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P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State
Feb 10 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since brokers are enjoying their best...
Obama Budget Calls for Increased Cybersecurity Funding, New High-Level Post
Feb 10 2016 // The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with military and intelligence counterparts, as part of its 2017 budget proposal...
Donald Gaddis Co. Adds Cale as Senior P/C Broker
Feb 9 2016 // Chicago-based independent regional wholesale insurance brokerage and general agent, Donald Gaddis Co. Inc., has hired Angela Cale as a senior property/casualty broker. Cale has 23 years of experience in the excess and...
Insurance Agency Growth, Profits Slipped in 2015 on Oil Bust, Soft Market: Reagan
Feb 9 2016 // Insurance agency and brokerage organic revenue growth slowed to 4.6 percent for 2015, according to the latest Reagan Consulting Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) survey. That was down from the organic growth of 6.2...
CEO Exits As Tech Startup Broker Zenefits Confronts Culture, Compliance Bugs
Feb 9 2016 // Zenefits, a software startup valued at $4.5 billion, said on Monday it had replaced founder and Chief Executive Parker Conrad and appointed a new leader for the troubled tech company. David Sacks, a former executive at...
CEO Greenberg Confident Most Top Talent, Agents Will Stay with New Chubb
Feb 8 2016 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg believes opportunity and incentives will encourage most executives to stay with the insurer in the wake of its recently completed mega-merger. “I don’t kid myself....
P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency M&A Activity Brisk in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recently, the mood was upbeat, since many brokers have continued to enjoy...
Brands & Independent Insurance Agencies
Feb 8 2016 // Much has been discussed and considerable investments have been made specific to branding within the independent insurance agency market over the past five to 10 years. Intense pressure to “brand” exists because...
Listen to Your Customers, and Win
Feb 8 2016 // For decades, the competitors of independent insurance agents have been frustrated. It seems that every so often our industry is treated to a parade of consulting firms predicting the impending demise of the independent...
Ghost of 2008 Crash Still Haunts Real Estate E&O
Feb 8 2016 // The ghost of the 2008 financial collapse still haunts the liability insurance market for real estate professionals and some are worried the business may be headed for a replay of that crisis. While it is still recovering...
Agents Say Blizzard Losses Relatively Light So Far
Feb 8 2016 // A massive blizzard, unofficially named Winter Storm Jonas by the Weather Channel, swept through the East Coast over the Jan. 23-24 weekend. The storm brought heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions to much of the...
ITC Agent Conference to Feature Panel of Online Insurance Aggregators
Feb 5 2016 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a Carrollton, Texas-based provider of agency marketing, rating and management software and services, announced that a panel of online aggregators will present the keynote address...
U.S. Risk names Stacey Ziska a Senior Broker/Underwriter for the U.S. Risk San Francisco Office
Feb 5 2016 // Dallas, TX, February 4, 2016- U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the nations’ sixth largest Property and Casualty wholesaler announced that it has named Stacey Ziska a Senior Broker/Underwriter for the U.S. Risk San...
Tennessee Disciplines 3 Insurance Agents for Violations, Fraudulent Conduct
Feb 5 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) announced disciplinary actions against three former Tennessee licensees for the intentional misrepresentation of policy terms, forgery, and the use of fraudulent...
Academy of Insurance Partners with PIA of Florida to Offer Online Insurance Training
Feb 4 2016 // Tallahassee, FL – February 4, 2016 — The insurance marketplace is ever changing and continued training is the rule of the day. The high cost of off-site training can be prohibitive for a lot of agencies. Today, that...
The Right Property Data Helps Better Serve Consumers
Feb 3 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Why doesn’t the carrier already have property data on this home? Is this quote accurate or will I have to go back to the homeowner with a revision? Every agent...
Kenai Peninsula Agencies Brief Alaska Governor on Quake
Feb 3 2016 // Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has lauded the efforts of Kenai Peninsula agencies in their response to the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that resulted in highway damage and the destruction of four homes. Representatives of public...
Expert: Targeting High-Risk Shoppers with Mobile Makes Sense
Feb 3 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv High-risk shoppers maybe one of the best segments for insurance agencies and carriers to target with online and mobile quoting and services. New data from online agency CoverHound shows...
Schinnerer Launches Online Flood Program for Residential, Commercial Properties
Feb 3 2016 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager, has launched Schinnerer Flood – an online program offering primary insurance for commercial and residential properties through the National Flood Insurance...
Allied Insurance Brokers Promotes Mason to Senior VP in Pittsburgh
Feb 2 2016 // Allied Insurance Brokers, a retail property/casualty broker based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has promoted Sue Mason to senior vice president. Mason heads Allied’s Client Services and Marketing department. With...
