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COVID-19 Gives Agencies Time to Evaluate Hiring Methods
Aug 24 2020 // The original title for this article was “Post-COVID Recruiting” but I don’t know what “post” means anymore. It seems we’ve reached a reality that will extend farther than most of us...
How One Young Brokerage Founder Plans to Target a ‘Different’ High Net Worth Market
Aug 24 2020 // As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution. So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth...
Intellectual Property: The Shift from Tangible to Intangible
Aug 24 2020 // The demand for intellectual property (IP) cover has been increasing year on year as businesses become more aware of the threat not only to their own IP, but also the potential that they may face a claim of infringement by...
Not on the Same Page
Aug 24 2020 // Business owners and consumers are rethinking their finances and insurance needs due to the current economic uncertainty. However, new research suggests insurance customers and their agents are not always on the same page....
The Art of Collecting During COVID-19
Aug 24 2020 // There is an art to buying art. Traditionally, for collectors, that typically included an in-person component at galleries, auction houses and fairs. However, with COVID-19 shuttering many doors, the sale of fine art has...
Why the Shotgun Approach Is Nearing Obsoletion
Aug 24 2020 // On the one hand, the shotgun approach to selling insurance has an incredibly bright future with the automated quoting systems available to the public (see Policygenius’ Series D round of $100 million, pitchbook.com)....
Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses
Aug 21 2020 // A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an independent insurance agency from a lawsuit brought by a Dallas restaurant group seeking reimbursement for business income losses stemming from the civil authority enforced...
Direct Insurance Names Business Development Manager for Its Lloyd’s Brokers
Aug 21 2020 // Direct Insurance Group has appointed Simon England to business development manager for its Lloyd’s broker division, Direct Insurance London Market (DILM). England joins from Compass where he was strategic accounts...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Leavitt’s Larson in California
Aug 21 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Judy Larson a benefits producer in the San Jose, Calif. office. Larson has more than 30 years of benefits experience. She has previously worked for Willis, Risk Strategies,...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Embroker’s Samuels Says Diving in Was Key to Success
Aug 19 2020 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...
Missouri Independent Insurance Agents Name Corrigan as Person of the Year
Aug 19 2020 // Karen O’Connor Corrigan, owner president of O’Connor Insurance in St. Louis, Missouri, has been honored by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) as Person of the Year. The award is presented to an...
Arceo.ai Names Gamble in New York to Lead Broker Relations
Aug 19 2020 // Cyber analytics firm Arceo.ai has named Thomas Gamble as executive vice president and global chief distribution officer. Gamble will be based in Arceo’s New York offices. Gamble has experience in mergers and...
How Growing Agencies Are Using Existing Data to Supercharge Productivity
Aug 18 2020 // San Francisco, CA, August 11, 2020 – The customer relationship management (CRM) company Salesforce, will be holding an exclusive webinar on 8/25/2020. We’ll take an in-depth look at how leading agencies today...
Salesforce Looks at How Growing Agencies Are Using Existing Data to Supercharge Productivity
Aug 18 2020 // San Francisco, CA, August 18, 2020 – The customer relationship management (CRM) company Salesforce, will be holding an exclusive webinar on 8/25/2020. We’ll take an in-depth look at how leading agencies today...
Risman Insurance Agencies Acquires Massachusetts’ Insurance Associates
Aug 14 2020 // Risman Insurance Agencies acquired Insurance Associates Inc. of Burlington, Mass., on August 3, 2020. Insurance Associates has been a family-owned and -operated business and a member of the community for more than eight...
InterWest Insurance Services Adds Aflac’s Brubaker as Commercial Broker in California
Aug 14 2020 // InterWest Insurance Services has named Melanie Brubaker a commercial insurance broker in the Chico, Calif., office. She has more than 17 years of sales experience. She was previously a benefits advisor with Aflac. She...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Newfront’s Merrick in California
Aug 14 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Melissa Merrick director of agency integration and onboarding. She is located in the Los Angeles, Calif., office. Merrick will be heading up the agency partners and producer...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Names Phillips to Head New Office in California
Aug 13 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Clint Phillips to head up its new Bakersfield, Calif., office. Phillips has 19 years of experience in the Bakersfield area, where he has specialized in the construction and...
INSURICA Adds Kansas City’s Broker Source to Online Platform
Aug 12 2020 // INSURICA, a privately-owned insurance agency based in Oklahoma City., has entered into an equity partnership with Kansas City-based Broker Source, to introduce its EnrollSource platform to the agency’s small business...
Viewpoint: Michigan Auto Insurance Reform Is Here. Agents, Are You Ready?
Aug 12 2020 // Finally, there is good reason to believe Michigan will drop the infamous distinction of being the one of the most expensive states in the country in which to insure a vehicle. As of July 2, the state’s drivers now...
