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Sce joins Sullivan Brokers in Southern California
Apr 21 2014 // Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Jim Sce to the firm’s casualty practice group as vice president. Sce will work in the Los Angeles, Calif. office. Sce has expertise in construction classes, as...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Brokers, MGA’s, Capital in New Details for ‘Vision 2025’ Plan
Apr 21 2014 // Lloyd’s has published a more detailed strategy for 2014-2016, setting out how it will work towards achieving its goals, embodied in its “Vision 2025” Plan, which details “how the Corporation will...
Jim Sce Joins Sullivan Brokers
Apr 21 2014 // Los Angeles, CA, 4/21/14 – Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that effective April 15, 2014; Jim Sce has joined the firm’s Casualty Practice Group in the position of Vice...
Nebraska Court: Agent Breached Contract but Client List Not a Trade Secret
Apr 21 2014 // The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the finding of a lower court that a crop insurance agent breached the terms of her contract with a former employer when she went to work for another agency. However, in First Express...
N.Y. to Start Licensing Title Insurance Agents
Apr 21 2014 // New York’s new budget gives state financial regulators authority to issue licenses to title insurance agents for the first time. Sponsors say the measure is intended to protect consumers and lower costs for New York...
12 Survival Suggestions for Today’s Independent Agent
Apr 21 2014 // To survive, think backwards. Consider what you shouldn’t do before contemplating what you should, as avoiding negative acts improves your agency’s health. Don’t just promote from within. As important as...
5 Vital Elements Agents Should Review to Ensure Safer Live Events
Apr 21 2014 // Safety should be the top priority for every live event producer as well as for the agents who write policies for their production clients. This includes safety for guests, for workers, and for all of the temporary...
The Specialized Risks of Special Events
Apr 21 2014 // As the days of spring get longer and the weather warms into summer, communities and towns across the country will come out of hibernation and celebrate – with fairs, festivals and open air festivities. Memorial Day,...
Texas Agent Faces 10 Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud Conviction
Apr 17 2014 // A Fort Worth man faces ten years in federal prison following a conviction for insurance fraud, the Insurance Department of Texas reported. Caleb Deason, an insurance agent for Transamerica Life Insurance Co., was convicted...
SierraSpecialty Taps Hennesay as Wholesale Broker in California
Apr 17 2014 // Wholesaler and managing general agent SierraSpecialty named Keri Hennesay as a surplus lines broker to its team in Clovis, Calif. Hennesay has been in the insurance industry for 26 years and has experience working as a...
Broker/Insurer Combo Launch Food and Beverage Industry Contamination Coverage
Apr 17 2014 // Willis Group Holdings has announced the launch of a new product contamination insurance proposition, in partnership with XL Group, Willis Limited’s Food and Drink and Faber Global teams, in association with BRC...
Mexico Broker AER Joins Brokerslink in Expansion Move
Apr 17 2014 // Independent insurance broker network Brokerslink announced that it has gained a new member in the key Monterrey corporate market in Mexico with the addition of broker AER as a member. Brokerslink’s bulletin described...
Independent Insurance Agents Find Some Pundits, Politicians in Washington Agree
Apr 16 2014 // News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact. Before an audience of independent insurance agents, commentators Tucker Carlson, a conservative, and Paul Begala, a liberal,...
Insurance Agents Learn How to Market to People Unlike Themselves
Apr 16 2014 // The middle-aged white woman told the audience of mostly older white male businessowners that much of the country and many of their future customers don’t look like them or necessarily share all their values. While...
Agents Brewing Up Program Business for Craft Beermakers
Apr 16 2014 // Craft beers have been capturing an increasing share of the domestic beer market over the past decade and this specialty niche is still growing. By 2020, America’s craft brewers will have more than 20 percent market...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Opens 24-Hour Claims Call Center
Apr 15 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast, reported it has established a Claims Call Center that is open 24 hours, seven days a week. TWIA is encouraging...
Southern California Agent Sentenced For Ponzi Scheme
Apr 15 2014 // Michael Zuno Zuniga, 43, of Fullerton, was sentenced to five years in Los Angeles County Jail and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for his participation in a Ponzi scheme targeting Los Angeles area...
Will Ratings Concerns Hinder Reinsurer M&A, Hedge Fund ‘Play’? -Litmus Analysis
Apr 15 2014 // In the “investment banker 101 playbook” for cyclical industries the reinsurance industry has arrived at the page marked “weak pricing due to too much competition; sell M&A services to our...
U.S. Agencies Join Probe of Fatal California FedEx/Bus Crash
Apr 14 2014 // FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery truck-bus collision killed 10 people in California. Two federal agencies said that they...
North Carolina’s Anders Wins Top Big ‘I’ Service Award
Apr 14 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (IIABA or the Big “I”) recently awarded agent Cloyce Anders of North Carolina with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one...
