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Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents
Apr 3 2013 // Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential...
Risk Point, LLC Seeks Agents for New Auto Dealer Physical Damage Program
Apr 3 2013 // New managing general agency Risk Point, LLC, is now accepting applications from independent agents and brokers throughout the United States to provide automobile dealer physical damage coverage for qualified franchised and...
High-Tech Personal Lines: Technology Changing the Way Agents Do Business
Apr 3 2013 // Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to compete against the giant direct response and captive...
Astonish Announces Early Bird Pricing for Annual E-Agent Summit
Apr 3 2013 // Warwick, RI, 04/03/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing, technology, and training provider for insurance agencies and brokerages, is thrilled to announce early bird pricing for the upcoming E-Agent Summit taking...
Willis Acquires UK Indemnity Specialist Broker Prime Professions
Apr 2 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has “further enhanced its offering in the executive risk market by agreeing to acquire, through its subsidiary Willis Limited, PPH Limited and its subsidiary Prime Professions...
U.S. Announces $1.4B in Sandy Transit Aid to New York, New Jersey
Apr 1 2013 // The federal government announced $1.4 billion in aid last Friday, March 29, to transit agencies affected by Superstorm Sandy. Most of the aid announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is going to four agencies...
Home Insurance Claimants Who Use Agents Happier Than Those Who Don’t
Apr 1 2013 // Satisfaction among home insurance claimants who file through agents is 50 points higher than it is for those who file claims directly. However, the percentage of customers filing through direct channels continues to...
Project CAP CEO Bacciocco Shares Views on Consumer Agent Portal and 2013
Apr 1 2013 // Independent agents should soon be getting some help with their personal lines sales— better late than never. The delayed Consumer Agent Portal — backed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc....
Astonish’s One-Day Modern Consumer Training Hosted by QQ Solutions on Thursday, April 11
Apr 1 2013 // Warwick, RI, 04/01/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, encourages local insurance agency principals, CEOs, and presidents in Florida and surrounding...
P/C Mergers Down in 2012 But Private Equity Still Favored Brokers: Conning
Mar 28 2013 // Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, the 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the property/casualty insurance sector in 2012 were near record low levels, according to the latest annual...
Digital Insurance Buys Group Brokerage Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
Mar 27 2013 // Atlanta-based benefits broker Digital Insurance has acquired Group Brokerage Insurance Agency of Cambridge, Mass. The nearly 30-year-old Massachusetts-based benefits firm will now operate under the banner of Digital...
SeaFire Insurance Services Seeks Agency Partners in Wisconsin, Illinois
Mar 27 2013 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking new agency partners in Wisconsin and Illinois for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire will consider...
Former Eqecat President Keogh Joins Reinsurance Broker TigerRisk
Mar 27 2013 // Bill Keogh, who last week resigned as president of catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat, has joined reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners. Keogh joins TigerRisk as a partner and will be a...
Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case
Mar 27 2013 // Today David Kosar can be considered one of the nation’s most outspoken insurance agents on the issue of gay marriage. Kosar, owner of David Kosar Insurance Agency-American Family in Everett, Wash., has joined an...
Oklahoma Independent Agents Express Support for Work Comp Bill
Mar 25 2013 // Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers’ compensation system reform legislation. Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent...
Last Chance: Young Agents, Tell Us What You Think
Mar 25 2013 // Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Today is the deadline to tell the industry what you think. Participate now in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion...
UK Online Aggregators Now Have 40% of Personal P/C, but not Commercial
Mar 25 2013 // “Online aggregators have revolutionized the distribution of personal lines insurance in the UK,” concludes a study from Finaccord, a market research, publishing and consulting company specializing in financial...
Building Updates: Aging Plumbing Systems
Mar 25 2013 // The Agent’s Role as Advisor and Risk Manager Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series to explain insurers’ requirements for building updates and to help agents advise clients on mitigating...
2012 Insurance M&A Snapshot
Mar 25 2013 // Here is a snapshot of the property/casualty insurance industry merger and acquisition activity reported byInsurance Journal in 2012. Major carrier transactions included Nationwide’s acquisition of Harleysville, The...
7 Basic Marketing Approaches for Independent Agents
Mar 25 2013 // It’s impossible to market anything successfully without communicating well. There are multiple ways, online and off, to manage this vital activity. Below are overviews of seven marketing methodologies. Social...
