Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Towerstone Adds Broker, Underwriter and Account Representative
Jun 26 2008 // Dallas-based wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent Towerstone Inc. has added a new broker, underwriter and account representative to its team. Chris Rohrer was hired as a property broker and will focus on...
Insurers and Agents Applaud New York Auto Rating Change
Jun 26 2008 // Trade groups for New York insurers and agents alike are praising a recently passed bill by state lawmakers that will allow auto insurers to raise or lower their rates by 5 percent over the course of a year without first...
Strengths and Weaknesses, Part 1: What Agents Think of Regional, National P/C Insurers
Jun 25 2008 // Regional carriers rate better in underwriting experience, relationships and stability as well as in customer service and agency relations than their national competitors in the view of independent agents. Regional insurers...
OneBeacon to Acquire California’s Entertainment Brokers
Jun 24 2008 // OneBeacon Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Entertainment Brokers International Insurance Services, a California managing agency specializing in the entertainment, sports and leisure industries. The sale is expected to...
Insurance Agents Advised to Learn from Professional Employer Organizations
Jun 24 2008 // As insurance agents and brokers search for ways to respond to the continuing soft market, they would be wise to follow the example of professional employer organizations (PEOs) that are winning over small and mid-sized...
Why Some Agents Are Earning More Than Others
Jun 23 2008 // Just like any industry, there are some insurance agents that earn more money than others. And not only do they earn more, they make their competition look bad. One of the best ways to join the top performers in your...
Kaufman Elected President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jun 23 2008 // Garry Kaufman, president of Galveston Insurance Associates, Galveston, Texas, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) for 2008-2009 during the 111th Annual Conference & Trade Show....
California Senate Approves Agent-Broker, Spyware Bills
Jun 20 2008 // California’s Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two bills — one allowing insurance cmpanies to require spyware to be installed in vehicles, and the other clarifying the duties of an agent...
Crump Names Two to Transportation Department in Washington
Jun 20 2008 // Crump Insurance Services named Michal Walter associate broker for the transportation department in Bothell, Wash. He will be responsible for quoting, binding, and servicing renewals and new accounts; developing...
Iowa Agents in Flooded Areas Meet the Challenges
Jun 20 2008 // Midwest agents with offices located in flooded areas are facing the challenge of “staying afloat,” so to speak, during the devastation of what some have called the 500 year flood event. One Iowa agency,...
Surety Bond Industry about to be Automated in a Flash
Jun 19 2008 // The surety bond industry, a subset of the insurance industry, is about to take a big step towards automation. Since its creation, suretyship has been extremely paper intensive, but a newly established technology oriented...
Womack Named Texas Agent Group’s Young Agent of the Year
Jun 19 2008 // Matt Womack, partner and principal with the Watkins Insurance Agency in Austin, was named the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ André Juneau Young Agent of the Year. The presentation was made by Patrick Kinney,...
E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Names Jordan Broker
Jun 18 2008 // E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. of El Segundo, Calif., hired Doris Jordan as a new broker. Her responsibilities will include calling on retail agents and brokers, developing new and enhancing existing relationships, as well...
Flood Damage Not Limited to ‘Flood Zones’
Jun 18 2008 // “I don’t need flood insurance; I’m not in a ‘flood zone.’” Or, “I don’t need flood insurance because my mortgage company said I don’t need it.” These statements...
Florida Association of Insurance Agents Names New Board Members
Jun 18 2008 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents named three new board members at its annual conference held June 13-15. Each will serve on the board for a term of three years. Robert S. Ludwig, AIC, vice president of...
NIP Promotes Barry, Mortilla
Jun 18 2008 // Woodbridge, New Jersey-based wholesale brokerage NIP Group has named Jerry Barry president of its specialty brokerage division, and promoted Dean Mortilla to vice president. Barry moves to the division after serving as...
Muesse Named ACSR of the Year by Texas Independent Agents Group
Jun 18 2008 // Kimberly Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Katy, Texas, won the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Accredited Customer Service Representative of the Year award at the trade...
Bank Insurance Brokerage 1Q Earnings Hit Second-Highest Level Ever
Jun 17 2008 // Quarterly earnings from bank insurance brokerage hit their second-highest level in first quarter 2008. Bank insurance brokerage earnings in the first three months of 2008 were $1.078 billion, up 8.6 percent from $993.3...
California Senate Considers Agent-Broker Bill, Consumer Group Challenges Legislation
Jun 17 2008 // Three pieces of legislation will be heard in the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance committee on Wednesday, June 17, 2008. Assemblyman Jared Huffman’s AB 2800 would allow insurance companies to require drivers to...
Marsh promoted to Broker at M. J. Hall and Co. Inc.
Jun 17 2008 // Sarah Marsh has been promoted to broker/underwriter at M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. Marsh has been the marketing representative for M.J. Hall for the past two years. She will focus on property and casualty business for the...
