Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MarketScout Adds Johnson to Brokerage Staff
Mar 26 2004 // MarketScout, a Dallas-based e-commerce company specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, announced Beverly Johnson, formerly of Risc Inc., joined the company on March 2, 2004. Johnson...
Louisiana Agent Arrested on Felony Theft Charges
Mar 26 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Mandeville, La., insurance producer (agent) was shut down and booked on charges of felony theft and insurance fraud involving misappropriation of premiums. Allen James...
Matsen Insurance Brokers Hires Farmiloe and Schofield
Mar 25 2004 // Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Matsen Insurance Brokers has appointed Steve Farmiloe as vice president of sales. Farmiloe will increase the existing team of sales professionals as well as grow the company through acquisitions....
IIAOK Issues Special Legislative Alert on HB 2261
Mar 25 2004 // Dan Ramsey, executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAOK), in a recent State Capitol Report issued an alert to IIAOK members, urging them to become active in efforts to secure meaningful tort...
McDonough Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Mar 24 2004 // Lockton Insurance Brokers, the nation’s largest independently owned insurance broker, has appointed Adam McDonough to the post of Executive Vice President, Commercial Insurance Division. He will be based in...
PIA Mgmt. Services Names New Pres.-CEO, Chairman
Mar 24 2004 // PIA Management Services Inc. announced the recent selection of Kenneth Bessette as its president and chief executive officer succeeding outgoing President James E. Reed who had held the position for the past 20 years. The...
UK’s Broker Network Plans to List Shares
Mar 23 2004 // A report from Reuters notes that the U.K.’s Broker Network Holdings Plc, a network of independent community insurance brokers, is planning to float on London’s junior AIM market. Reuters quoted a spokeswoman...
Scampas, Nylund Join Willis Group
Mar 23 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that two new executives have been named to its management team. Jeanette Scampas has joined Willis from AIG as Executive Vice President, responsible for Global...
Adding Value in the Workers’ Comp Market Through Technical Analysis
Mar 22 2004 // If insurance brokers want to add value and differentiate themselves from their competitors in this hardening workers’ compensation marketplace, they should pay attention to the intricacies of how experience...
Trusting in Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Programs
Mar 22 2004 // For larger risks, a self-insurance plan might be the right fit As premiums for workers’ compensation rise, employers across the United States are looking for alternative ways to cover their risks. Some employers have...
Iowa Senate OKs NCOIL Approach to Credit Scoring
Mar 22 2004 // Following a week of intense negotiations, the Iowa Senate approved a bill to restrict credit-based insurance scoring by a vote of 49 to 0. A coalition of industry advocates, led by captive-agent carrier State Farm,...
Schinnerer Upgrades Broker Launchpad for Real-time Use
Mar 22 2004 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Company upgraded its account management section of its Web site to increase functionality and provide real-time access to broker accounts. The new account management section, called the Broker...
Five Arrested in Fla. Scheme to Defraud Seniors
Mar 22 2004 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher and Attorney General Charlie Crist announced the arrests of five south Florida residents on charges that they systematically defrauded hundreds of senior citizens in an...
Mass. Eyes Fla.-style Hurricane Fund to Ease Coastal Homeowners Crisis
Mar 22 2004 // Massachusetts officials, searching for ways to ease a homeowners insurance availability crisis on Cape Cod and other coastal areas, are researching how Florida dealt with its insurance difficulties 10 years ago when it set...
Learn from the Pros-Common Attributes of Successful Agencies
Mar 22 2004 // You’re a 15 handicap on the links. Your swing isn’t perfect, but you have managed to rationalize, or compensate for, your deficiencies. If you worked with a golf pro, you could probably correct several...
Selecting the Right Company Partner for Workers’ Comp Pays Dividends
Mar 22 2004 // First, this article is not about “parting shots.” When I hear this expression I immediately think of a retaliatory barrage to a poor unsuspecting sole. Instead, I’m going to discuss an issue near and dear...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Mar 22 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Adding Value in the Workers’ Comp Market Through Technical Analysis
Mar 22 2004 // If insurance brokers want to add value and differentiate themselves from their competitors in this hardening workers’ compensation marketplace, they should pay attention to the intricacies of how experience...
Applicant Attorneys Desperate to Maintain Job Killing Work Comp System
Mar 22 2004 // Applicant attorneys, labor and industrial physicians are attempting to divert attention from the real cost drivers in California’s workers’ compensation system. Despite overwhelming evidence from the Insurance...
IIABNY Reviews ‘Road Shows’ Success
Mar 19 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. noted in a recent bulletin that its innovative mix of up-to-date Web site information and personal contacts is working very well. The Syracuse-based trade...
