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Deal Activity Still Booming
Jan 25 2016 // Deal count for the third quarter of 2015 continued its record breaking pace with 89 announced transactions. Although it was the slowest quarter in 2015 (107 in 1st quarter and 99 in 2nd quarter), it was the most active...
The Smartphone Imperative: Why Agents Must Adapt
Jan 25 2016 // There is no shortage of predictions and New Year’s resolutions about the challenges facing independent agents this year. There’s one trend, however, that needs no prediction because it’s already a reality...
Why Agents Must Pause for Ethics
Jan 25 2016 // Many insurance agents are so caught up in the day-to-day activities of their jobs, they do not realize that they are being presented with ethical concerns. They may be acting unethically without even realizing it. Even if...
Insurance Noodle Expands Quoting to Homeowners Insurance Market
Jan 22 2016 // Insurance Noodle, a membership-based online platform for insurance agents, has rolled out its new homeowner’s insurance quoting capabilities. Agents who join Insurance Noodle can now access homeowner’s quotes...
Worldwide Facilities, LLC Welcomes Insurance Veteran John Addeo to Its Board of Directors
Jan 22 2016 // Los Angeles, CA, January 22, 2016 — Worldwide Facilities is proud to announce that John Addeo, the founder of three national insurance brokerage companies, will be joining its Board of Directors. After graduating from...
First GM Ignition Switch Trial Sidetracked by Check Fraud Allegation
Jan 20 2016 // An Oklahoma family’s eviction from their “dream house” following allegations of check fraud is threatening to derail the first trial over General Motors Co.’s deadly ignition-switch flaw. Robert...
Obama Nominates South Carolina Insurance Head to NARAB Board of Directors
Jan 19 2016 // President Barack Obama has nominated South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer to serve as a member on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) for...
United Fire Group Recognizes Agents, Employee for Community Service
Jan 18 2016 // Cedar Rapids-based United Fire Group (UFG) has honored two agents and one employee with its Scotty McIntyre, Jr. “Go Beyond” award that recognizes individuals for their exemplary community service...
Mass. Association of Insurance Agents CEO Mancini to Retire at End of 2016
Jan 15 2016 // Francis A. Mancini The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) announced Thursday that its longtime president and chief executive officer, Francis A. Mancini, will retire from the association at the end of...
XL Catlin, RPS/Plus Add Data & Theft Endorsements to Title Agent Policies
Jan 14 2016 // XL Catlin and RPS/Plus Companies have launched two new endorsements – making data breach and added theft protection available – for their professional liability insurance program specifically designed for title and...
Dan Freyer to Serve as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Facilities, LLC’s Chicago Office
Jan 14 2016 // Chicago, IL, January 14, 2016—Worldwide Facilities LLC, a leading nationwide wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent, is pleased to announce its decision to hire Dan Freyer as Senior Vice President of...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of BayRisk Insurance Brokers in California
Jan 13 2016 // Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired certain assets of San Francisco, Calif.-based BayRisk Insurance Brokers Inc. Following the transaction, the...
Obama Nominates 4 to NARAB National Producer Licensing Governing Board
Jan 12 2016 // President Barack Obama has nominated four individuals to sit on the 13-member governing board of a new national insurance producer licensing system. They are state insurance regulators from South Carolina and Minnesota and...
Worldwide Facilities, LLC Opens New South Bay- LA Office; Appoints Brian Vassallo as Senior Vice President
Jan 12 2016 // Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 2016—Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent, announces the opening of a new location in the south bay area of Los Angeles, California. Brian...
RT Specialty Acquires Countrywide Brokerage in Washington
Jan 11 2016 // R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has acquired the assets of Countrywide Brokerage, a wholesale insurance brokerage operation based in Edmonds, Wash. Established in...
TUMI in Georgia Hires Hand as Director of Brokerage Unit
Jan 11 2016 // Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, announces the hiring of Steven Hand. Hand joins TUMI as bokerage director and will be responsible for managing the company’s...
Former Southern California Insurance Broker Found Guilty of Stealing Premiums
Jan 11 2016 // Mia Chang, 51, former insurance broker and owner of Lotte Insurance Services in Southern California, was sentenced in December for felony insurance fraud and grand theft. After her arrest Chang returned $19,218 in stolen...
Fitch Expects Modest Gains for U.S. Insurance Brokers in 2016
Jan 11 2016 // Revenues and earnings for public U.S. insurance brokers are likely to modestly improve in 2016 relative to levels reported through nine months of 2015, according to Fitch Ratings’ 2016 U.S. Insurance Broker Outlook...
2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Stage Set for Another Banner Year for Independent Agents
Jan 11 2016 // The Big “I” is very pleased that 2015 yielded a number of legislative successes. Early in 2015, the association scored a tremendous double victory when Congress acted on both the National Association of...
