Latest Agencies Headlines
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Woosley Named Sr. VP, Broker Management & Sales Operations at QBE NA
Jun 3 2020 // QBE North America has appointed Thaddeus Woosley as senior vice president, Broker Management & Sales Operations. He is based in Chicago. Woosley most recently served as vice president, strategic advisor, Specialty...
Reliance Partners Promotes Cannon to VP of Freight Brokerage Division
Jun 2 2020 // Reliance Partners (Reliance), a privately-held commercial insurance agency for the transportation and logistics industry, has promoted Jamie Cannon to vice president of the 3PL division. Cannon will lead Reliance’s...
UK Broker SSL Endeavour Rebrands as Oneglobal Broking
Jun 1 2020 // The UK broker SSL Endeavour has rebranded as Oneglobal Broking. The business is led by Chairman Jonathan Palmer-Brown and Chief Executive Officer Mike Reynolds. The new business will bring local expertise and knowledge...
Time to Refocus on Cybersecurity
Jun 1 2020 // The country and economy are reopening, albeit slowly and cautiously. However, hackers and other digital bad actors have been busy coming up with new schemes that agencies must confront. Not only that, agencies must now...
When Insurers Deny Claims, Brokers Are Next in Line for Allegations of Wrongdoing
Jun 1 2020 // In the wake of government orders shutting down or seriously limiting the operations of businesses to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, many affected businesses have turned to their insurers for coverage. This has led to a...
Email Your Sale Goodbye
Jun 1 2020 // As an agent you must stop building sales processes around what is easy for you and start doing what is best to close the business and win the client to your team. One of the areas we battle with agents on is emailing the...
Price Forbes’ Gilmore Appointed Chairman of Worldwide Broker Network
May 29 2020 // The Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Price Forbes Executive Director Alex Gilmore as chairman. Gilmore previously served as WBN’s Treasurer. He takes over the voluntary position of chairman from Jim Watt of...
WSS Hires Easley as Sr. Broker/Underwriter in Texas
May 29 2020 // WSS, a member of XPT Group, a specialty insurance distribution company, has added Meghan Easley as senior broker/underwriter in its Plano, Texas, office. Easley brings 15 years of industry experience, most recently in...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Bozzuto with Cannabis Connect is an Outspoken Advocate for the Business
May 28 2020 // Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a...
Oregon Children Sue Day Care Owner, State Agencies Over Sex Abuse
May 28 2020 // The representatives of three children who attended a Polk County, Ore. day care are suing multiple people and state agencies over sexual abuse for $5.1 million. The children attended the now-closed Stinky Feet Childcare in...
Unlicensed Agent in California Nabbed for Allegedly Stealing $500K in Premiums
May 27 2020 // Unlicensed insurance agent Ai Ling Lee, also known as Linda Lee, 60, of Hacienda Heights, Calif., was arrested on nine felony counts of grand theft after allegedly stealing roughly $500,000 in clients’ insurance...
Georgia Man Accused of Defrauding Employer Over COVID-19
May 27 2020 // A Georgia man faces charges after authorities say he lied to his employer that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, is charged with defrauding his employer, the U.S. attorney’s office in...
Smart Choice® Grows to 8,000 Agency Partners
May 27 2020 // High Point, NC, May 27, 2020 – Smart Choice®, remains the nation’s fastest growing independent agency network, after partnering with over 350 new agencies in the first quarter of 2020, and reaching a milestone of...
Insurers, Agents Propose Pandemic Business Relief Plan; Plaintiffs Offer BIG Compromise
May 22 2020 // Key segments of the property/casualty insurance industry, which is facing mounting claims for business interruption losses from the pandemic, have thrown their lobbying weight behind a proposed federal program to replace...
Insurance Is Not A Company’s Primary Line of Defense in a Crisis
May 21 2020 // Imagine your company having a Halloween party: Employees show up wearing costumes mocking your customers, says the chief executive of a New York commercial insurance brokerage we recently interviewed. “Now imagine...
NFP Acquires Pennsylvania-Based Insurance Broker Team Scotti
May 20 2020 // Insurance broker NFP as acquired LFG Inc., which does business as Team Scotti). The transaction closed effective December 1, 2019. Team Scotti, based in Pittsburgh, Penn., and founded in 1987, is a national insurance...
I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help – Part 3
May 20 2020 // This is third in a series of posts where I plan to respond to the bills that several states have filed to force insurance companies to pay business income claims related to COVID-19. Not reimbursing insurers means higher...
Navigating today’s uncertain insurance climate using Automation. How one company is helping Texas Agents figure it all out!
May 20 2020 // West Palm Beach, FL, May 20, 2020 – Challenging times call for new strategies; these days the keystone for professional success lies with innovation! One tech company based out of South Florida blazes a trail for...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Barkasy in South Carolina
May 20 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has hired David Barkasy to establish a presence for the company in South Carolina. David Barkasy Barkasy, who has been in the insurance field for more than 20 years, joins the team as...
When Insurers Deny Claims, Brokers Are Next in Line for Allegations of Wrongdoing
May 19 2020 // In the wake of government orders shutting down or seriously limiting the operations of businesses to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, many affected businesses have turned to their insurers for coverage. This has led to a...
