // A Florida insurance agent has been arrested after allegedly submitting a fraudulent insurance policy to Citizens Property Insurance Corp., according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department...
Best Agencies to Work For Midwest: R&R Insurance – Bronze
Nov 22 2017 // Investing in Growth and Community, Sharing Success From leadership style, to growth in a sluggish economy, to profit sharing, to career opportunities, to doing the right thing for customers, and more, employees of R&R...
Best Agencies to Work For South Central: Garrett Insurance Agency – Bronze
Nov 22 2017 // A Century Young and Still Going Strong A family-owned insurance agency doesn’t make it to 100 years and counting without doing a lot of things right, and the fact that Garrett Insurance Agency (GIA) in Kerrville,...
Best Agencies to Work For West: Kulchin Ross – Bronze
Nov 22 2017 // There are no worries about who will take over at Kulchin Ross Insurance Services LLC when the agency principals decide to hang it up. The agency, which has grown from a handful of employees to more than 30 employees since...
Best Agencies to Work For Southeast: Jones Insurance Agency – Bronze
Nov 22 2017 // Employees of Jones Insurance Agency in Garner, N.C., understand they aren’t just selling an insurance policy, they are carrying on a mission put in place when the company was founded in 1956. Jerry Jones, the...
Best Agencies to Work For Midwest: Esser Hayes Insurance Group – Silver
Nov 21 2017 // A Mission to Attract and Retain Quality People One of the hallmarks of Esser Hayes Insurance Group is that its employees tend to stick around for a long, long time — not because they have to but because they find the...
Best Agencies to Work For South Central: Insgroup – Silver
Nov 21 2017 // Prepared for the Future Even before its offices were inundated with 10 feet of water by Hurricane Harvey, Insgroup’s employees were proclaiming the agency’s virtues and lobbying for its inclusion as an...
Best Agencies to Work For West: Wood Gutmann – Silver
Nov 21 2017 // One can say the managers of Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers have made a long-term commitment to their workers. “Employee engagement” is a term Kevin Bogart, CEO of the firm, almost couldn’t...
Best Agencies to Work For Southeast: Frank H. Furman – Silver
Nov 21 2017 // As a Florida-based agency, employees at Frank H. Furman understand the value of insurance and the important role they play as advisors. And they say the company’s team-focused and supportive environment motivates...
Best Agencies to Work For South Central: BKCW – Gold
Nov 20 2017 // The Place to Work for Insurance Veterans and Newbies Alike Employees at BKCW say there’s a lot to like at the Central Texas-based insurance agency, including its hiring practices, its friendly culture, its...
Best Agencies to Work For Midwest: Gibson – Gold
Nov 20 2017 // Where Every Employee Is an Owner As one employee stated: “This is not a great place to work — Gibson is the BEST place to work.” That’s the sentiment expressed by numerous employees at Indiana-based...
Best Agencies to Work For Southeast: LassiterWare – Gold
Nov 20 2017 // LassiterWare employee praise of the agency they say is the Best to Work for in the Southeast increased so much this year, the company was selected as Insurance Journal’s 2017 Best Agency to Work For Gold Award winner...
Best Agencies to Work For West: LP Insurance – Gold
Nov 20 2017 // When people use the word “connected,” they’re typically referring to the cool vastness of cyberspace, where they can surf the web, send and receive email or Facebook with one another. Often regarded as...
