Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ERIE Selects DWL to Provide Transactional
Aug 8 2001 // DWL Incorporated, a provider of transactional e-solutions, announced Erie Insurance Group has selected its solution. DWL will provide ERIE with industry-specific portals and a transactional CRM application to create a...
NAAA to Discuss Commission Action Before
Aug 8 2001 // The National Auto Agents Alliance (NAAA), who had announced plans to file suit against several insurance companies that had been cutting commissions, will comply with the wishes of several State Insurance Departments who...
New York Broker Arrested For Alleged Sale of Bogus Policies
Aug 7 2001 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio along with Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, New York City Police Department Bernard B. Kerik, and New York State Worker’s Compensation...
SAFECO Initiates New Worksite
Aug 7 2001 // SAFECO announced that customers can now buy personal insurance for auto, home, boat and other property quickly and easily at work with payroll deductions, through a new worksite marketing program initiated by the...
Agents and Coverage Opinions
Aug 6 2001 // Insurance intermediaries—agents, brokers, and the like—do all sorts of things for their customers and clients. They help them select coverages. They help select insurers. They shop for price. They prepare applications....
Brand Building Strategies
Aug 6 2001 // Mergers, consolidation and worldwide expansion greatly affect the way the insurance industry does business today. As boundaries collapse and markets change, there is a tool you can use to gain an edge over the competition....
The Magic and the Power of Brand Positioning
Aug 6 2001 // If you are like most owners of retail agencies, you get tired of hearing about this new marketing tactic called “branding” that will someday revolutionize the way you are supposed to market. Too many marketing...
BOP Market Expands Profits and Proves Itself ‘Internet Friendly’
Aug 6 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
InsureZone Rolls Out BrokerSecure
Aug 6 2001 // Fort Worth’s Internet-based insurance agency, InsureZone, announced the launch of BrokerSecure, a service designed to help regional agencies and national brokers handle small commercial books of business while...
Lloyd’s Grants Independent U.S. Brokers First-Ever Access
Aug 6 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The historic selection of The Hanleigh...
Anthony Clark International Insurance Brokers Announces Acquisition
Aug 3 2001 // Anthony Clark International Insurance Brokers Ltd. (Toronto) announced that it has acquired 779451 Alberta Ltd., an independent general insurance brokerage representing approximately $1,000,000 in premiums and located in...
PIANJ Defends Terminated Agent
Aug 2 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is moving Friday, Aug. 3 from the 10th and 11th floors to the 6th and 7th floors of the G. Fox Building at 153 Market Street in Hartford. The move will result in temporary interruptions...
InsuranceNoodle Joins with Woolard Gioia Blundell Associates to Develop Products
Jul 31 2001 // InsuranceNoodle, an online distributor of small business insurance through independent agencies, has engaged Woolard Gioia Blundell Associates as a strategic partner to assist in developing specifications for a range of...
Selective Attains $2M Milestone with Agents
Jul 30 2001 // New Jersey-based Selective Insurance Group Inc. noted in a report that its independent agent partners have released more than $2 million in business through “One & Done,” Selective’s Internet-enabled...
Hospitality Coverages: Insuring a Safe Visit for Tourists and Owners Alike
Jul 30 2001 // Spending a night at a hotel or motel can seem like a simple thing to do for the tourist or business traveler, but who makes sure that guests will stay in a secure environment? That’s up to the hotel operators, but...
BOP Market Expands Profits and Proves Itself ‘Internet Friendly’
Jul 30 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
U.S. BROKERS ACCESS LLOYD’S
Jul 30 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The selection of The Hanleigh Group and...
TowerStreet Goes Live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Jul 27 2001 // TowerStreet, a leading provider of insurance software and services, announced that its Internet exchange has gone “live” in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. SmartWorks™, TowerStreet’s new hosted,...
Statewide Sweep Investigates Alleged Taxicab Insurance Fraud in Calif.
Jul 27 2001 // An article in the Contra Costa Times reported that California state investigators last week searched three brokers in the East Bay area, including Arvind Insurance Services in Richmond, to check allegations of fraud by...
First-Ever Independent U.S. Brokers Access Lloyd’s
Jul 24 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The historic selection of The Hanleigh...
