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Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal
Oct 29 2012 // Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched a new broker portal, Starrlink. The Starrlink portal provides agents with access to all previously issued policy documents, inclusive of but...
Former California Agent Sentenced In Theft Case
Oct 26 2012 // Former insurance agent James Henry Sim, 66, of San Diego, Calif. was sentenced to a stayed term of four years and four months in state prison, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday. Sims was taken into...
Waco, Texas-Based Agent Named Trusted Choice Hometown Hero
Oct 26 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Wes Bailey, president of Bailey Insurance & Risk Management Inc. in Waco, as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. The Hometown Hero program recognizes...
ITC Updates Web-Based Insurance Marketing Tracker for Agencies
Oct 26 2012 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), based in Carrollton, Texas, announced updates to its web-based audience engagement system, AgencyBuzz. The system helps agencies track effectiveness of email and social media...
Astonish Announces QQ Solutions as a Silver Sponsor for its Fourth Annual eAgent Summit Taking Place This Oct. 28-30
Oct 26 2012 // Warwick, Rhode Island, 10/26/12 – Astonish, the leader in insurance digital marketing solutions, is pleased to announce QQ Solutions, Inc., www.qqsolutions.com, as a Silver Sponsor for its fourth annual eAgent Summit...
Former Southern California Auto Club Agent Sues Insurer for ‘Illegal Practice’
Oct 25 2012 // A former insurance agent has filed a class action lawsuit in Southern California against Auto Club over what she alleges is an “illegal commission scheme” that penalizes agents who sell policies to people who...
Einsteinsurance.com Launches Free Beta And Invites Agents To Submit Content
Oct 25 2012 // Minneapolis, MN, 10/25/12 – Einsteinsurance, an online consumer knowledgebase, is offering a limited number of insurance agents free access to provide content and promote their online properties. After 3 quick months...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Park Row Associates in Rhode Island
Oct 24 2012 // Itasca, Ill.-headquartered global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Park Row Associates Inc. in Providence, R.I., from its parent company, Delta Dental of Rhode Island. Terms of the transaction...
Social Service Agencies Earns $281K Dividend from Texas Mutual
Oct 23 2012 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., working in partnership with Care Providers Insurance Services, announced today that the Social Service Agencies of Texas (SSA) safety group has earned a $280,638 dividend. The workers’...
8 Lessons to Learn from the Upcoming Presidential Election
Oct 23 2012 // The 2012 presidential election is coming up quickly and the media is outputting endless stories, videos, tweets and more about it. Pay attention to the ads and the action to pick up some interesting lessons you can apply...
F.I.D.O.’s Dog Bite Liability Insurance Fills Coverage Gap
Oct 23 2012 // When commercial lines insurance agent and dog owner Debbie Turner began to look into help for her difficult dog back in 2000, she had no idea that her journey would end up leading to a new personal lines insurance...
Rebounding Economy Spurs Growth in Cargo, Supply Chain Risks
Oct 22 2012 // A slow trend toward economic recovery in the U.S. may mean good news/bad news for insurance agents and brokers who handle commercial accounts with cargo and supply chain vulnerabilities. The good news is growth in sales...
Business Moves – South Central
Oct 22 2012 // Mission Select Insurance Services A new managing general agency — Mission Select Insurance Services LLC — has been formed in Texas with a focus on residential property. Mission Select, based in Argyle, was formed with...
Doing Business with Mobile Devices
Oct 22 2012 // Need for Risk Mitigation Grows Along With Wider Adoption Insurance agencies are in the business of managing risk for clients. But as mobile becomes mainstream, they’re facing new risks of their own. Agencies see...
Four Types of Producers
Oct 22 2012 // I have spoken at more than 200 insurance industry events. I have met with thousands of agency owners, producers and CSRs. In more than two decades of working with insurance agencies, the No. 1 need has never changed:...
One Agency – Two Producer Management Methods
Oct 22 2012 // Today, as in the past, agencies need to set the stage for future sales (both new and renewal) with continuous marketing efforts. These actions typically include brand building, highly targeted solicitations and everything...
Business Moves – Southeast
Oct 22 2012 // TWFG Texas-based The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) announced a substantial expansion of its network, adding new branches in multiple states, from California to Virginia. Many of the new branch managers are former...
Business Moves – Midwest
Oct 22 2012 // MJ Insurance, Mead & Company Property/casualty and employee benefits agency, MJ Insurance, has acquired Indianapolis-based Mead & Company. Mead & Company is a multi-generational family business operated by the...
Allstate Agents Return to Massachusetts After 25 Years
Oct 22 2012 // Allstate Insurance Co. is reopening brick-and-mortar offices in Massachusetts after a quarter century of absence. Back in 1987, the Northbrook, Ill.-headquartered Allstate closed its offices in Massachusetts and pulled out...
Business Moves – East
Oct 22 2012 // Bollinger, The Morville Agency Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance brokerage Bollinger Inc. has acquired The Morville Agency of Newton, N.J. The Morville Agency specializes in insuring New Jersey public entities. The...
