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Agent Support, Ratings Added to Expanding Google Compare
May 18 2015 // The auto insurance comparison website Google Compare is expanding into Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania, as well as adding ratings and insurance agent support. That announcement was made on May 5 by Stephanie Cuthbertson,...
An Insurance Agent’s Guide to Finding & Converting Online Leads
May 18 2015 // Modern consumers shop online for everything from groceries to new homes. It only makes sense that they’re looking to the web for insurance polices as well. After all, why would they pick up the phone and call an...
Cyber, Talent, Data Among Game Changers for Insurers
May 18 2015 // Protecting clients against growing and poorly understood risks associated with information technology system failures is a leading concern of the insurance industry today, according to a group of prominent underwriters and...
Texas Senate Passes Property Claim Litigation Bill
May 18 2015 // The Texas Senate on April 30 passed a bill aimed at stemming the onslaught of property claim litigation that has been occurring with increasing frequency in the state following natural catastrophes. Advocates of Senate...
The Hanover Enhances General Liability, Umbrella Coverages for Business Clients
May 15 2015 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched an enhanced suite of general liability and umbrella coverage offerings for independent insurance agents to offer their business clients. These product enhancements include...
Integro Acquires UK’s Kite Warren & Wilson, Marine Broker Specialist
May 15 2015 // Integro Ltd., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in New York City, has acquired London-based Kite Warren & Wilson Ltd., which specializes in marine hull & liability coverage and financial...
Confie Seguros Acquires 3 Brokerages in Buffalo, New York
May 15 2015 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, California, announced that it has acquired three new insurance brokerages in Buffalo, New York. Confie acquired three agencies in...
ACE’s 10 Tips to Help Brokers Place Effective Multinational Insurance Programs
May 14 2015 // When ACE Group last month launched ACE Multinational Partner, a package cover for UK & Ireland-based companies with one or more overseas subsidiary, it discovered that brokers were concerned about lack of knowledge and...
RSA Appoints Thomas as Broker Relationship Director for UK, Western Europe
May 14 2015 // RSA, one of the largest UK commercial insurers, has appointed Owen Thomas as relationship director, effective May 13. In this newly created role, Thomas will have responsibility for leading the top broker relationships...
Worldwide Facilities Names Altamirano Property Broker in California
May 13 2015 // Worldwide Facilities Inc. has named Marvin Altamirano a property broker in Southern California. Altamirano has more than nine years of experience in placing complex property risks. He has worked as a property broker since...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Kadow as Chief Agent for Canada
May 13 2015 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has appointed Ulrich Kadow as chief agent for Canada effective immediately. Based in Toronto, Kadow will lead...
California Court Says Staffing Agencies Can’t Self-Insure Workers’ Comp
May 12 2015 // A California Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s decision to exclude temporary staffing agencies from self-insuring for workers’ compensation, a ruling that upholds one of the provisions in the...
Liberty Insurance Associates Joins ANE as Equity Partner in New Jersey
May 12 2015 // ANE (Agency Network Exchange LLC), a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, announced that Liberty Insurance Associates Inc., an independent agency based in Millstone Township, New Jersey, has...
Jimcor Agencies Announces 2 Appointments in New Jersey
May 12 2015 // Jimcor Agencies hired Meredith Dyson as branch manager for the firm’s Montvale, New Jersey, office. Dyson brings over 24 years of experience in wholesale, retail and reinsurance brokerage. Prior to joining Jimcor she...
EPIC Acquires Sorci Insurance Brokerage in California
May 12 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Sorci Insurance Brokerage Inc., a specialist in providing comprehensive workers’ compensation insurance services to new car auto dealers in California. Sorci Insurance...
Michigan Regulators Shut Down Unlicensed Madison Heights Agent
May 11 2015 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered Alicia D. Bonner of Look Insurance in Madison Heights to cease and desist from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance policies. The...
WSS Senior Broker Andrea Zenner Awarded IBA Outstanding Company Partner of the Year
May 11 2015 // Plano, TX, May 11, 2015 – In an event held in Glendale, California on April 30th, 2015, the IBA awarded Board Member Andrea Zenner their 10th annual Outstanding Company Partner of the Year Award for her having been...
Scottsdale Names Jordan Associate VP for Program Brokerage
May 8 2015 // Scottsdale Insurance Co. has named Heather Jordan as associate vice president of Brokerage Programs. In this role, she will be responsible for overseeing program business including Casualty, Excess, Workers’...
Integro Acquires Energy Insurance Brokers in New York
May 7 2015 // Integro Ltd., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in New York City, announced an addition to its Trade & Logistics practice with the acquisition of Energy Insurance Brokers (EIB) in East Greenbush,...
Progressive Appointing New Independent Agents in Massachusetts
May 7 2015 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies announced it is actively appointing new agents for its auto product in Massachusetts. The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Progressive said Massachusetts became the 50th and final...
