Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Despite firefighting prowess, the Russians aren’t coming
Jul 23 2007 // While the Southeast’s largest wildfire in more than a century was still smoldering in Georgia after burning 903 square miles, a fresh conflagration reared its ugly head in California, and an American pilot from...
Building the case with customers for excess casualty coverage
Jul 23 2007 // What should brokers or agents say when they meet resistance from customers who already feel they are spending too much on liability coverage? Explain that in today’s world, it doesn’t take long to run through...
Industry supports terror bill but not all agree with NBCR mandate
Jul 23 2007 // At a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. last month, insurance industry group representatives generally spoke in favor of a bill that would extend the federal backstop for terrorism insurance coverage for another 10...
A recipe for independent agency-carrier relationship success
Jul 23 2007 // Agency-company relationships are a softer issue in business today, and not something independent agencies think about all the time, according to Frank Kortarba, president and CEO of Golden Eagle Insurance in San Diego....
Neb. Insurer Donating $80K in Ark. in Name of Agencies, Small Business
Jul 20 2007 // Omaha, Neb.-based workers’ compensation insurer, FirstComp, is celebrating 10 years of business in Arkansas with some big checks and big thanks to independent agencies and policyholders, the company...
Williams Joins The Republic Group as Underwriting Process Manager
Jul 20 2007 // The Republic Group, a regional insurer based in Dallas, announced that Jay C. Williams has joined the company as its new Personal Lines Underwriting Process manager. In this newly created position, Williams will manage the...
Brown & Brown Names Paschke and Strianese Regional Exec. VPs
Jul 20 2007 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced it has appointed Michael Paschke and Anthony Strianese as regional executive vice presidents. Paschke and Strianese are headquartered in the West and Northeast, respectively. Paschke...
Former Fargo Agent Arrested in Minn. for Insurance Fraud, Theft
Jul 20 2007 // An insurance agent accused of defrauding investors has been arrested in Minnesota. David Skjerven, 60, of Sedona, Ariz., faces charges of theft and insurance fraud. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month by...
MarshBerry Names Plasket VP, Agency/Broker Division
Jul 20 2007 // Kel Plasket has joined Marsh, Berry & Co. as vice president to coordinate their new Agency/Broker Operations Division. Plasket has 25 years of hands-on experience in all areas of agency operations including sales...
MyNewMarkets.com Announces 2008 Market Exchange
Jul 17 2007 // SAN DIEGO – Insurance Journal’s new online service, MyNewMarkets.com, is launching a new market focused conference oriented toward helping retail agents and brokers find the coverages they need. The first...
Insurance Broker to Reimburse Floridians $2.6 Million
Jul 17 2007 // While denying wrongdoing, Willis Group Holdings Ltd., a national insurance broker, agreed to reimburse $2.6 million to multiple Florida cities and counties, according to state officials. Florida Chief Financial Officer...
5 Secrets Insurance Agents Should Know to Increase Sales
Jul 16 2007 // There are two types of insurance agents: successful and not successful. Insurance agents that make six figures a year have a secret. They use prospecting methods that make them money. While many insurance agents waste...
Scott Joins PWIB Texas as Broker/Underwriter
Jul 13 2007 // Chris Scott has joined Dallas-based PWIB Texas as broker/underwriter, the company announced. Scott has been a broker since 2002 and previously was associated with other leading insurance wholesalers in the Dallas...
Calif. Broker Charged, Arrested for Grand Theft
Jul 13 2007 // Merilyn Matsuko Burnside, an insurance broker from Commerce, Calif., has been arrested for allegedly swindling customers out of insurance payments on two separate occasions. Burnside was arrested Friday, July 6, 2007 in...
Lloyd’s CEO Puts the Hammer Down
Jul 12 2007 // “I have no doubt that there is a shared will in the market to improve our processes and much progress has been made,” stated Lloyd’s Chief Executive Richard Ward in response to a letter sent to the market...
Indiana Insurance Honors Ohio Agencies with 2006 Chairman’s Award
Jul 12 2007 // Troy, Ohio-based Hylant Group, Inc. and Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer McKernan, Inc. have received the 2006 Chairman’s Award, which is presented to the highest performing insurance agencies appointed with Indiana...
WIAA Announces New Board
Jul 12 2007 // The Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA), an agent/broker associations in the West, has announced a new slate of board members and officers for the 2007-2008 term. The previous term’s Chairman-elect, Kathy...
N.Y. Agents Seeking Alternatives for Downstate Homeowners
Jul 12 2007 // Downstate New York insurance agents say they are seeking alternative sources of coverage, as many of their regular homeowners insurance companies continue to reduce exposure in their area. A membership survey conducted by...
Born in Crisis, Insurer for Mutual Insurers, Agents Marks 20th Year
Jul 12 2007 // The blueprint for the company was originally conceived by an ad hoc task force of senior executive officers from several mutual property/casualty insurance companies in response to the liability insurance crisis of the...
Pa. State Agencies Back in Operation After Budget Deal Struck
Jul 12 2007 // Thousands pf Pennsylvania state employees including those in the state insurance and motor vehicle departments were back on the job Tuesday after a one-day shutdown. The employees were called back to work after a tentative...
