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IMA’s Cohen Elected Chairman of Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Oct 14 2016 // Robert L. Cohen, chairman and chief executive officer of The IMA Financial Group Inc., in Denver, Colo., has been elected as 2017 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. He succeeds Bill D. Henry, chief...
Using Big Data to Predict Terrorist Acts Amid Privacy Concerns
Oct 13 2016 // Before Ahmad Khan Rahami planted bombs in New York and New Jersey, he bought bomb-making materials on eBay, linked to jihad-related videos from his public social-media account and was looked into by law enforcement agents,...
Patrick Ryan on Today’s E&S Business and Using Aon Experience to Build RSG
Oct 13 2016 // After a notable 50-year insurance career that has included starting and leading two highly successful insurance brokers, 79-year-old Patrick Ryan didn’t mince words when asked if he will ever...
Canada’s Health Insurance Startup, League, Receives Broker License
Oct 12 2016 // Canadian health benefit startup League Inc said on Wednesday it has teamed up with the insurance arm of backer Royal Bank of Canada as it expands into insurance, targeting the many small businesses offering no such...
Commercial Lines Tech Startup Embroker Now Open for Business
Oct 11 2016 // Technology-inspired startup insurance broker Embroker, which bills itself as the first modern business insurance platform, has officially launched. Embroker is a commercial lines platform that empowers — hence the name,...
Insurance Agent, Industry Leader Bolton Remembered as Friend and Mentor
Oct 11 2016 // William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of an influential regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global during his nearly half-a-century in insurance, is being remembered by those close to him as...
Chicago Insurance Agent Joins National Board of InVEST
Oct 10 2016 // Insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, InVEST, has added Charles Hilson to its national board as an agent member. Hilson is president of the Talent Pipeline Division of Risk Management Solutions of...
Hurricane Matthew More Hype Than Bite So Far But Insurers, Agents Remain on Alert
Oct 7 2016 // While Hurricane Matthew rages along Florida’s coast, with the end potentially still hours away, the insurance industry seems to be breathing a sigh of relief, thus far. As of Friday morning, Matthew seemed to have...
Michigan Agent Named to InVest National Board
Oct 6 2016 // Barbara Walker has joined the national board of the insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, InVEST, as an agent member. Walker is vice president of Hartland Insurance Agency Inc., in Hartland,...
How Uber Plans to Transform the Long-Haul Trucking Business
Oct 5 2016 // With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for...
Hub Acquires California-Based Sweet & Baker Insurance Brokers
Oct 4 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired San Francisco, Calif.-based Sweet & Baker Insurance Brokers Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bruce Callander, president of Sweet & Baker, will join Hub California and...
Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy
Oct 4 2016 // Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode and unveiled its first product. The target audience: independent...
Hamilton, AIG, Two Sigma Small Business Platform to Launch Q4
Oct 3 2016 // American International Group Inc., Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. and affiliates of Two Sigma Investments plan to launch Attune, a technology-enabled platform to serve the $80 billion U.S. small to medium-sized enterprise...
Berkshire’s Applied Underwriters Defends Workers’ Comp Products, Says Brokers Should Not Be at Risk
Oct 3 2016 // Legal and regulatory squabbles in New York, California and other states involving Berkshire Hathaway and its Applied Underwriter affiliates over particular workers’ compensation products should not have any negative...
Insurance Agents Among Missouri’s Top 10 New Business Creators
Oct 3 2016 // Missouri saw an increase in private sector employers last year, and insurance agents and brokers were among the top 10 new business creators in the state. In 2015, Missouri gained more than 8,700 private-sector employers,...
Worldwide Facilities Adds Motor Truck Cargo/Auto Physical Damage Program
Oct 3 2016 // National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities is now offering a motor truck cargo/auto physical damage program significantly expanding its offerings to commercial transportation...
Former Michigan Agent Ordered to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Special Report: Best Agencies to Work For 2016
Oct 3 2016 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2016 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2016 highlight different programs or...
Spotlight: 6 Things to Consider When Insuring Restaurants & Bars
Oct 3 2016 // Kevin O’Connor, president of McGowan Hospitality, is no stranger to insuring the risks associated with restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs. He has spent the past 33 years in the sector as a reinsurance broker,...
Strategic Carrier Mistakes and New Blood Opportunities
Oct 3 2016 // Carriers have made a huge mistake. Most do not yet get it. Some never will grasp the mistake they’ve made. Some will know but will forever deny they have made the mistake. However, it is a strategic mistake...
