Latest Agencies Headlines
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Gold Seal Unveils Full Product Line at Big ‘I’ Convention
Sep 10 2005 // Gold Seal Risk Management Limited, a risk management and best practices firm serving insurance agents and brokers, is introducing its full line of services for the U.S. and Canadian market at the Big “I”...
Harleysville, Trusted Choice Partner
Sep 9 2005 // Harleysville Insurance, a regional insurance company based in Harleysville, Pa., is the latest company to join the Trusted Choice consumer brand movement. Launched in 2001 by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers...
FAIA Dispatching CAT Team on Monday to Mississippi
Sep 9 2005 // A Florida Association of Independent Agents catastrophe team will be dispatched to Mississippi on Monday to assist the Mississippi Association of Independent Agents. FAIA offered assistance to the Mississippi association...
PIA of La. Assisting Katrina Victims with Communications, Other Needs
Sep 9 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana announced it is assisting agents, carriers and policyholders in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One of the biggest challenges right now is...
Alabama Agents in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham Make Red Cross Donations
Sep 8 2005 // Alabama Independent Insurance Agent members have been donating blood and making contributions to relief charities. According to Roy Donaldson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Tuscaloosa Inc., its local...
Sept. 20 Ala. Big ‘I’ Golf Tournament to Support PAC
Sep 8 2005 // The Sixth Annual Big I PAC Golf Tournament is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Prattville Country Club in Prattvile, Ala. The purpose of this fun tournament is to raise money for AIIA’s political action committee....
Insurex Announces Additional 15% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates
Sep 8 2005 // Insurex, a San Diego-based insurance brokerage, announces an additional 15.0 percent rate reduction on California workers’ compensation insurance effective Oct. 1, 2005 for affiliate agencies. The rate reductions are...
State Farm Processing Over 200,000 Katrina Claims
Sep 8 2005 // State Farm, the largest insurer of homes and cars in the Gulf States, is servicing more than 223,000 property claims in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The number is expected...
N.Y. Court Awards No-Fault Damages Despite Late Notice to Insurer
Sep 7 2005 // A New York trial judge has dealt a blow to New York State’s timely insurance no-fault auto insurance notice requirement, under which insurers can deny coverage if a claim is not filed within a set period. Following a...
Mercury Insurance Named Texas Insurance Company of the Year
Sep 7 2005 // Mercury Insurance Group has been named “Texas Insurance Company of the Year” by the Texas Insurance Professionals, the Texas affiliate of PIA National. The award was announced at their Annual Meeting, held...
Mass. Agents Answer the Call, Contribute $20K to Big ‘I’ Katrina Relief
Sep 6 2005 // Massachusetts insurance agents are taking the call to aid victims of hurricane Katrina seriously. The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents is sending a $20,000 check to the Big ‘I’ Katrina Relief Fund...
Chubb Establishes $1 Million Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Sep 6 2005 // The Chubb Corporation has established a $1 million fund for disaster-relief efforts related to Hurricane Katrina, with $500,000 going directly to disaster-relief organizations and an additional $500,000 to be used to match...
Pass it On: Transferring Your Agency to the Next Generation
Sep 5 2005 // Selling a small or mid-sized insurance agency is relatively easy. An abundance of banks and large agencies are salivating at the opportunity to get into the agency business or get a jump-start on growing their existing...
How Retail Agents Can Develop/Improve Relationships with Wholesalers
Sep 5 2005 // The answer is yes. And now for the question. Did you know that if your application is received by a broker/underwriter, and it is not complete, it goes to the bottom of his/her stack of new business? This is no way for us...
Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs
Sep 5 2005 // Many people questioned what Hannover Re’s Chief Executive Wilhelm Zeller, meant when he announced a “new strategy” for its U.S. subsidiary, Clarendon Insurance Group. Presiding over the German...
Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay
Sep 5 2005 // A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation’s top insurers in deliberations that reportedly took less than six hours. The message to State Farm–pay up. Five former State Farm Insurance...
Illinois Agent Sells Bogus Circus Coverage
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance regulators in Kentucky and Nebraska are investigating an Illinois-based insurance company for allegedly defrauding amusement industry operators in Kentucky and Nebraska. Richard A. Brooks & Associates Ltd.,...
Ohio Agent Appeals Fraud Suspension
Sep 5 2005 // An Ohio insurance agent has appealed a five-year license suspension from the Ohio Department of Insurance for issuing fraudulent certificates to physicians who contracted for medical malpractice coverage. John Westhoven...
Pass it On: Transferring Your Agency to the Next Generation
Sep 5 2005 // Selling a small or mid-sized insurance agency is relatively easy. An abundance of banks and large agencies are salivating at the opportunity to get into the agency business or get a jump-start on growing their existing...
Pass it On: Planning Agency Perpetuation
Sep 5 2005 // A Modest Proposal for Transferring Your Agency to the Next Generation Selling a small- or mid-sized insurance agency is relatively easy. An abundance of banks and larger agencies are salivating at the opportunity to get...
