Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Editor’s Note: Hurricane Season: Ready or NOT?
Jun 6 2005 // Many southeast associations, representing hundreds of independent insurance agencies and thousands of employees in coastal states have launched aggressive hurricane preparedness campaigns. They have implemented their own...
Specialty Agents Florida Conference A Resounding Success
Jun 6 2005 // More than 650 members attended the May 20-21 annual conference and trade fair held in Orlando, Fla. by the Specialty Agents of Florida. The event was described as a resounding success, featuring the best turnout to such an...
Combined Independent Agencies
Jun 6 2005 // Alan Hardin, Jr. I realize John Allen is President of a PEO that provides workers’ compensation and that his view of non-subscription is the view of a competitor. That in no way, however, gives license to overlooking...
Argonaut Group Expands with Launch of Argonaut Specialty
Jun 6 2005 // Argonaut Group Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger...
IIAT’s 108th Conference & Trade Show Set for June 16-17 in Austin
Jun 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17, 2005, at the downtown Austin Hilton. IIAT said the state’s premier gathering of...
People
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Outgoing IIAT President Focused on Creating Value for Membership
Jun 6 2005 // When Bill Harrison Jr., IIAT president and president of Coleman Company Insurance Services in San Antonio, hands over his leadership responsibilities to incoming IIAT president Randy Reynolds, Harrison expects the...
Editor’s Note: News & Networking
Jun 6 2005 // Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it’s prime time for conventions and meetings. Attending meetings and conventions is a great way for insurance professionals to get together, network with...
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...
Young Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry
Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...
Young Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry
Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...
Editor’s Note: News & Networking
Jun 6 2005 // Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it’s prime time for conventions and meetings. Attending meetings and conventions is a great way for insurance professionals to get together, network with...
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...
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...
