Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Igneous Deploys Internet Strategy to Enable Greater Efficiencies Between NIA Brokers, Members
Sep 26 2003 // The Igneous Group, Inc. (Igneous) and Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) Group of Companies announced that they have successfully deployed the new NIA Web sites (www.niac.org and www.ani-rrg.org) that provide a complete...
WorthMark Unveils Broker-Dealer Model to Personal Lines Firms
Sep 25 2003 // St. Paul, Minn.-based WorthMark Financial Services announced a new option for property/casualty insurance firms interested in bringing financial services to their clients. With its joint venture broker-dealer business...
Okla. Agent Reinstated After Fine, Talk With Commish
Sep 24 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has reinstated the license of a Tulsa insurance agent accused of improper marketing after agreeing to changes in his promotional materials. Fisher earlier suspended the...
Ill. Agents Win Big I Award
Sep 23 2003 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) today presented its most prestigious annual award to the Young Agents Committee of the Professional Independent Insurance...
Target Insurance, Lloyd’s of London Team Up to Offer Professional Liability Program
Sep 23 2003 // Target Insurance Services and Lloyd’s of London have entered into a new program partnership to provide insurance agents professional liability insurance. The program will be offered to property and casualty agents...
IIABA Tackles Mold Issue at INFOXCHANGE
Sep 23 2003 // In an intensive seminar, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) explained the critical recent developments in mold exposures and litigation and broke down the finer points of insurance coverage...
Delayed Do Not Fax Rule May Be Scrapped
Sep 22 2003 // Insurance industry trade groups are hopeful that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to stay until Jan. 2005 a controversial rule prohibiting all unsolicited advertisement faxes will give business...
A Hard Market: The Most Opportune Time to Save for a Rainy Day
Sep 22 2003 // In a hard market, like the one we’re experiencing lately, many of the positive effects of the increased revenue can also carry some consequences that can negatively affect your agency down the road. A hard market is...
Non-Profits, Public Entities Battle Market Conditions
Sep 22 2003 // As some in the industry see profits and smoother sailing ahead, other markets are having a tougher time. In a look at the non-profits and public entities markets, Insurance Journal spoke with several experts in those...
Agent Sentenced for Felony Insurance Fraud
Sep 22 2003 // John Vernon Liller, 53, of Carson City, Nev., was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony fraud charges. Liller was the owner and agent at a Farmers Insurance office for over 22 years. Between March 2000 and March 2001,...
Orange Cty Agents Plead Guilty to Theft, Conspiracy
Sep 22 2003 // Two former insurance agents have been sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $322,000 in restitution after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance revealed the two had allegedly stolen insurance...
Worksite: An Opportunity to Boost Revenue, Broaden Portfolio
Sep 22 2003 // In the face of rising healthcare costs, agents and brokers who sell employer-paid benefits might consider adding worksite to the mix. Worksite — a way of selling individual insurance policies to groups of employees at...
Deployment of Internet Strategy from Igneous Enables Greater Efficiencies Between NIA Brokers and Members
Sep 22 2003 // The Igneous Group, Inc. (Igneous) and Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) Group of Companies announced today that they have successfully deployed the new NIA Web sites (www.niac.org and www.ani-rrg.org) that provide a...
Louisiana Commissioner Shuts Down Bail Bond Agent
Sep 22 2003 // In the latest investigation of insurance fraud across the state, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that a bail bond agent operating in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond was ordered to cease and...
Delayed Do Not Fax Rule May Be Scrapped
Sep 22 2003 // Insurance industry trade groups are hopeful that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to stay until January 2005 a controversial rule prohibiting all unsolicited advertisement faxes will give...
PIA CT, NH, NJ and NY Join Fall Return to School
Sep 22 2003 // A bulletin from the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State Inc. notes that “summer has come and gone. It’s time for calculators and textbooks—for the...
Non-Profits, Public Entities Battle Market Conditions
Sep 22 2003 // As some in the industry see profits and smoother sailing ahead, other markets are having a tougher time. In a look at the non-profits and public entities markets, Insurance Journal spoke with several experts in those...
LOUISIANA AGENT SUSPENDED
Sep 22 2003 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators served Heather Lynn Blair Barras, an agent whose business was primarily conducted in New Orleans and Hammond, with a cease and desist order and summary suspension...
2002 Market Share for Insurers in Texas
Sep 22 2003 // The 2002 premium and loss data for Texas provides hope for the future of Texas insurance markets. Here are the highlights in review: • The aggregate loss ratio for all Texas companies for all lines of business was 78.4...
NAPSLO Special Coverage
Sep 19 2003 // Insurance Journal brings you special video coverage of the NAPSLO Annual Convention that took place Sept. 10-14 in San Diego. Insurance Journal spoke with a number of key leaders in the excess & surplus lines...
