Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Investor insights
May 22 2006 // Today, it’s not a fun time to be an insurance investor or analyst,” said Ray Joseph, vice president of Los Angeles-based Capital Research Co. Joseph should know; he is an investment analyst with research...
Harnessing technology in the London insurance market
May 22 2006 // Kinnect is dead! Long live Kinnect! Although Lloyd’s long troubled IT project was consigned to the flames last January (See IJ Website Jan. 24), a number of IT phoenix have risen from its ashes. “I think 2006...
U.S. insurers withstood record catastrophe losses in 2005
May 22 2006 // Strong capitalization, sound risk management and efficient global risk sharing enabled the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to withstand record-setting catastrophe losses in 2005, according to Frank J. Coyne,...
Maximizing your agency’s ROI – Return on internet
May 22 2006 // Is your insurance agency investing in web initiatives? If so, you are in the minority. While many independent insurance agents have a virtual presence on their insurance carrier sites, most independent insurance agencies...
SullivanCurtisMonroe CEO says growth, profit and fun equal success
May 22 2006 // Best Practices is a new Insurance Journal column that profiles how some of the nation’s top performing agencies run their operations. IJ’s Publisher Mark Wells recently interviewed William Curtis, managing...
Diversification plus education equals a successful independent agency
May 22 2006 // Note to independent agents and brokers: Pay attention to the Geico gecko and former “24” actor who is now shilling for Allstate. They are gunning for your business. Either you can try to go head to head against...
Editor’s Note: Your Space
May 22 2006 // In teenage land, the Internet is hardly foreign. Ask any 14-year-old today — they likely know all the ins and outs of using the Web to research school projects, as well as how to make friends all around the world...
Agents hail passage of tax legislation
May 22 2006 // The Senate has passed a conference report on the bill, the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act, last month on the heels of House passage a day earlier. The tax-cut bill, supported by independent insurance agents...
Progressive’s Drive Insurance Unveils New Branding Tools for Agents
May 19 2006 // Ohio-based Drive® Insurance from Progressive recently unveiled several new co-branding tools – including print ad, news release, customer thank you/referral e-mail and commercial auto direct mail post card...
Miller Presented IBA West Ramsden/Sullivan Memorial Award
May 19 2006 // Novato insurance agent, Gerald H. “Jerry” Miller, CIC was presented with IBA West’s Ramsden/Sullivan Memorial Award for exemplary service during the Blue Ribbon Conference of the Insurance Brokers and...
Agents Exec Praises Fla. Reforms, Suggests Incorporation Into National Legislation
May 19 2006 // Elements of a Florida property insurance reform bill signed into law May 16 by Governor Jeb Bush could be included in national legislation, according to Len Brevik, executive vice president and CEO of the National...
La. Agent Booked on Forgery Charges
May 18 2006 // A West Monroe, La., insurance agent recently was shut down and booked on five counts of forgery for allegedly falsifying information on documents while conducting the business of insurance, according to the Louisiana...
Accused of Taking Premiums, Former La. Agent Told to Cease and Desist
May 17 2006 // A former Pineville, La., insurance agent has been issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Pamela Carol Lee, 39, was ordered to...
FCCI Insurance Named Top Regional Carrier by Hylant Group of Indianapolis
May 17 2006 // The Indianapolis/Bloomington offices of Hylant Group have formally honored FCCI Insurance Group with its Regional Carrier of the Year Award for 2005. Tom Nix, chief operating officer of Hylant’s Carmel, Ind. office,...
The Hartford Offers Accounting Professional Liability Program
May 17 2006 // The Hartford Financial Products, an underwriting unit of The Hartford, is now offering an Accountants Professional Liability product that provides coverage for certified public accountants and other accounting...
Senators Broker Compromise on Federal Mine Safety Legislation
May 17 2006 // Senate lawmakers in Washington reached a bipartisan deal this week aimed at improving safety at the nation’s coal mines, including increasing oxygen supplies for miners. Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Edward Kennedy,...
Colemont Insurance Brokers-Atlanta Promotes Adams to V.P.
May 17 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers-Atlanta has announced that Lisa Adams has been promoted to assistant vice president. Adams joined Colemont in 2000 as an associate broker. She was previously a transportation underwriter for an...
Mercator Risk Adds New Senior Vice President, Midwest Casualty
May 17 2006 // New York-based Mercator Risk Services, a newly formed, independent wholesale insurance broker, has added Michael Connelly as senior vice president and manager of the Midwest Casualty practice. Prior to joining Mercator,...
Oct. 1 Deadline for Agents to Register in Fla. Licensing System
May 16 2006 // Florida insurance agents have until Oct. 1 to complete their registration in the Department of Financial Services new Agency Licensing System. Hazel Muhammad, director of the Bureau of Licensing, told participants at the...
Main Street Group Contributes to Virginia Big ‘I’ Building Fund
May 16 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) is thanking The Main Street America Group for contributing $50,000 to the building fund for development of the new IIAV Insurance Career Institute in Richmond. “As...
