Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Broker-agent fined $100,000
Apr 15 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) recently issued an Order of Monetary Penalty and Reprimand ordering broker-agent Bonding & Insurance Specialists Agency, Inc. to pay a fine of $100,000. The Illinois-based...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Using Technology and Understanding Technology are 2 Different Things
Apr 15 2002 // Have you read an article or brochure lately about insurance technology and came away overwhelmed by the fact that you don’t understand XML, SPX, .NET and SOAP? Don’t let it bother you. As an agent, you should...
SaleSource Marketing Success for Agents
Apr 15 2002 // Jim Rose, sales consultant to Automated Selling Process LLC, put it quite simply when asked about how agents go about their business. “What sells is the relationship,” Rose said. While personal contact in the...
AMS’ Parsons Sees Small Agencies as theFinal Frontier
Apr 15 2002 // Loren Parsons, president and CEO of agency management systems provider AMS Inc., thinks the small insurance agency market has yet to be tapped by companies that provide automation services to the insurance industry. In a...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Fireman’s Fund Unveils New Software for Middle-Market Business
Apr 15 2002 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance has developed a new software program, designed specifically to help agents better serve their customers. The software, iCustomer Series, is targeted at middle market businesses concentrated...
Underground Storage Tanks: Word Leaks Out on Cover Enforcement
Apr 15 2002 // Owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks are a diverse lot—from global juggernauts such as ExxonMobil, Texaco, and Shell Oil to mom-and-pop gas stations. But all underground storage tank (UST)...
Using Technology and Understanding Technology are 2 Different Things
Apr 15 2002 // Have you read an article or brochure lately about insurance technology and came away overwhelmed by the fact that you don’t understand XML, SPX, .NET and SOAP? Don’t let it bother you. As an agent, you should...
General Agents Group Downgraded
Apr 15 2002 // A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating of General Agents Group, Oklahoma City, Okla., to “B-” (Fair) from “B++” (Very Good) with a negative outlook. The rating action follows a...
Agents Oppose Proposed Increase for Driving Record Fees
Apr 15 2002 // By allowing this increase, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be allowing an unnecessary burden on the California public, who would, eventually, be the ones paying for the increase.” Those were the...
Hard Market Common Theme for Spring Conventions
Apr 15 2002 // Spring is in the air, and that means conventions, conventions and more conventions for insurance agents and brokers. The first is the upcoming Orange County “I” Day, to be held April 23 at the West Coast...
IIAA, AAI Study Backs up Terrorism Insurance’s Impact on Economy
Apr 11 2002 // A recent survey of nearly 1,000 independent agents and brokers conducted by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and the Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) confirms the problems the insurance industry is...
Oxley, Dodd among Speakers at IIAA Conference
Apr 8 2002 // House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio) and Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) will address hundreds of small business owners during the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA)...
Retailers, Wholesalers Face ‘Triage’ in Submissions; Relationships Key, ‘Peak Performance’ Attendees
Apr 8 2002 // Brokers, agents and underwriters alike are learning a new way to do business in the hard market, which has meant getting back to basics with more complete and professional submissions as well as better communications...
Assurex Adds Partners in Peru, Tunisia U.S.
Apr 4 2002 // Assurex Global Partners, the private organization of leading brokers and agencies, announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international broker Partners in Lima, Peru and Tunis, Tunisia,...
Chicago’s Acordia Acquires Tenn. Broker, Forges Agreement with ConfirmNet
Apr 4 2002 // Acordia Inc., an insurance broker based in Chicago and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, recently confirmed the acquisition of Risk Management Services Inc., a single-office brokerage firm located in Morristown,...
National Grange Mutual Chooses Docucorp to Improve Agent Productivity
Apr 3 2002 // Docucorp®, a provider of enterprise information solutions, announced National Grange Mutual (NGM) Insurance Co. will license its enterprise publishing solutions as part of the beginning phase of the NGM “Systems...
Betsy A. Magnuson Named President of Herbert H. Landy Agency
Apr 2 2002 // The Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency, Inc. of Needham, Mass. announced the appointment of Betsy A. Magnuson as President. “Betsy, a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University, succeeds her father, Herbert Landy, as...
NY Agent/Broker Associations Join to Fight Auto Fraud
Mar 27 2002 // Four leading New York agent and broker trade groups have joined forces to combat “rampant fraud” in the state’s no-fault automobile claims procedures. The Professional Insurance Agents of New York, Inc....
