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Professional Insurance Agents of N.C. Acquires Associated Agencies

Apr 20 2006 // A small agents’ association, Associated Agencies, based in Aberdeen, N.C., has been acquired by the Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina. Associated Agencies was formed in the 1980s by Jimmy...

Fla. Encourages Agents to Use Translated Policy Forms

Apr 19 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a formal notice to all insurance companies licensed in Florida, reminding them that the use of approved translated policy forms is acceptable and...

White & Co. Insurance Elects Valdivia President

Apr 19 2006 // White & Co. Insurance Inc., Santa Monica, Calif., has elected Andrew J. Valdivia president of White & Co. Insurance Inc., responsible for property and casualty sales, account development and account...

Pavlik Joins Jimcor Brokerage in Pittsburgh

Apr 18 2006 // W. Flagg Pavlik has joined Jimcor Agencies’ brokerage division in Pittsburgh, Pa. Patrick Fleming, Pittsburgh branch manager, said Jimco will draw on Pavlik’s expertise to grow its Jimcor Select Risk division...

Hamman-Miller-Beauchamp-Deeble Inc. Mourns Passing of Harlan Miller Jr.

Apr 18 2006 // E. H. “Harlan” Miller Jr. of Long Beach, Calif., has died. He was chairman of the board of Hamman-Miller-Beauchamp-Deeble Inc. “Harlan was an incredible contributor to the industry and his...

N.C. Agents Invite Young Golfers to Play in Qualifying Tournaments

Apr 18 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina will sponsor qualifying tournaments for the annual Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic (Big I) national finals. The tournament is open to local junior golfers, 18 and...

PLUS Foundation Hasn’t Forgotten Industry Victims of Katrina

Apr 18 2006 // The PLUS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), reports that it has granted more than $90,000 to support its members and other insurance related hurricane relief...

Acordia Acquires Calif. Broker Brodie

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Philly Insurance Agent Wins Seat in Italy’s Parliament

Apr 17 2006 // A Philadelphia insurance agent and a Chicago bakery owner, both newly elected to Italy’s parliament, say Italians living abroad should gain new recognition now that they for the first time have their own...

Western Security Surplus Adds March as Broker

Apr 17 2006 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc., Pasadena, Calif., has added Tony March to its underwriting staff as broker. March began his insurance career in 1988 at The Sullivan Group in Seattle as junior underwriter...

E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Offers New Broker E&O Market

Apr 17 2006 // Effective April 1, 2006, E.L.M Insurance Brokers, El Segundo, Calif., has a new admitted professional liability program for insurance brokers’ errors and omissions. The new market, PACO Assurance Co., has an...

Dade County Agents Sponsoring Flood Insurance Course

Apr 17 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Dade County will sponsor a three-hour continuing education course on “The Reality of Flood Insurance,” May 17 at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel in Miami. Instructor Shawn...

People

Apr 17 2006 // Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation, a New Jersey private passenger automobile insurer, announced that Ed Fernandez has assumed the role of president and CEO, effective immediately. Fernandez succeeds...

Not all agents oppose an optional federal charter

Apr 17 2006 // The Commissioners are now fully prepared to go before their various legislative committees with recommendations for a system of insurance law which shall be the same in all States – not reciprocal, but identical; not...

Acquiring minds want to know how even smaller firms can buy agencies

Apr 17 2006 // Small to mid-sized retail independent insurance agencies looking to grow through acquisition had better have a good plan in place if they want to run with the big dogs—those big dogs being the banks, the large public...

Deadly storms hit Midwest again in new round of spring tornadoes

Apr 17 2006 // The new round of tornadoes hit the Midwest less than one month after a similar grouping of twisters, high winds and damage hit a five-state area on March 12. News Currents Another round of deadly storms hit the Midwest...

Apr 17 2006 // People Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based brokerage has named Jonathan Axel senior vice president of the Kagan-Kozberg Division at Hub International of California Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of the insurance...

Technology

Apr 17 2006 // Given the pace of today’s technological developments, it is often difficult for agency principals to know where to get the most bang for their buck. As most agency principals know, it is important to take a strategic...

Agents: Optional Federal Charter Dual Structure

Apr 17 2006 // Optional federal chartering, federal regulation and the creation of a new federal bureaucracy go too far, the equivalent of throwing the baby out with the bath water. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Apr 17 2006 // Independent retail insurance agencies looking to grow through acquisition had better have a good plan in place if they want to run with the big dogs-those big dogs being the banks, the large public brokers and the regional...