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All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
A Franchise Model for Insurance Agencies
Oct 18 2010 // Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like a strange idea, but that’s what John Rost, founder,...
How a Smaller Georgia Agency Plays with the Big Boys
Oct 18 2010 // This is the David versus Goliath story of how the Mallory Agency, a small independent insurance agency in LaGrange, Georgia, has faced off against bigger agencies and won. Its weapons: “face time,” professional...
People
Oct 18 2010 // Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) announced that Jan Holcombe joined the company as vice president of personal client services. Holcombe brings more than 20 years of experience as an insurance counseling...
California’s Commissioner Hopefuls
Oct 18 2010 // Unlike many voters, the hundreds and thousands of independent insurance agents and brokers in California know the November 2 election will be a pivotal one. After all, on that day, Californians will select a new insurance...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Oct 18 2010 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The 2010 Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Indepdendent Agencies as reported in August. This list...
Online Client Access – Get Your Agency on Board
Oct 18 2010 // More Customers Demand 24/7, Real-Time Access to Policy Information Today, people continue to migrate to the Internet to accomplish many of their day-to-day tasks. And as we move into the second decade in the 21st century,...
Who’s Giving in Federal Politics
Oct 18 2010 // Top Insurance Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Property/casualty insurance advocacy groups, including the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers...
User Experience and the Generation Gap
Oct 18 2010 // Currently, the insurance industry is on the brink of a demographic shift, and as more young professionals begin to enter the field and veterans begin to retire, a whole new set of expectations arises regarding technology...
The Power of More
Oct 18 2010 // Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for...
Builder Agent Network Launches Package Policy for Artisan Contractors
Oct 15 2010 // The Builder Agent Network has expanded their offerings available to Texas home builders and general contractors to include trade contractors. Builder Agent Network (BAN) is a managing general agent for several insurance...
Texas Agents Join Forces to Launch Health Insurance Coalition
Oct 15 2010 // Three insurance producer groups have joined forces to form the Texas Coalition of Health Insurance Agents to monitor, respond to and communicate on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care...
North Carolina Opens Criminal Probe of Insurance Agent Who Killed Himself
Oct 14 2010 // State Insurance Department officials say they have begun a criminal investigation into the businesses of a Fayetteville man who killed himself in August. The Fayetteville Observer reported that a spokeswoman says the state...
Kilkenny Joins IIAT as Director of Agency Management Resources
Oct 14 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agencies announce that Todd Kilkenny has joined the association as director of agency management resources. Kilkenny will be responsible for...
Indiana Young Agent Receives Prestigious National Award
Oct 14 2010 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the second annual Young Agents State Liaison of the Year award to Steve...
Louisiana Agent Told to Stop Selling Insurance; Fined $10K
Oct 13 2010 // A Winnsboro, La., agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators with a cease and desist order, a summary suspension order and a $10,000 fine notice for alleged misrepresentation. The...
You Can Attend an Insurance Trade Show without Leaving your Desk!
Oct 12 2010 // What if you could get all the benefits of attending an insurance trade show without any expense or leaving your office? Find New Markets, connect with existing markets, learn from the experts in the lecture hall, network...
Clock is Ticking on Surplus Lines Tax Reform
Oct 12 2010 // The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to provisions in the massive reform bill that would modernize regulation...
Integro Buys California Reinsurance Broker ReSource Intermediaries
Oct 12 2010 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has acquired ReSource Intermediaries, Inc., a reinsurance advisory and brokerage firm based in San Francisco. The move paves the way for New York-based Integro to become...
Service Staff – Small Agencies in Small Towns
Oct 12 2010 // We have discussed how you might outsource back office work, work that is not full time, or work for which you can’t find staff. We have discussed training a receptionist how to answer a phone and handle...
Knight Assumes Role as CEO for Georgia Independent Agents
Oct 7 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG). Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...
