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Washington Commissioner Disciplines Insurers, Producers
Oct 9 2014 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in September disciplined several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. Following are the names of the parties, their locations and...
Southern California Agent Arrested For Scamming Insurers For $1.4M
Oct 6 2014 // Eric Lee, 64, of Orange County, Calif., was arrested last week by the California Department of Insurance and charged with 20 felony counts, including grand theft and allegedly providing false or misleading information to...
EFG Launches Home Warranty Product for Sale by Insurance Agents
Oct 6 2014 // EFG Companies has launched a home warranty product designed to be sold by insurance agents. The product, Simplicity Home Warranty, covers all non-manufactured, non-historic homes, regardless of square footage. The warranty...
N.Y. Requires State Agencies to Consider Extreme Weather
Oct 6 2014 // New York state agencies are required to consider the future likelihood of extreme weather in their decisions on public works projects, industrial and commercial permits and regulations, according to a new law signed on...
Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post
Oct 6 2014 // The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are scheduled to speak at an Oct. 17 forum being held by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents at the Wichita Marriott hotel. Republican nominee Ken Selzer and...
America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Oct 6 2014 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2014 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2014 highlight different programs or...
Knowing Clean Technology Customers
Oct 6 2014 // In the next 10 years, the clean technology market is expected to increase by more than 60 percent to nearly $400 billion worldwide, according to Clean Edge’s Clean Energy Trends 2014 Report – creating an enormous...
Deal Activity Continues to Thrive
Oct 6 2014 // Deal activity in the first half of 2014 was one of the strongest on record with 151 announced transactions. There were 80 percent more transactions in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same time period last...
Plenty of Questions Remain About Citizens Clearinghouse
Oct 6 2014 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer has begun submitting renewal policies through its online clearinghouse to private carriers, but agents believe the process still needs refinement. Citizens Property Insurance...
A Review of Insurance Broker Duties Under California Law
Oct 6 2014 // Recently the California Court of Appeals provided an excellent summary of the duties of insurance agents and brokers under California law. See Mark Tanner Const., Inc. v. HUB Int’l. Ins. Services, Inc., 224...
ANE Adds 5 New Agencies to New Jersey Network
Oct 3 2014 // ANE, Agency Network Exchange LLC, a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, has added five new agencies to its New Jersey network. The following New Jersey-based agencies have joined ANE: J.L....
Nebraska Agents Give Iowa Mutual Five Stars
Oct 2 2014 // Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) has selected Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. as the 2014 Five-Star Company of the Year for its dedication and service to independent agents. The award recipient is selected by IIAN...
Live Webinar on How To Boost Agency Productivity with eSignatures featuring Insurance Technology Expert Steve Anderson
Oct 2 2014 // On October 9, 2014 at 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT, HelloSign is hosting a live webinar presented by productivity expert Steve Anderson, a leading authority on insurance technology. San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2014–...
Northeast National Brokerage Offers Underwriting Facility for Petro Industry
Oct 1 2014 // Wholesale broker Northeast National Brokerage LLC has launched an underwriting facility, registered at Lloyd’s, that specializes in excess liability for the petroleum distribution industry. Available across the...
Marijuana Insurance Industry: How High Can It Go?
Oct 1 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the...
Atlantic Specialty Lines Announces New Office in Saratoga Springs, NY
Oct 1 2014 // Saratoga Springs, NY, October 1, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, professional, and personal lines coverages, continues its...
Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Named an IIABA Best Practices Agency
Sep 30 2014 // M3 Insurance, based in Madison, Wis., announced it has been named a 2014 Best Practices Agency by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA). M3 is one of only 206 insurance agencies from across the...
North Carolina Big ‘I’ Names Georgia’s Knight As CEO
Sep 30 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has named Aubie W. Knight as its new chief executive officer. Knight, currently CEO of a neighboring Big “I” association, the Independent Insurance...
Securities Brokerages Free to Be Uninsured for Legal Awards
Sep 29 2014 // The industry group that regulates securities brokerages has decided it cannot force firms to carry insurance for payment of awards granted by arbitration panels or courts to customers who have lost money, a spokeswoman...
Lloyd’s Chairman Nelson on Reinsurance Market, Coverholders, Future Expansion
Sep 29 2014 // Lloyd’s Chairman John Nelson is pleased with the current state of the Lloyd’s market. Shortly after Nelson was interviewed at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Lloyd’s announced a $1.67 billion...
