Latest Agencies Headlines
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Former California Broker Goes to Jail
Jun 6 2005 // Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty to felony grand theft in Solano County Superior Court May 5, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and ordered to serve three years of formal...
Bradley Poe
Jun 6 2005 // The Harry W. Gorst Co. has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage its new Irvine, California office. He will be responsible for new business and staffing. Poe began his career on the retail side of the business almost 14 years...
Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
Jun 6 2005 // One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau...
Former California Broker Goes to Jail
Jun 6 2005 // Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty to felony grand theft in Solano County Superior Court May 5, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and ordered to serve three years of formal...
For Boat Owners and the Agents Who Write Them, Location and Experience Matter
Jun 6 2005 // There were more than 17.6 million recreational boats in use in the United States in 2004, and an estimated 69 million people involved in boating activities, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Since...
More Agencies Join Insurance Journal Top Listing
Jun 6 2005 // Some missed the print deadline by mere minutes, others by not much more. Others fell victim to glitches in system. So Insurance Journal has updated its popular Top Independent Agency listing for 2005 that ran in its May 9,...
Protecting Agency Security Takes Center Stage
Jun 6 2005 // High profile cases of identity theft have been all over the general press in recent weeks. We have seen from these cases just how devastating an impact these security breaches can have on the reputations of the firms...
Enhanced Online Policy Access
Jun 6 2005 // The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies expanded its partnership with Strategic Insurance Software to implement a real-time interface, using ACORD XML standards, that provides independent agents and brokers...
For Agents Facing Evil Internet Wizards, Security is a Matter of Liability as Well as Downtime
Jun 6 2005 // Viruses, Worms and Hackers, Oh My! In 2001, Boston-area independent agent Peter Anderson noticed that his agency’s network server was dramatically losing hard disk space. The last time he’d checked it, there...
The British Are Coming! No – They’re Already Here
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
Agency Financial Management 101: Following Basics Pays Off
Jun 6 2005 // One of the weaknesses in small businesses is that the entrepreneur who starts the firm might be excellent in a specific trade, but have little or no skills in running a business. Insurance agencies are the same way. Agency...
Young Agents Conference President’s Panel Named
Jun 2 2005 // A panel of insurance industry leaders will share with young agents their insights on critical issues affecting the future of the independent agency system during the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
FAIA Extends Pre-Registration Date to June 3 for its Orlando Convention
Jun 1 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has extended its deadline until June 3 to receive reduced rates for pre-registration at its June 23 to 25 101st annual Convention and Educational Symposium at the Gaylord Palms...
Hurricane Season Begins: Southeast Associations Prepared
Jun 1 2005 // As homeowners jam Florida stores to take advantage of the state’s tax-free sales tax holiday and other stores announce “matching” programs to provide additional discounts, professional insurance...
Reseda Broker Pleads Guilty to Forgery
May 30 2005 // The California Department of Insurance Investigations Division announced that insurance broker Sajjad Hussain Shaikh, 36, also known as Adam Shaikh, of Reseda, California has pled guilty to one count of forgery. Shaikh was...
JLT Forms U.S. Unit for Emerging Market Risks
May 30 2005 // The Houston office of international insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC announced that it has created a new division to meet the needs of U.S.-domiciled clients engaged in business in the world’s emerging...
Ky. ‘Town Forums’ Slated in July; Include Continuing Education Classes
May 27 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance is sponsoring town forums throughout the state in July. The sessions will include a three-hour continuing education class on ethics for insurance agents. In addition, consumers are invited...
TDI Reports April Enforcement Actions
May 27 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Jose Montemayor that became final during the month of April. The actions include eleven license revocations, a license denials and fines...
Hinz Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
May 26 2005 // San Francisco-based Lockton Insurance Brokers has named Kathy Hinz, vice president and account executive for Lockton’s technology group. She will be based in Lockton’s San Jose office. Hinz has been in the...
Reseda Broker Pleads Guilty to Forgery
May 26 2005 // The California Department of Insurance Investigations Division announced that insurance broker Sajjad Hussain Shaikh, also known as Adam Shaikh, of Reseda, California has pled guilty to one count of forgery. Shaikh was...
