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Minding Your Business: Trends to Exploit in 2017
Feb 6 2017 // It is a new era for our country, with President Donald Trump coming into power with the theme to “Make America Great Again.” Perhaps it is also the time to do the same for agency planning. Are there things in...
Jimcor Agencies Hires Barber to New England Office
Feb 3 2017 // Jimcor Agencies, an independent MGA/insurance wholesaler with nine offices on the East Coast, has hired R. James Barber, II, CPCU, ARM, as a brokerage commercial lines underwriter in its New England office, located in...
Cost of Insurance Is Top Factor in UK SMEs’ Buying Decisions: RSA Survey
Feb 2 2017 // The cost of insurance premiums was ranked as the top deciding factor when picking a policy by 61 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to survey data released by London-based RSA Insurance. This...
Insurance Careers Month Asks Young Insurance Professionals to ‘Spread the Word’
Feb 1 2017 // The second annual Insurance Careers Month kicks off today, Feb. 1, with organizers hoping to rally young insurance professionals around the world to “share pride in their careers and stimulate interest in the...
H.W. Kaufman, Burns & Wilcox Canada Buy XN Canada Private Client Services
Jan 31 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox Canada announced they have acquired the high-value homeowner’s insurance practice from Quebec-based XN Financial Services Inc. (XN). A managing general agent and...
Trump’s ‘2-for-1’ Deregulation Scheme Easier Said Than Done
Jan 31 2017 // President Donald Trump set a daunting goal for government agencies bound by complex procedures, ordering his department heads to kill two regulations for each new one they issue. The two-for-one order is “a big...
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Giuditta in Connecticut
Jan 31 2017 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty brokerage and employee benefits consultant headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., has hired Christopher J. Giuditta as a vice president. Giuditta will...
Integro Appoints Abraham and Gregory to UK Financial Institutions Group
Jan 31 2017 // International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of industry veterans Simon Abraham and Darren Gregory, who join the firm’s growing Financial Institutions group in the...
CEO and President of E&S Carrier Takes Flight Across The Country to Meet With Agents and Brokers
Jan 26 2017 // Chicago and Salt Lake City, January 26, 2017- Nothing stands between Rick J. Lindsey, CEO, Chairman and President of Prime Insurance Company, and the great agents and brokers of this country. Starting Monday, February 6,...
Now in Paperback: Sales Training Book Equips Millennial Insurance Agents to Serve Retiring Baby Boomers
Jan 25 2017 // Featuring sales tips and scripts from more than 35 experienced insurance agents selling Final Expense life insurance and Medicare Supplements, Portland, OR, January 23, 2017 – Consistently top-rated in Amazon reviews and...
Tennessee Insurance Dept. Wraps Up 2016 With Disciplinary Actions Against 5 Agents
Jan 24 2017 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has taken disciplinary actions including fines totaling more than $77,000, license revocation and other punishments against five Tennessee insurance licensees for...
Majority of Consumers Say They Would Welcome Robotic Agents in the Future
Jan 23 2017 // However, Buyers Want Blended Human-Digital Experience for Complex Issues Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services — computer-generated advice and services that are independent of a...
Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Fires… Oh My! Southeast Weathers Tough 2016
Jan 23 2017 // It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region. For the insurance industry, these events made for...
Tech Talk: 2017 Marks the Digital Tipping Point
Jan 23 2017 // 2017 will mark the tipping point in agents’ efforts to adapt to the digital marketplace. Agents are no longer talking about why they should become “digitally- savvy” but how best to do it. Agents are also...
Take a Strategic Approach to Agency Growth
Jan 23 2017 // An insurance agency executive’s control of commercial lines growth is classically limited to encouraging producers to write new accounts. That is good of course, but the organic growth experienced by most independent...
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Jan 23 2017 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel has been elected as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Created in 1871, the NAIC establishes standards and conducts peer reviews for...
Targeting Growth with Hockey Pucks, Insureon CEO Seeks Constant Improvement
Jan 23 2017 // A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely...
Surplus Lines Specialty Coverages on the Upswing in Texas
Jan 23 2017 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas, which recently changed its acronym from SLSOT to SLTX, reported at the end of 2016 that the number of surplus lines policy filings had surpassed the numbers recorded in 2014 or...
Targeting Growth with Hockey Pucks, Insureon CEO Seeks Constant Improvement
Jan 23 2017 // A major online provider of commercial insurance for small businesses in the United States keeps track of its growth milestones with hockey pucks. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch but Chicago-based Insureon definitely...
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Jan 23 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC has named Charlie Rosson senior vice president. Rosson is based in San Francisco, Calif. He will work to develop RSG penetration with brokers on a national basis. He has 23 years of experience in...
