Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia-Based PointeNorth Insurance Group Merges With Debra LaVelle, Inc.
Oct 14 2015 // PointeNorth Insurance Group (PNIG) in Atlanta has merged with Debra LaVelle, Inc. of Canton, Ga., an independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits. With this partnership, PNIG’s benefits operation is...
Why It’s Important for Agents to Offer Consistent ‘Touchpoints’ for Clients
Oct 13 2015 // Most agents work hard to maintain strong relationships with clients, however, all too often business gets in the way. Agents need to take steps, digitally speaking, to stay connected continually with the right messages...
Miami Insurance Agent Arrested for $167K Overbilling Scam
Oct 13 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of Darley Caridad Carballeira, 50, for her involvement in a scam in which she allegedly overbilled Key...
Latitude Brokers Completes Management Buyout of CGSC Stake
Oct 12 2015 // Hong Kong-based marine insurance specialist Latitude Brokers has announced the management buyout of its shareholding previously owned by Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC). Financial terms of the deal were not...
Global Risk Partners Hires Lewer to Lead E-Trading; Lee for e-Trade Underwriting
Oct 12 2015 // Simon Lewer has joined Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP)* as the chief operating officer of its MGA Division, with responsibility for the development of GRP’s electronic trading initiatives. He also has been...
FERMA Forum Focuses on ‘Great Difficulties’ in an Ever Riskier World
Oct 9 2015 // The FERMA Forum differs from the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, as it is mainly attended by corporate risk managers, rather than reinsurers and brokers. This year, however, two overriding concerns were uppermost in...
Indiana Insurance Agent Tapped to Lead State House GOP
Oct 8 2015 // Indiana House Republicans have chosen Rep. Matt Lehman to replace former House Majority Leader Jud McMillin. Republicans announced Lehman’s election shortly after emerging from a closed-door meeting on Oct. 6....
InsureZone Expands into Houston
Oct 8 2015 // Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone is expanding operations into the Houston metro area. The new office will be headed up by Vice President of Business Development Renee Hooker who joined InsureZone in April. Other key...
Insurers Bring Calm After the Storm as South Carolina Recovery Efforts Begin
Oct 8 2015 // This aerial photo show flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, between Conway and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to...
Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record
Oct 8 2015 // The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market. Lloyd’s has requests for...
Vertafore to Launch Integrated Mobile App for Agents
Oct 7 2015 // Insurance agency technology vendor Vertafore said it will launch an integrated mobile application next month that will give agents access to policy, claims and billing information from their smartphone or other mobile...
New Mexico Residents Call Agents to Deal With Hail Damage
Oct 7 2015 // The unusually large hail that recently pounded Las Cruces, N.M. has residents scrambling to call insurance agents over damaged roofs and dented vehicles. Saturday’s storm dropped golf ball-sized hail left Sonoma...
N.Y. Broker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $830K in Premiums, Other Funds
Oct 6 2015 // A Jericho, New York, insurance broker pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $830,000 in insurance premiums and other funds, said Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas’ office. Singas’ office said...
Agent Develops Coverage to Fill Gaps in Traditional Wind Insurance
Oct 6 2015 // Between deductibles, excluded losses, and difficulty accessing business interruption coverage, a business suffering hurricane losses can take a big out-of-pocket economic hit even if it has insurance. There is a disconnect...
Allied World Enhances Policy for Insurance Agents & Brokers
Oct 6 2015 // Allied World North America has introduced an updated policy for insurance agents and brokers with expanded definitions and coverage. According to Al Fantuzzi, senior vice president of the North American E&O Division at...
Former Southern California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Felony Fraud
Oct 5 2015 // Hesham Saleh Ibrahim, 57, of Palmdale, Calif., pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud and was sentenced to three years felony probation, 30 days community labor and ordered to pay nearly $1,000 in restitution and...
Hub International Creates Specialty Program Subsidiary; Hires Treanor to Run
Oct 5 2015 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited (HUB) said it has established a wholly owned subsidiary – Specialty Program Group – to grow its program underwriting and specialty business. Chris Treanor has joined the...
South Dakota Agent Wins National Alliance 2015 Matt Wells Scholarship
Oct 5 2015 // Michael K. Tveidt is the recipient of The Matt Wells Scholarship for The National Alliance Producer School on October 4-16 in Grapevine, Texas. Tveidt is with Fischer Rounds & Associates, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Selected...
Big ‘I’ Agents Install Louisiana’s Lanoix as Chairman
Oct 5 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) installed a new leadership team over the weekend with Randy Lanoix of Louisiana as chairman. The agents’ group also installed Spencer...
Markel Launches Captive Agents, Broker-Dealers Coverage, Adds Product Leaders
Oct 5 2015 // Markel Global Insurance, a division of Markel Corporation, has launched new product offerings and leadership for captive agents and securities broker-dealers coverage. The captive agents product covers the professional...
