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Insurance, Corporate Law Intersect in Louisiana Agent Liability, UM Cases
Mar 30 2015 // Nothing is more exciting than reading the latest updates on insurance law, unless, of course, you can get updates on corporate law at the same time. Fortunately, there are two recent Louisiana cases where the outcome of...
California Broker Nabbed for Pocketing More Than $500K From Safety Program
Mar 30 2015 // Arthur Cade, 60, a licensed insurance broker-agent in California, was arrested on three felony counts of grand theft for stealing more than $100,000 from a Los Angeles Unified School District program and more than $400,000...
Georgia State Agencies Preparing for Medical Marijuana Law
Mar 30 2015 // In an emotional ceremony in his Capitol office, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order Friday ordering state agencies to start preparations now for the enactment of the state’s medical marijuana...
Vertafore Partners to Expand Cloud, Data, Mobile Offerings
Mar 27 2015 // Insurance software provider Vertafore announced three new partnerships to expand its end-to-end technology offerings for the cloud, data, and mobile spaces at its user conference, NetVU15, now taking place in Indianapolis...
Guernsey’s Heritage Insurance Accorded Lloyd’s Registered Broker Status
Mar 27 2015 // Guernsey-based Heritage Insurance announced that it has been accorded Lloyd’s registered broker status. “This allows Heritage Insurance Solutions, the FCA-regulated arm of the Guernsey-headquartered Heritage...
J.M. Wilson Announces Staff Changes in Illinois
Mar 26 2015 // Jenna Caschetta Insurance wholesaler J.M. Wilson has promoted Jenna Caschetta to property/casualty underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Ill., office and added Gerry McCabe as P/C underwriter. Caschetta is responsible for...
Vantage Agora Launches Loss Analysis Tool for Brokers/Wholesalers
Mar 26 2015 // Insurance process provider Vantage Agora has released a new loss-analysis web application that gives insurance brokers, program managers and managing general agents the ability to view and analyze consolidated data on...
Why Are Agency Employees Unhappy?
Mar 26 2015 // Agency employees are not happy when it comes to compensation, and money isn’t the problem. Despite increases in salaries and total compensation, many employees continue to be unsatisfied when it comes to overall...
JLT Specialty USA Creates Environmental Brokerage Team
Mar 25 2015 // JLT Specialty USA said it has added an environmental team to provide environmental brokerage and advisory services in energy, construction, environmental professional, finance and aerospace sectors. The individuals...
Intygral – New Leadership, New Corporate Name with A Fresh Vision for Insurance Industry Digital Marketing System
Mar 25 2015 // New Identity Reflects Increased Focus on Expanding Collaboration and Successful Partnerships with Insurance Agencies Warwick, RI, March 25, 2015 – More than 70 percent of consumers turn to the Internet first – via...
UK Report Highlights Role of Insurance in Managing, Mitigating Cyber Risk
Mar 24 2015 // Last year 81 percent of large UK businesses and 60 percent of small companies suffered a cyber security breach. In response to this increasing threat, a report published by the UK government and Marsh, one of the...
Main Street America Now Writing Surety, Fidelity Bonds in Mississippi
Mar 24 2015 // The Main Street America Group has received regulatory approval from the State of Mississippi Insurance Department to write commercial surety and fidelity bonds in the state, which will be underwritten through the...
StartPoint Adds $25M in Capacity for U.S. D&O Market
Mar 23 2015 // Managing general agency StartPoint has added $25 million in new capacity for the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) insurance marketplace. The complete amount of the capacity is provided by certain syndicates at...
Vertafore Gathers Leading Agencies and Carriers For The Insurance Industry’s Leading Technology Conference, NetVU 2015
Mar 23 2015 // Over 3,000 Insurance Professionals Meet in Indianapolis To See Vertafore’s Latest Innovations Designed to Accelerate Growth For The Entire Insurance Ecosystem Bothell, WA, March 23, 2015 – Vertafore®, the leading...
Hot Markets for 2015
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty...
E&O Insights: Do You Have Clients That Will Be Buying or Selling?
Mar 23 2015 // While most agents are aware that mergers and acquisitions are hot topics in the world of insurance agencies, insurance is not the only segment of our industry affected. In many communities, hospitals, accounting firms,...
Insurance Clusters Not Immune from Trade Secret Liability
Mar 23 2015 // An insurance cluster — sometimes called an alliance, network or aggregator — is a group of agents and brokers combined under a common association for mutual support and the ability to market their individual...
Consequences at the Intersection of Insurance and Corporate Law
Mar 23 2015 // Nothing is more exciting than reading the latest updates on insurance law, unless, of course, you can get updates on corporate law at the same time. Fortunately, there are two recent Louisiana cases where the outcome of...
CEA Kicks off Earthquake Insurance Selling Program for Agents
Mar 23 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages agents to sign up to receive direct mail marketing...
M&A Calendar: P/C Agent, Broker Mergers & Acquisition Headlines in 2014
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal reported on more than 200 deals involving agencies’ or brokerages’ mergers and acquisitions in 2014. Activity was busiest in the first and fourth quarters, with more than 60 announcements...
