Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New AIG CEO Decides to Keep, Not Sell, Investment Advisory Unit
Aug 19 2009 // Robert Benmosche, the newly appointed chief executive of AIG, has started to cut up the insurer’s restructuring plan, deciding it is better to hold on to an investment advisory unit that is part of the...
Pennsylvania Commissioner Meets with Agents’ Group
Aug 19 2009 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario met with yesterday with directors of the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group board of directors to discuss a number of key insurance issues in the Keystone State. Of...
Galveston Firefighters Receive Fireman’s Fund, Texas Agent Grant
Aug 19 2009 // The Galveston (Texas) Fire Department is still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Ike, and in addition to flood damage to various firehouses, several of the department’s portable radios were damaged or...
Love of Language Leads Insurance Agent to Hispanic Market
Aug 18 2009 // At first glance, Kathryn Soderberg would seem an unlikely candidate for an insurance agent whose expertise in marketing to Hispanic customers lands her gigs on radio talk shows and leading Hispanic market training sessions...
Consumer Opinions of Car Makers, Brokerages, Banks, Health Insurers Fall
Aug 18 2009 // Unsurprisingly, the industries whose reputations have been most badly hurt in the last 12 months are car manufacturers (down 31 points), banks (down 24 points), and investment and brokerage firms (down 27 points),...
South Dakota Insurance Agent Told to Stop Operating in North Dakota
Aug 18 2009 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has issued a cease and desist order to Floyd Sheridan, a Baltic, S.D., insurance agent who is alleged to have sold, solicited or negotiated insurance to a Barnes County, N.D....
Insurance Journal Searches for the Best Agencies to Work For
Aug 18 2009 // Is your independent insurance agency or brokerage firm a great place to work? Insurance Journal is on the search for the best independent insurance agencies and brokerages in the U.S. to work for and we hope you will...
Wholesale Broker Gresham Promotes Curington, Thomas in Florida
Aug 17 2009 // Stockbridge, Georgia-based wholesale insurance broker, Gresham & Associates, has promoted Marianne Curington and Kittie Thomas to be associate brokers. Curington and Thomas have served 11 and 7 years respectively in...
FERMA Supports RIMS Position on Brokers Contingent Commissions
Aug 17 2009 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has issued a bulletin expressing concerns over a new ruling in the US state of Illinois that allows brokers to resume taking contingent commissions. The...
Lloyd’s Announces First Live Message Sent across Exchange
Aug 17 2009 // Lloyd’s has announced that Miller, a Lloyd’s broker, and Aspen Re were the first to send a message – an energy quotation request, using ACORD data standards – across its Lloyd’s Exchange...
Colorado Workers’ Compensation Insurer Pinnacol Defends Agent Perks
Aug 17 2009 // Colorado’s dominant workers compensation insurer last week defended its spending on travel and entertainment for its agents, telling Colorado lawmakers it’s good for morale and helps lower costs in the long...
Louisiana Revokes Shreveport Area Agent’s License
Aug 17 2009 // A Shreveport, La., area agent has been issued a cease and desist order, license revocation notice and fine notice for alleged misrepresentation, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Tanya Mclain Weems was served...
For Agents, There’s No Time for Recreation & Leisure
Aug 17 2009 // When asked to pen a piece to end this issue, I asked myself, “what is the best way to end an issue focused on recreation and leisure?” I truly have no idea; agents have no time for such frivolity. Our time is...
Work Hard Play Hard
Aug 17 2009 // Insurance Triathletes Prove their Endurance, Self-Discipline There are far easier ways to spend one’s leisure hours than slogging through tough early-morning runs, pedaling through sunburns and saddle sores and...
Training Service Staff to Help Boost Agency Revenue
Aug 17 2009 // Refocus CSRs to Roles Where They Fully Engage Customers Thanks to automation advances, insurance agency tasks that took hours can be done in a matter of minutes. Multiple data entry and one-by-one Web site visits have been...
Insurance Journal Wins Business Publication Editorial Awards
Aug 17 2009 // Insurance Journal magazine has won gold and silver editorial awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ western regional awards competition, recognizing the magazine for its editorial...
Watercraft Rentals: It’s Good to Know What’s Covered and What’s Not
Aug 17 2009 // It’s summer, do you know where your homeowners insurance customers are? Perhaps they’re out on a lake somewhere, playing on rented jet skis or blowing with a gentle wind in a borrowed sailboat. Do they know...
Seeking to Boost Agency Business, Progressive Offers Web Site Help
Aug 14 2009 // Progressive Insurance wants to ramp up its agency business and plans to turn to a source of strength for its direct sales channel – the Internet – to help make that happen. As Glenn M. Renwick, president and...
Federal Judge Dismisses Agents’ Lawsuit Against Brooke Corp.
Aug 14 2009 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing bankrupt Brooke Corp. and its financing arm of racketeering and fraud, saying the claims are not specific enough. Scores of insurance agents sued Overland Park, Kan.-based...
Florida Insurance Agents Say State’s Home Mitigation Effort Is Failing
Aug 13 2009 // Florida’s efforts to encourage homeowners to harden their homes to better withstand big storms by giving them insurance premium discounts is not getting the job done, according to a report from insurance agents in...
