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First GM Ignition Switch Trial Sidetracked by Check Fraud Allegation
Jan 20 2016 // An Oklahoma family’s eviction from their “dream house” following allegations of check fraud is threatening to derail the first trial over General Motors Co.’s deadly ignition-switch flaw. Robert...
Obama Nominates South Carolina Insurance Head to NARAB Board of Directors
Jan 19 2016 // President Barack Obama has nominated South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer to serve as a member on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) for...
United Fire Group Recognizes Agents, Employee for Community Service
Jan 18 2016 // Cedar Rapids-based United Fire Group (UFG) has honored two agents and one employee with its Scotty McIntyre, Jr. “Go Beyond” award that recognizes individuals for their exemplary community service...
Mass. Association of Insurance Agents CEO Mancini to Retire at End of 2016
Jan 15 2016 // Francis A. Mancini The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) announced Thursday that its longtime president and chief executive officer, Francis A. Mancini, will retire from the association at the end of...
XL Catlin, RPS/Plus Add Data & Theft Endorsements to Title Agent Policies
Jan 14 2016 // XL Catlin and RPS/Plus Companies have launched two new endorsements – making data breach and added theft protection available – for their professional liability insurance program specifically designed for title and...
Dan Freyer to Serve as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Facilities, LLC’s Chicago Office
Jan 14 2016 // Chicago, IL, January 14, 2016—Worldwide Facilities LLC, a leading nationwide wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent, is pleased to announce its decision to hire Dan Freyer as Senior Vice President of...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of BayRisk Insurance Brokers in California
Jan 13 2016 // Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired certain assets of San Francisco, Calif.-based BayRisk Insurance Brokers Inc. Following the transaction, the...
Obama Nominates 4 to NARAB National Producer Licensing Governing Board
Jan 12 2016 // President Barack Obama has nominated four individuals to sit on the 13-member governing board of a new national insurance producer licensing system. They are state insurance regulators from South Carolina and Minnesota and...
Worldwide Facilities, LLC Opens New South Bay- LA Office; Appoints Brian Vassallo as Senior Vice President
Jan 12 2016 // Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 2016—Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent, announces the opening of a new location in the south bay area of Los Angeles, California. Brian...
RT Specialty Acquires Countrywide Brokerage in Washington
Jan 11 2016 // R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has acquired the assets of Countrywide Brokerage, a wholesale insurance brokerage operation based in Edmonds, Wash. Established in...
TUMI in Georgia Hires Hand as Director of Brokerage Unit
Jan 11 2016 // Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, announces the hiring of Steven Hand. Hand joins TUMI as bokerage director and will be responsible for managing the company’s...
Former Southern California Insurance Broker Found Guilty of Stealing Premiums
Jan 11 2016 // Mia Chang, 51, former insurance broker and owner of Lotte Insurance Services in Southern California, was sentenced in December for felony insurance fraud and grand theft. After her arrest Chang returned $19,218 in stolen...
Fitch Expects Modest Gains for U.S. Insurance Brokers in 2016
Jan 11 2016 // Revenues and earnings for public U.S. insurance brokers are likely to modestly improve in 2016 relative to levels reported through nine months of 2015, according to Fitch Ratings’ 2016 U.S. Insurance Broker Outlook...
2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Stage Set for Another Banner Year for Independent Agents
Jan 11 2016 // The Big “I” is very pleased that 2015 yielded a number of legislative successes. Early in 2015, the association scored a tremendous double victory when Congress acted on both the National Association of...
Wells Fargo Renews Hunt for Insurance Brokerages to Buy
Jan 11 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. is restarting efforts to expand its insurance brokerage business through acquisitions after previously announced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) aspirations did not pan out. Laura Schupbach,...
New York Insurance Agent Couple Charged With Defrauding Clients
Jan 7 2016 // New York authorities announced that a Rochester, New York, couple has been charged with defrauding their Rochester insurance agency clients. Gary Gubiotti and Bonnie Gubiotti, both 67, are accused of stealing more than...
Florida Surplus Line Service Office Names Young Assistant Director of Agent Services
Jan 7 2016 // Bryan Young Florida Surplus Line Service Office (FSLSO) has promoted Bryan Young to assistant director of Agent Services Young stepped into the role effective Jan. 1 after 10 years of service with FSLSO. During his tenure...
Schinnerer Launches New Cyber Protection Package
Jan 6 2016 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Company has launched its Cyber Protection Package. Using Schinnerer’s online broker portal, brokers can quote a cyber policy in minutes by answering a few basic questions about their...
Stone Creek in California Adds 3 to Workforce
Jan 5 2016 // Lafayette, Calif.-based Stone Creek Insurance Agency has hired three new producers/account managers. Matthew Johnson has been named a commercial lines broker. He specializes in commercial property and liability policies...
