Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Why Insurance Agents Should Stop Wasting Money on Brand Advertising
Aug 22 2007 // Most insurance agents today are focusing on brand marketing techniques that don’t produce any results. Insurance agents are over spending their money into expensive marketing methods like bulk mailing post cards,...
American Family Agents Recognized For Excellent Customer Service
Aug 22 2007 // More than 1,300 licensed American Family Insurance agents from throughout the company’s 18 operating states have been recognized for customer service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished...
Agents have responsibility to prepare disaster back-up plan
Aug 21 2007 // Dallas, Texas – August is the peak month for hurricane season – which ends November 30 – and forecasters this month predicted at least three tropical storms are likely to strengthen into...
Former Ark. Insurance Agent Sentenced in Theft Case
Aug 21 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced former insurance agent John Phillip Middleton, a Van Buren resident with an office in Fort Smith, has been sentenced by Judge James Cox, Sebastian County...
N.H. Agents Re-elect George as President; Wainwright President-Elect
Aug 21 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. elected its officers for 2007-2008 at its August 21 annual meeting. Judith George, of Contoocook, N.H. was re-elected president. George is vice president of...
Executive Perils Names Livingston VP/Broker
Aug 20 2007 // Los Angeles-based Executive Perils has named Bridget Livingston vice president/broker. Livingston brings technical expertise, strong education and industry experience to her new role. She graduated from Michigan State...
Agencies Plan Safety Review of W. Va. Mine Impoundments
Aug 20 2007 // The state Department of Environmental Protection said it is launching a broad review of West Virginia’s 250 or so underground coal mines after one operation mined beyond its permit and – perhaps – inside...
La. Tells Unlicensed Corporation, Former Agents to Cease and Desist
Aug 20 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order to an Oklahoma-based corporation and two former Louisiana insurance agents who allegedly have been soliciting insurance products to senior citizens...
States, Federal Agencies Try to Keep Up With Wildfires
Aug 20 2007 // With major fires burning in more than a dozen states and officials on high alert for more, authorities are scrambling to contain the blazes and keep new ones from igniting, despite unfavorable weather and strained...
Insurance classic golf champions
Aug 20 2007 // Boise, Idaho native Madeleine Sheils finished with a total of 9-over-par 293 to claim a two-shot victory in the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic. In the boys’ division, Tommy Gibson of Pilot...
Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings
Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...
Agent maestro conducts instrument insurance program
Aug 20 2007 // The string bass with vintage 1860 wood that was purchased in London began to fall apart a month after it was relocated to New England. Another casualty of climate change? Sort of. According to Peter Anderson, an insurance...
Choose customers and golf buddies wisely
Aug 20 2007 // I figure my life is about half over, Lord willing. The first half was nice. I missed the ‘Nam draft, yet was old enough to appreciate The Beatles and some truly original rock ‘n roll. Despite the dearth of,...
Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings
Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...
Agent maestro conducts instrument insurance program
Aug 20 2007 // The string bass with vintage 1860 wood that was purchased in London began to fall apart a month after it was relocated to New England. Another casualty of climate change? Sort of. According to Peter Anderson, an agent who...
Insurance classic golf champions
Aug 20 2007 // Boise, Idaho native Madeleine Sheils finished with a total of 9-over-par 293 to claim a two-shot victory in the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic. In the boys’ division, Tommy Gibson of Pilot...
Former Kan. Agent Sentenced for Insurance Theft and Fraud
Aug 17 2007 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced today that the Kansas Insurance Department, along with Johnson County authorities and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, were involved in the case of a former...
USG Insurance Services Adds Brokerage Manager in Mich. Office
Aug 16 2007 // USG Insurance Services, Inc, a national wholesale broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., recently announced the promotion of Lucas Bacon to brokerage manager of the company’s Michigan branch. In...
Hiscox Takes 49% Stake in UK Broker Allison & Partners
Aug 15 2007 // The Bermuda-based Hiscox Group has purchased 49 percent of UK Professional Indemnity broker and underwriting agency, Allison and Partners Insurance Services for an undisclosed price. The deal includes an option to buy the...
GAINSCO Sells E&S Writer General Agents Insurance Co. to Montpelier Re
Aug 14 2007 // Dallas-based GAINSCO, Inc. and its insurance subsidiary MGA Insurance Co. Inc. have agreed to sell their affiliate General Agents Insurance Co. of America, Inc. to Montpelier Re U.S. Holdings Ltd. for $4.75 million. The...
