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Lawmakers Discuss Merging New Jersey Transit, Other Agencies
Dec 8 2016 // Lawmakers on Tuesday discussed the idea of merging embattled New Jersey Transit with other state agencies to save money to use for road, bridge and rail projects, and heard from experts about safety upgrades following a...
Eppers Named Chair of LAMMICO Agent Advisory Committee
Dec 8 2016 // Rob W. Eppers, co-owner and chief operating officer of Risk Services of Louisiana, has been elected chair of the Agent Advisory Committee at the policyholder-owned medical professional liability insurer, LAMMICO. Eppers...
IIABNY Promotes Bixby to President of IAAC
Dec 7 2016 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) has promoted Brian R. Bixby to president of IAAC, the trade group’s service corporation that provides financial support to IIABNY by offering insurance...
Insureon CEO on Growth, Hockey Pucks and the Perils of Complacency
Dec 6 2016 // 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...
Worldwide Facilities Acquires Trinity Underwriting Managers of Georgia
Dec 6 2016 // Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agency, has acquired Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), an underwriting manager and wholesale insurance broker specializing in...
Insurers’ Financial Strength, Brokers’ Expertise Drive Satisfaction in Large Commercial Market: J.D. Power
Dec 5 2016 // The profitability of an insurance company and the quality of advice given by an insurance broker makes the most difference when it comes to customer satisfaction for commercial insurance, a new industry study...
North Carolina Surplus Lines Agents Facing Jan. 1 Registration Deadline
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
North Carolina Surplus Lines Association Prepares to Launch New Stamping Office
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
Could POTUS Battle Trigger More Discrimination Suits?
Dec 5 2016 // Regardless of one’s political leaning, the 2016 presidential election offered bold dialogue. Many criticized the president-elect for brash comments and a disregard for political correctness. If recent news reports...
The Competitive Advantage: Agency Owners of Yesterday and Today
Dec 5 2016 // When I began my career, many agency owners I met had founded their agencies in the Great Depression. To this day, I am amazed that anyone in the middle of a truly horrible economic depression would open a property/casualty...
North Carolina Surplus Lines Association Prepares to Launch New Stamping Office
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
Insurance Associations AAMGA, NAPSLO Move Forward with Merger Talks
Dec 2 2016 // A possible merger of the nation’s two major excess and surplus lines organizations is on track. The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines...
Audit Hits Regulator for Not Testing Brokerage Firms’ Cyber Security Policies
Dec 2 2016 // The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission failed to verify whether futures and swaps brokerage firms have adequate policies to help ward off cyber attacks, an internal CFTC audit found. The audit was completed in...
Acentria Expands Into Miami Through Partnership with iSure Insurance Brokers
Dec 2 2016 // Acentria Insurance has expanded its presence in South Florida through a merged partnership with iSure Insurance Brokers, located in Miami. Established in 1984, iSure Insurance Brokers specializes in commercial insurance,...
Washington Commissioner Deems Zenefits’ Free Software Offer Illegal
Dec 1 2016 // This story has been updated with comment from Zenefits. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ordered Zenefits to cease free distribution of its employee benefits software, saying the tactic violates state...
Aon Agrees to Buy Brazil Health & Benefits Broker and Solutions Firm, Admix
Dec 1 2016 // Aon announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Admix, a leading health and benefits brokerage and solutions firm in Brazil. Financial terms of the agreement, which was announced on Nov. 25, were not disclosed...
Maximum Adds P&C Expert Murray to Florida Office
Dec 1 2016 // Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has added Michelle Murray, who has a property and casualty background, to its office in Tampa, Fla. Murray is a Tampa native and will offer...
Breckenridge Insurance Services Announces Several Key Promotions
Nov 30 2016 // Atlanta, GA, November 30, 2016- Breckenridge Insurance Services announced the promotions of several key team members in its wholesale brokerage and contract binding division. Alex Rinehart has been promoted from vice...
Hong Kong-Based Latitude Brokers Launches P&I Club Comparison Tool
Nov 29 2016 // Latitude Brokers, the Asia-based marine insurance specialist, has launched PILOT, an online protection & indemnity (P&I) club comparison tool. In time for the 2017 P&I renewal season, PILOT distills critical...
California Fines Online Benefits Firm Zenefits $7M Over Unlicensed Employees
Nov 28 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today levied $7 million in penalties against online benefits broker Zenefits for multiple license violations. Zenefits was charged with allowing unlicensed employees to transact...
