Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California StoneGate and Heffernan Insurance Brokers to Merge
Feb 11 2004 // On Jan. 15, 2004, Tom Hebson, vice president and CFO of California StoneGate Insurance Services and F. Mike Heffernan, president of Heffernan Insurance Brokers, signed a letter of intent for a proposed merger between the...
Wausau to Use IVANS Transformation Station
Feb 11 2004 // Wausau Insurance has contracted with IVANS to use Transformation Station in an attempt to streamline the submission and quoting process of middle-market business for agents and brokers. Wausau has developed the technology...
Broker Group Makes a Federal Case of Countersignature Laws
Feb 11 2004 // The Washington, D.C.-based Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB) has filed suit in South Dakota, West Virginia and the U.S. Virgin Islands challenging statutes that preclude out-of-state insurance brokers from...
Group Urges Calif., N.Y. Regulators to Probe Broker Practices
Feb 11 2004 // A conservative legal group has called for insurance regulators and attorneys general in California and New York to investigate conflicts of interest they say are caused by placement service agreements (PSAs) and the...
PIACT Prepares for 2004 Annual Convention
Feb 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc.’s 2004 annual convention is scheduled for March 16-17, 2004, at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Last year nearly 500 insurance industry...
Louisiana Agent Arrested
Feb 10 2004 // A LaPlace, La. insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. Department of Insurance Fraud...
Got to Get Away’
Feb 10 2004 // Independent insurance agents go to conferences and conventions to learn, to network, to meet company reps and, sometimes, just to get away. Opportunities to do all of those things abound this year for agents in Arkansas,...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Louisiana Agencies
Feb 9 2004 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Roberts & Eastland LLC and Persac Insurance Agency of Baton Rouge, La., effective Jan. 31, 2004. Terms of the transactions were not...
N.Y. AGENTS SET LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:
Feb 9 2004 // Despite a recent decision by the state’s Court of Appeals that narrows the scope of the state’s so-called labor or scaffold law, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. insists it will...
IIABA NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE RUNS APRIL 21-23:
Feb 9 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America has scheduled the 28th annual National Legislative Conference for April 21-23 at The Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. The event, which always features...
Political Season Again’
Feb 9 2004 // Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a...
Political Season Again’
Feb 9 2004 // Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a...
Record Number of Agents Attend Joe Vincent Seminar
Feb 9 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas experienced record attendance at its 41st Annual Joe Vincent Manage-ment Seminar, held in Austin Jan. 25-27, 2004. “We have the largest gathering of agents at this seminar in...
Manning Riddell Named Defendant in Lawsuit
Feb 9 2004 // Insurance Journal recently unveiled information regarding an ongoing investigation into Torrance, Calif.-based Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc. (License #0827722). See the Jan. 24 and Jan. 26 stories on...
2004 Western Region Meetings & Conventions
Feb 9 2004 // Each year, the industry hosts a plethora of meetings and conventions—ranging from half-day seminars to week-long events. We at Insurance Journal compiled a list of the most prominent meetings and conventions in the...
Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri
Feb 9 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...
Will AB 1297 End the Agent/Broker Definition Debate’
Feb 9 2004 // The ability to collect a broker fee is often all that stands between a brokerage remaining in business and the community losing another independent outlet for insurance coverage. For many years, there has been considerable...
Secrets to Improving Employee Productivity
Feb 9 2004 // Among all the things that an insurance agency owner or manager needs to pay attention to, employee productivity is often considered, but not properly addressed. This is curious because maximizing employee productivity has...
Mark Your Calendars: 2004 National Conventions
Feb 9 2004 // Staying up-to-date on the latest national insurance news, trends and industry products is what puts today’s top agents and brokers in a league of their own. National conventions and seminars offer valuable...
Eleven Untapped Sources of New Business Leads
Feb 9 2004 // An east coast agent surprised me, in the recent past, by revealing that he had run out of insurance leads. This amazing declaration came from someone living and doing business near the largest U.S. city of all, New York....
