Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BROKER FEE REGS PASS OAL
Sep 4 2000 // On Aug. 25, the proposed broker fee regulations were approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and were filed with the Secretary of State. This means they are now regulations, with an effective date of Nov. 23,...
Independent currentsLove Thy Middleman: The Wholesaler
Sep 4 2000 // They’re scrutinized by regulators. They’re under the gun from companies trying to figure out ways to go around them. They face fierce competition in a buyer’s market. They see companies appointing agents...
What’s in a (Domain) Name’
Sep 4 2000 // You’d be surprised just how many people tell me that they don’t seem to be getting much activity on their website. My first question is always, “Well, what’s your URL?” What I find fascinating...
Site Seeing: Becoming Resourceful with Your E-mail
Sep 4 2000 // If you remember, I mentioned in my last column that I’ve been looking for a new minivan for the Chivvis brood. Well, I am still looking, talking and haggling. But on a positive note, I think I’ve narrowed it...
First Union Buys Regional Broker
Aug 31 2000 // First Union Bank, the nation’s sixth-largest bank, has purchased the Tribus Company, a major Northeast regional insurance brokerage and consulting firm. First Union Corp., based in North Carolina, finalized the...
GuideOne’s Motorsport Business to Go to American Modern
Aug 31 2000 // American Modern Insurance Group, a wholly owned specialty insurance subsidiary of The Midland Company, and GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Company of West Des Moines, Iowa, announced their intent to enter into a...
BenefitMall Offers New Census Tool
Aug 30 2000 // BenefitMall.com has released a new Census Management Tool for insurance brokers that it expects will simplify the development of online quotes. The new software, Census Management Tool V1.0, is Microsoft Excel-based and...
Agents See a Future Filled with Technology
Aug 29 2000 // According to preliminary findings of a series of focus groups conducted by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and sponsored by nekema.com, independent agents know that they will need new technology to...
Calif. Agent Groups Ask Governor to Sign AB 393; NAII Asks for Veto
Aug 29 2000 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Legislative Counsel (ABL), with the backing of eight trade associations representing the great majority of California’s nearly 300,000 licensed insurance agents and...
Tennessee Agent Spoofs Online CE Companies With LearnNothing.com
Aug 25 2000 // “LearnNothing.com, CEScam.com, and CECertificateMill.com Create Partnership For Online Continuing Education Courses to Insurance Industry.” That was the bogus headline that made its way across the country...
ICorp.com Selects Insureon.com as Online Access Provider
Aug 25 2000 // Insureon.com has been selected by iCorp.com to provide online access for insurance brokers coordinating workers’ compensation insurance for their customers. The new partnership gives brokers access to...
Banking Consortium to Acquire Two Virginia Agencies
Aug 24 2000 // The Virginia Bankers Insurance Center, a 67-bank consortium established in 1999 to enter the insurance agency business, has announced plans to acquire the Wytheville, Virginia-based Blue Ridge Insurance Group and the...
Banking Agencies Propose Consumer Protection Rules for Insurance
Aug 22 2000 // The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of Thrift Supervision have proposed consumer protection rules...
Golden Eagle Introduces Self-Rating CD for Arizona Agents
Aug 22 2000 // San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation unveiled a new self-rating CD-ROM along with new pricing to help its agents in Arizona capture market share for package policies in the state. With a broad appetite for...
Independent Currents:CEOs Face Difficult Tech Decisions
Aug 21 2000 // A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous...
Independent currents: CEOs Face Difficult Tech Decisions
Aug 21 2000 // A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous...
Getting your message across instantly
Aug 21 2000 // If you remember, I mentioned in my last column that I’ve been looking for a new minivan for the Chivvis brood. Well, I am still looking, talking and haggling. But on a positive note, I think I’ve narrowed it...
InsurePoint Endorsed by Pacific Network Group
Aug 18 2000 // InsurePoint, Inc., a web-based insurance distribution partner for independent agencies and carriers, has been endorsed by the Pacific Network Group, a California agency group headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif. “The...
Travelers, Dell Help Agents Advance Automation Capabilities
Aug 16 2000 // Travelers Insurance is helping agents improve their automation capabilities through a special arrangement with Dell Computer Corp. Travelers agents are eligible for special savings on the latest computer systems from Dell,...
North Hollywood Broker Arrested for Misuse of Premiums, Violating Probation
Aug 15 2000 // A North Hollywood insurance broker was arrested last week after the Van Nuys Superior Court ordered his probation revoked for allegedly continuing to misappropriate insurance premiums. Shahin Sean Pelaseyed, 46, was...
