Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fireman’s Fund Named Partner of Big ‘I’ Markets
Oct 16 2003 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is the newest partner in the Big “I” Affluent Package Program that is accessible through Big “I” Markets, the online market-access program developed by the...
Crump’s Dallas Office Adds Underwriter, Broker
Oct 16 2003 // The Crump Group announced the addition of new staff members in its Dallas office. Charles Bauman joined as a property/casualty underwriter and Patrick Bell is now on board as a casualty broker. Bauman was previously with...
SIAA Adds Master Agency in Calif.
Oct 16 2003 // SIAA Inc., the largest network of partnering independent insurance agencies in the country, announced that Tague Insurance Agency of Carlsbad, Calif. has established Tague 3M Insurance Alliance Inc. as a SIAA Master Agency...
Water Craft Insurer Ordered to Halt Fla. Operations; Agent Faces License Revocation
Oct 16 2003 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has ordered a Canadian company to stop selling unauthorized insurance in the state, and a Venice agent is facing revocation of his license for reportedly selling the bogus...
Ind. Young Agents Again Dominate IIABA Awards
Oct 14 2003 // For the fourth consecutive year, the Indiana Young Agents Committee (YAC) enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) annual Young Agents Committee national...
Silverman Wins PIA’s Fla. Agent of the Year Award
Oct 13 2003 // Ron Silverman, owner of the Silverman Insurance Agency in Deltona, was recently awarded Professional Insurance Agents of Florida’s (PIA) Agent of the Year award. PIA’s Agent of the Year award is based on...
Texas Young Agents Honored in Las Vegas
Oct 13 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported that the IIAT Young Agents Committee was recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers at the IIABA Conference and InfoXchange in Las Vegas, for the Texas...
IIANJ Joins ‘Save Choices for Drivers’ Coalition
Oct 13 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey announced that it has joined the “Save Choices for Drivers” coalition recently begun by several insurance industry groups. The organization aims to protect auto...
Safeco Plans Use of New Business Automation
Oct 10 2003 // In a major enhancement to its point-of-sale automation, Seattle-based Safeco has unveiled plans for a single, unified web-based technology platform that will reportedly make it faster and easier for independent...
Okla. Agents May Now Renew Licenses Online
Oct 10 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher reported that insurance agents are now able to renew their licenses online via the Oklahoma Insurance Department Web site. Until the service was made available, insurance...
RMS Expands Commitment to Lloyd’s Market
Oct 10 2003 // Newark, Calif.-based RMS, a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has expanded its commitment to the Lloyd’s market with the addition of three Lloyd’s managing agents as new...
IIANJ Comments on Out of State Trust Accounts; ID Cards; Consumer Notices
Oct 10 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey has issued three separate bulletins addressing the problems of out of state trust accounts, multiple ID card forms and consumer notices on automobile insurance. The IIANJ...
Unigard Receives ASCnet Award, Unveils Second Program Using ACORD Standards
Oct 10 2003 // At the recent Applied Systems Client Network’s 18th Annual TENCon -technology, education and networking conference, Washington-based Unigard Insurance Company was one of only 15 companies recognized with...
PIANJ Praises DOBI Effort to Fight ID Card Fraud
Oct 9 2003 // In a comment issued to The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. said it wholeheartedly supports the DOBI’s endeavor to reduce insurance identification...
Fla. Judge Rules Agent Countersignature Law Unconstitutional
Oct 9 2003 // A Florida U.S. district court judge has struck down as unconstitutional the state’s countersignature law, which required that Florida resident agents and brokers get half the commission on insurance transactions...
Travelers Implements Automated Sign-On to Web Site for AMS System Users
Oct 9 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. reported that it is one of the first carriers to participate with AMS Services, Inc. in the implementation of Carrier Passport, an expansion of TransactNOW that provides automated sign-on...
Express Tax Service Notes Agreement with National Assoc. of Professional Allstate Agents
Oct 9 2003 // Express Tax Service, Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based franchise company, has signed an agreement to offer tax services through the members of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA). NAPAA is...
IIABA Reports Now is the Time For National Agent-Broker Licensing Reform
Oct 7 2003 // A U.S. district court’s decision that two Florida laws denying equal treatment to nonresident Florida-licensed agents are unconstitutional will result in an additional breakdown of artificial barriers to licensing...
Ala., N.M., N.Y. Associations Honored with McCord National Education Awards
Oct 6 2003 // Independent agent associations in Alabama, New Mexico and New York were recognized for their educational programs as the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) recently presented each of them with a...
Electric Insurance Notes Agency Offering
Oct 6 2003 // Electric Insurance Company recently began offering auto, home and personal umbrella protection though a select group of agents in six states. “We are very competitively priced for the middle market by design. Our 35...
