Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Last Chance: Best Agencies to Work For, Deadline Sept. 18
Sep 13 2013 // Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will consider nominating your agency today. You must be a current employee of the agency...
David Wroe Named to Astonish Board of Directors
Sep 13 2013 // Warwick, RI, 9/13/13 – Astonish, a leading technology, marketing, and training company dedicated solely to the needs of insurance agencies, announces the election of David Wroe to its board of directors. Wroe started his...
Houston Insurance Agent Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Sep 12 2013 // An insurance agent from Houston has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for pocketing more than $250,000 in customer premiums, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. TDI said McKinley Shumate, 59, of Houston was...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Being an Agent Prepared Tennessee Sen. Ketron for Politics
Sep 12 2013 // Insurance was a great training ground for now State Sen. Bill Ketron, who has been a member of the Tennessee Senate since 2002 while also serving as president of his own independent agency founded by his late...
Will Third Time Be the Charm for National Producer Licensing Bill?
Sep 12 2013 // Will the third time be the charm? Insurance groups and lobbyists in Washington are hoping so, after the House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly passed a bill (H.R. 1155 ) to streamline the insurance producer...
IPFS Corporation Launches Mobile Website: www.ipfs.com
Sep 12 2013 // Kansas City, MO, 9/12/13 – Imperial PFS Corporation (www.ipfs.com), a leading independent provider of insurance premium financing, is pleased to announce the launch of its Imperial PFS Connect, a Mobile Website. Imperial...
Critics Say Taxpayers’ $14B Guarantees Profit for Crop Insurers
Sep 11 2013 // Former American International Group Inc. chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has a new business partner: the U.S. taxpayer. Greenberg’s Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. is one of 18 companies approved to...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #45
Sep 11 2013 // Loss Control Results Usually Require Disclosure. An agency that uses non-carrier loss control services, regardless of whether it is a third-party firm or an agency’s in-house loss control service, almost always has...
Main Street America Expands Commercial Products to Austin Mutual Agents in Oregon
Sep 10 2013 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its flagship main line business owners policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super-regional property/casualty...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Insurance Veterans Elect to Also Work in State Legislatures
Sep 10 2013 // Running a successful insurance agency business is tough enough by itself but some insurance pros are taking it one step further. They manage to juggle multiple careers in insurance and politics. Pennsylvania State Sen....
Insurance Pros in Politics: Agent Ted Gaines Eyes California Commissioner Seat
Sep 10 2013 // From agent to politician, state Sen. Ted Gaines wants back in the insurance business – this time as the state’s top regulator of the industry. Gaines, R-Roseville, recently announced he’s running for...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Insurance Good Training Ground for Political Leadership
Sep 10 2013 // When it comes to current or former occupations of state and federal lawmakers, that of insurance producer is not one of the most commonly listed, but perhaps it should be. The variety of skills one necessarily develops...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 10 2013 // Those who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest say they are able to provide valuable insight into policies and insurance laws that affect their state’s important industries...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Georgia’s Kingston Brought His CPCU to Congress
Sep 10 2013 // Jack Kingston is U.S. Representative for the First Congressional District of Georgia, which encompasses 17 counties in Southeast Georgia including the entirety of the state’s coastline. He has represented the...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces Its Expansion into Tennessee with Opening of Dedicated Marketing Office
Sep 10 2013 // San Diego, CA, 9/10/13 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the opening of a dedicated marketing office located in Knoxville, Tenn. The new office will be...
Krauter & Company Brings Brokerage Services to Texas
Sep 9 2013 // Krauter & Company has added a 10th U.S. base of operations with the addition of a new office in Houston. The Texas-based team will focus primarily on energy, aviation and upper mid-market and risk-management accounts....
Bank of America, Merrill Settle Gender Bias Claims for $39M
Sep 9 2013 // Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $39 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit by female brokers who claimed they were paid less than men and deprived of handling their fair share of lucrative accounts, court papers made...
Quickest Way to Raise Agents’ Ire
Sep 9 2013 // What is the quickest way a consultant can raise the ire of agents everywhere? Write an article stating producers have a responsibility to produce. What is the next best way to raise agents’ ire? Write an article that...
Knowing Their Business
Sep 9 2013 // Understanding the exposures of commercial clientele is not only important in reducing an agency’s errors and omissions risk; it’s important to the agency’s and carrier’s bottom line, too. Small...
28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey Reveals an Optimistic Marketplace: MarshBerry
Sep 9 2013 // In June of this year, MarshBerry launched its 28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey in conjunction with Insurance Journal. The survey compiled anonymous general independent agency information along with...
