Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Credit Scoring – Agents, Carriers Look to Bridge Divisions
Apr 21 2003 // Give them credit—both agents and carriers have made credit scoring an issue that the industry can’t turn its back on. From studies to hearings, the issue has soared to become one of the top three or four issues in...
IIABA Conference Welcomes Agents, Brokers to D.C.
Apr 21 2003 // Agents and brokers called Washington, D.C. home for several days earlier this month as they brought a number of industry issues with them to the 27th National Legislative Conference. As Jeff Myers, Independent Insurance...
Program Administrators Target Specialized Risks
Apr 21 2003 // In today’s hard market, the value that a Program Administrator (PA) adds to the insurance transaction becomes especially clear. For the retail agent, they are a resource to be used in the placement of specialized or...
Mr. And Mrs. Agent Go to Washington
Apr 21 2003 // Some might say the only way to get recognized in Washington, D.C. is to scale the White House fence. Believe me, after seeing the security there on my recent trip, no one is going to just walk up to the front door and...
Credit Scoring – Agents, Carriers Look to Bridge Divisions
Apr 21 2003 // Give them credit—both agents and carriers have made credit scoring an issue that the industry can’t turn its back on. From studies to hearings, the issue has soared to become one of the top three or four issues in...
Program Administrators Target Specialized Risks
Apr 21 2003 // In today’s hard market, the value that a Program Administrator (PA) adds to the insurance transaction becomes especially clear. For the retail agent, they are a resource to be used in the placement of specialized or...
Oklahoma Offers Relief for Agents on Active Duty
Apr 18 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced plans to defer continuing education requirements for insurance agents, adjusters and bail bondsmen who are called upon to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Insurance agents...
Prudential Turns Focus to Captive Agents
Apr 18 2003 // Prudential Financial’s property/casualty subsidiary has terminated the contracts it had with 200 independent agencies across the country earlier this month in a move to focus its retail distribution on captive...
Florida Officials Ban Agent From Ins. Industry
Apr 17 2003 // A Lehigh Acres, Fla. insurance agent can no longer legally transact insurance in Florida after pleading guilty to charges of misappropriating insurance premiums. The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that...
Frost Insurance Buys Brokers Insurance Designs
Apr 17 2003 // Frost Insurance Agency (FIA), a subsidiary of Frost National Bank, announced the acquisition of Brokers Insurance Designs, an independent insurance agency based in Forth Worth specializing in group employee benefits plans....
Rollings Named Industry Advocate for AMS Users Group
Apr 17 2003 // Dallas-based AMS Users Group appointed Linda Rollings as the Group’s first industry advocate. According to the Group, this position will give the organization one consistent voice and face in the industry, working to...
United Agencies & Industrial Risk Services Form Alliance
Apr 16 2003 // Thomas E. Hays, chairman of the board for Pasadena, Calif.-based United Agencies, recently announced that United Agencies and John Kallas of Industrial Risk Services have formed a strategic alliance. United Agencies’...
Gilmore Insurance Agency Named to ACSR Honor Roll
Apr 16 2003 // The Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has awarded CAA member Gilmore Insurance Agency Inc. of Lubbock, Texas, the “Accredited Customer Service...
Digital Insurance Forges Agreements with Assurex Global Partners
Apr 16 2003 // Atlanta-based Digital Insurance Inc. announced it has signed agreements with three Assurex Global-affiliated employee benefits brokerage firms to handle the day-to-day service and sales of a portion of their small group...
Holding Company of InsuranceNoodle and InsureVianet Created InsuranceVianet
Apr 16 2003 // A new holding company, InsuranceVianet, has been formed to provide overall guidance and governance of its two subsidiary operations, InsuranceNoodle and InsureVianet. “In creating InsuranceVianet, the board of...
PIA National Names Monacelli Professional Agent of the Year
Apr 15 2003 // Paul Monacelli was named PIA National 2003 Professional Agent of the Year during an awards luncheon recently in Arlington, Va. Monacelli is CEO of ADP/Statewide Insurance Agencies of Cedar Knolls, N.J. Monacelli was...
N.Y. Ind. Agents Push for Swift Leg. Action to Avert Looming Crisis in State’s Property Market
Apr 14 2003 // Time is quickly running out for the New York State Legislature to reportedly avert a disruption in the state’s property insurance market. At the same time, according to the Independent Insurance Agents Association of...
La. Commish Waives CE for Active Duty Agents
Apr 14 2003 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that the Louisiana Department of Insurance will waive Continuing Education (CE) requirements for insurance agents and brokers actively serving the United States as...
Big ‘I’ Markets and The St. Paul Announce National Unveiling of Three Flagship Products
Apr 11 2003 // Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program developed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), has launched a nationwide expansion of three flagship product lines that provide...
Calif. Agent Presented with InsurPac Recognition Award
Apr 11 2003 // Richard Dinger of Glendale, Calif., was recently honored with the InsurPac Young Agent Recognition Award bestowed annually upon the young agent or broker making the most significant impact on fundraising efforts for...
