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The Lowdown: For Agents – The Latest on Cyber Predictions & Myths
Apr 25 2018 // This week’s Lowdown features two informative reports, the current State of Cybercrime, by RSA and Top Myths of Cyber Risk for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, by Relation. Combined, these two reports offer you...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Agencies in Florida, South Carolina
Apr 25 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion across the country with the opening of two new stores in Florida and South Carolina: Jeff Howard has opened Brightway, The Howard Agency in Charleston, S.C. Troy Novotny has...
Travelers Boosts Q1 Profit; Talks Central Underwriting, Potential with Nationwide Agents
Apr 24 2018 // The Travelers Companies boosted its net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, by 10 percent to $669 million compared to $617 million in the prior year quarter despite unusually high catastrophe losses in...
Business Risk Partners Teams With Aspen on Agents Professional Liability Coverage
Apr 20 2018 // Program administrator Business Risk Partners (BRP) has released an expanded professional liability form for insurance agents and brokers through Aspen American Insurance Co., part of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The...
How Insurance Brokers, Risk Managers View the Political Dysfunction in Washington
Apr 20 2018 // Congress is headed for a “major showdown” over the flood insurance program, according to an insurance broker lobbyist who notes that the program expires July 31, right in the middle of hurricane season. That...
New York’s PIA Management Services Hires Lachut
Apr 20 2018 // PIA Management Services Inc. has hired Bradford J. Lachut as director of Government and Industry Affairs for the five PIA state affiliates managed by the Glenmont, N.Y.-based group. Lachut previously served as PIA’s...
Louisiana Auditor: State Spent $5M on Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
Apr 19 2018 // Louisiana has spent more than $5 million on lawsuits involving sexual harassment claims since 2009, the state’s legislative auditor said in a new report released Tuesday on the eve of debate on bills targeting sexual...
Jimcor Agency Announces Two Additions to Western Pennsylvania Team
Apr 19 2018 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Sarah Warner as a property and casualty underwriter for the Western Pennsylvania office located in Pittsburgh, Penn, and Stefan...
Senefsky Joins IIAT as E&O Sales Executive
Apr 17 2018 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has added Cari Senefsky as E&O sales executive. Senefsky has more than a decade of insurance sales experience and success, with five of those years dedicated to...
How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey
Apr 17 2018 // When it comes to business growth, agents have their eyes on the same prize but different ideas about how to secure it. That’s one of the key findings of “Agent Voices 2018,” a soon-to-be-released report...
Nationwide Switching to Independent Agency Distribution Model by 2020
Apr 16 2018 // Independent agents take note – Nationwide may be on your side. Nationwide on Monday announced its intention to shift to an independent agency distribution model over the next two years. The Columbus, Ohio-based carrier,...
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Apr 16 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group added Betty Shepherd as divisional senior vice president of Cyber Liability. She will oversee the company’s cyber initiatives and existing cyber underwriting...
Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business
Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start? First and foremost,...
Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business
Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start? First and foremost,...
2018 Young Agents Survey: Straight Talk From Young Agents
Apr 16 2018 // Young agents want change. They want more diversity in the agency sales ranks. They want better paths to grow in their careers. They want other agents to adhere to professional standards and ethics. They want faster and...
What Young Agents Might Change
Apr 16 2018 // This issue of Insurance Journal features exclusive results from the 2018 Young Agents Survey where more than 500 young agents nationwide shared their views on the insurance industry and their experience as an agent. (See...
Surplus Lines: Insurtech and Technological Opportunities, Challenges
Apr 16 2018 // Over the last year or so, the insurance industry has seen technological advances driving new products and distribution means to market. We have seen “insurtech” blossom from a term to describe the intersection...
The New Small Commercial: Why Carriers Need to Better Serve ‘Small Specialty’
Apr 16 2018 // The evolution of the small businesses is creating a service challenge for independent agents and an opportunity for carriers to provide efficient and effective solutions for their agent partners by expanding their service...
What Cyber Exposures and Coverage Gaps Keep Risk Managers Up at Night
Apr 16 2018 // Risk managers are very concerned about the cyber risks facing their companies and are heavily investing in protection against cyber attacks with the blessings of their boards and CEOs, a major shift from even just 10 years...
Marsh Subsidiary Jelf to Acquire Scottish Insurance Broker Clark Thomson
Apr 12 2018 // Jelf, a consultant that specializes in insurance, risk management and employee benefits, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Clark Thomson, Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker. The...
