Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
You know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Jul 8 2002 // Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance brokers, reinsurance intermediaries or reinsurance brokers when their insurance carrier or reinsurer faced financial difficulty and could not respond to a...
Are You an Insurance Professional’
Jul 8 2002 // Does your firm sell insurance or is it a firm that provides professional insurance services? That is not a trick question, it is a mater of focus and approach. Sure, we all say that we are professionals in what we do...
Pair of Regional Carriers on Board for Trusted Choice
Jul 4 2002 // Regional carriers Kentucky National Insurance Company and Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company are the two newest Trusted ChoiceSM company partners. Fifteen regional and national insurance carriers and one strategic alliance...
Wilson, Newman Receive Top Awards During YBA Conference
Jul 2 2002 // Brad Wilson, president of Wilson Insurance Agency in Chula Vista, California, was honored with the Ronald Lee Wilson Award at the Young Brokers and Agents Conference in Reno. The award was created by Bill Wilson in memory...
CDI Orders $100,000 Fine against Northridge Agent
Jul 1 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low has issued an Order for a Monetary Penalty of $100,000 against David Mandel, doing business as Complete Financial & Insurance Services, and 1-800-4-Insure Insurance Services...
Big “I” Markets Extends Product Offerings
Jun 27 2002 // Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), is now offering short and long-term event liability insurance that association...
CIWA Seeks to Boost Membership
Jun 27 2002 // Members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) came together on June 19 at their Annual Meeting and Committee Day in Burbank. The association participated in the election of new officers for 2002-2003....
NY Expands On-line Multi-state License Processing to Agents
Jun 26 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department announced that non-resident insurance agents can now obtain a license on-line through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), the national licensing system. New York is one...
XDimensional Unveils New Agency Management Software
Jun 26 2002 // “It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The...
Ga. Agents Convicted of Fraud Have Licenses Revoked
Jun 25 2002 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has revoked the licenses of two Savannah insurance agents convicted of fraud. William Knight III and Varnedoe Hancock were indicted on fraud charges after Hancock allegedly sold...
Anaheim Agent Arrested on 13 Counts of Fraud
Jun 24 2002 // The CDI’s Fraud Division arrested Gary Stromme, 46, of Anaheim, at his business and charged him with 13 felony counts of grand theft. According to investigators, in 1999, Stromme, a Farmers Insurance Group agent,...
8 Easy Strategies for Building Your Agency
Jun 24 2002 // While building a successful agency takes much dedication and hard work, it may not be as difficult as you think provided that you implement several key strategies. A wealth of material exists on the tangible factors and...
XDimensional Rolls Out New Agency Management Software
Jun 24 2002 // It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The software,...
Carriers Under Fire’
Jun 24 2002 // As mentioned previously in this column, this year is gearing up to be an interesting one with respect to insurance and politics. And at least one industry group—carriers—are likely to feel rather embattled before the...
AGENTS SELLING BOGUS COVER’:
Jun 24 2002 // Texas State District Judge Pete Lowry issued a temporary restraining order against Robert Harrison of Richmond and Pete Ballard of San Antonio to keep them from selling bogus commercial insurance coverages. The order put a...
Carriers Under Fire’
Jun 24 2002 // As mentioned previously in this column, this year is gearing up to be an interesting one with respect to insurance and politics. And at least one industry group—carriers—are likely to feel rather embattled before the...
AGENTS SELLING BOGUS COVER’
Jun 24 2002 // Texas State District Judge Pete Lowry issued a temporary restraining order against Robert Harrison of Richmond and Pete Ballard of San Antonio to keep them from selling bogus commercial insurance coverages. The order put a...
XDimensional Rolls Out New Agency Management Software
Jun 24 2002 // “It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The...
Protegent Announces AgentAudit Software Suit to help with Compliance
Jun 21 2002 // Protegent, Inc. has announced the first Web-based software suite that provides insurance companies a highly accurate and efficient way to supervise the activities of insurance brokers and reps with regard to regulatory...
Crump Adds New Brokers in Dallas
Jun 20 2002 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas added two new brokers to its Dallas office, Robert Thompson and Kathy Bell. Thompson joins the firm as an underwriter/broker, and will be producing MGA and brokerage business. He writes...
