Latest Agencies Headlines
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Cincinnati Agent’s License Revoked
Aug 17 2001 // The insurance license of agent Stephen Donahue of Cincinnati was revoked as was the resident agency license of Donahue Securities Inc. of Cincinnati by Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington. Earlier in the...
Becoming a Top Producer Made Simple with
Aug 17 2001 // Independent agents now have access to an informative guide about finding, hiring, training and compensating excellent producers, thanks to the newest offering of the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA)...
1,800+ Independent Agents Using Travelers’ Web-based Automation System
Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...
Report Says Top Insurers Embracing Web for Agent and Policyholder Communication
Aug 14 2001 // Top U.S. insurers are turning to the web to reduce communication costs with both agents and policyholders, says a new report titled “U.S. Insurance & the Web: An Overview” published by Celent...
Progressive.com, Nextel Connect to Give Independent Agents Greater Visibility
Aug 14 2001 // Progressive Insurance and Nextel, a provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless service, announced the availability of progressive.com on the Nextel Wireless Web. The agreement gives Progressive’s 30,000-plus...
Anderson & Murison Teams Up with singleentry.com
Aug 14 2001 // Anderson & Murison, a California-based managing general agency, has implemented singleentry.com’s technology to web-enable two key insurance programs, Commercial Casualty and Personal Umbrella. Through its...
Ohio Agent’s License Revoked
Aug 13 2001 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington signed an order revoking the insurance license of Albert J. Henry of Milford (Clermont County), effective immediately. According to the Consent Order, Henry will...
InsuranceNoodle Now Offers Insurance Products from Chubb
Aug 13 2001 // InsuranceNoodle, a distributor of small business insurance through independent insurance agencies, has been selected by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies to distribute Innovator from Chubb(sm), an insurance product...
Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Team’ Takes Insurance to the Fast Track
Aug 13 2001 // It’s the twelfth round, and the technology industry has been badly battered—but it’s still in the ring and on its feet. Participants in the new economy that have held on thus far are forging ahead, priorities...
Brand Building Strategies
Aug 13 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....
Smaller Agencies Market Blueprint for Success
Aug 13 2001 // Making your mark “The State Farms and GEICOs have a tremendous amount of advertising behind them, and they have a brand name that perhaps the independent agents do not have,” said Allen Lawrence, CEO and...
e-Business Moving Slowly but Steadily in Wholesale Marketplace
Aug 13 2001 // The insurance industry is beginning to utilize technology to more efficiently conduct business, but that integration is a long, slow process, according to a panel of wholesalers and market leaders. Shand Morahan &...
TowerStreet Offers Insurance Agencies Free
Aug 9 2001 // TowerStreet, a provider of insurance software and services, is offering a free Web Tool Kit containing information, advice, and resources that insurance agencies can use to create and enhance their websites. TowerStreet...
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...
