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Banks Urge Cross-Selling Insurance, Loans to Wealthy But Brokers Resist
Jun 18 2013 // Scrambling to plug revenue holes created by crackdowns on credit card fees and falling brokerage commissions, big U.S. banks are pushing a strategy they’ve tried with limited success in the past – cross-selling...
The Art of Communication in the Modern Era, All Is Not Lost
Jun 17 2013 // The following is a fictional communication that in reality could be taking place in your office today. Retail Agent: I nd a qte asap on this prop (I need a quote as soon as possible on this property) Broker: addy and val...
4 Strategies to Make Producer Lifecycle Management a Priority
Jun 17 2013 // Maintaining a top-notch sales organization is harder than ever. One key reason is the growing challenge of keeping up with state and federal insurance regulations that focus on sales. The multiple tasks involved –...
Most Insurance Agencies Say Technology Helped Fiscal Growth: Survey
Jun 14 2013 // The majority of insurance agencies (77 percent) directly attribute their fiscal growth during 2012-2013 to the use of technology, according to a new industry survey. The survey, conducted by Vertafore at this year’s...
Shortcuts to Social Media: Top 4 Resources for Agents
Jun 13 2013 // The following article is a guest post by InsuranceJournal.tv contributor Rick Morgan, chair of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT) Web 2.0 workgroup. Rick is also SVP of Aartrijk (a branding firm serving...
Olson Takes Over As President of Georgia Independent Agents
Jun 13 2013 // Betsy K. Olson was installed as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia Inc. (IIAG) during the association’s recent annual convention in Amelia Island, Florida. Olson is vice president of marketing...
Republican Hill, Insurance Agent, Wins Florida House Seat
Jun 13 2013 // Republican Mike Hill has defeated Democrat Jeremy Lau for the vacant state House District 2 seat. The Miami Herald reported that Hill carried about 58 percent of the vote in the Northwest Florida district, which includes...
Encompass Looks to PGA Sponsorship to Improve Brand
Jun 12 2013 // Companies have for some time been diversifying, and sometimes curbing, their appetite for multimillion-dollar sports sponsorships, so an enterprising insurance company president saw that trend as an opportunity to get his...
Former Va. Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jun 12 2013 // A former Charlottesville, Virginia, insurance agent has been sentenced to seven months behind bars for duping customers who believed they were buying insurance from him. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old...
New Survey Explores How Carriers Support Agency Growth Strategies
Jun 12 2013 // Carriers can be instrumental in helping agencies grow through referrals, expanded coverages, and clear business line or geographic expansion planning Despite the challenges facing the industry and the broader economy, two...
Broker Awarded $3.8M Verdict in Reputation Suit
Jun 10 2013 // A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $3.8 million in lost profits and business reputation damages to HCF Insurance Agency. On June 3, HCF, represented by law firm Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP, got the...
Game Changer: Agency Download with the Leader in CRM
Jun 10 2013 // Westerville, OH, 6/10/13 – Revolution Group, a Silver Salesforce.com Cloud Alliance Partner and leading technology integration provider specializing in the property/casualty segment of the insurance industry, is...
SIAA Adds Six Agencies in West in May
Jun 6 2013 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance signed six new agencies in the West in May, which brings SIAA’s total for the month to 30 new member agencies. May’s new West members include: Clear Lakes Agency of Buhl,...
Segal Select Insurance Acquires Fiduciary Business from A&R Associates
Jun 6 2013 // Segal Select Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired Broker of Record rights to certain fiduciary liability policies and fidelity bonds previously brokered by A&R Associates in Alexandria, Va. According to Brian Smith,...
Senate Committee Advances National Producer Licensing Reform Bill
Jun 6 2013 // The Senate Banking Committee today voted to send an insurance producer licensing reform measure to the full Senate for consideration. The bipartisan bill — S. 534, the National Association of Registered Agents and...
Marsh to Acquire Brokerage in Dominican Republic
Jun 6 2013 // Insurance broker Marsh has agreed to acquire Franco & Acra Tecniseguros, an insurance adviser in the Dominican Republic that has been acting as Marsh’s local correspondent broker since 1977. Terms of the...
USG Insurance Services Adds Dixon in Louisiana
Jun 6 2013 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA) has expanded its Louisiana operations with the addition of Jessica Dixon as a producer/broker. She will focus on developing retailers in...
N.H.-Based Northern United Agents Alliance Announces New Agency Member
Jun 4 2013 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) announced the addition of Kinney Insurance Agency, based in South Hero, Vt., as the newest member of the alliance. For more than 25 years, Kinney Insurance Agency, with office...
Coastal Homeowners Upset with Insurers, Regulators Over Surge in Insurance Costs
Jun 4 2013 // When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance. Now, as he seeks to move to Atlanta to be near family, Virden says...
New Fiscal Cliff Taxes and Insurance Agencies
Jun 3 2013 // We are all familiar with the old saying, “the only thing certain in life are death and taxes.” With the new tax laws that came into effect for 2013, we know this is really true now! Capital Gains and Flat Tax...
