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Large Agencies More Optimistic About Future Growth: Vertafore Study
Oct 17 2014 // Optimism over the future growth potential of independent agencies ties closely to the size of the independent agency, with larger agencies feeling more optimistic about future growth than their smaller counterparts,...
11 CAA Agencies Selected for ‘Best Practices’
Oct 16 2014 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced 11 of its agencies have been recognized as 2014 “Best Practices” agencies by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA...
Atlantic Specialty Lines Hires 32-year Insurance Industry Veteran, Suzy Popplewell-Baird
Oct 16 2014 // Houston, TX, October 16, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, is announcing a...
Experts: Insurance Distribution Future Online and Personalized
Oct 14 2014 // The future of insurance distribution was discussed at the CPCU Society’s annual All Industry Day in California on Tuesday. The day-long conference at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City included panels on the...
White Mountains Buys Majority Stake in Internet Insurance Broker Tranzact
Oct 14 2014 // White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. purchased a majority stake in Tranzact for $178 million as the insurer renews its bet on policy sales through the Internet. White Mountains acquired 63 percent of Tranzact, which...
Abacus Brokers, Golden Bear Launch Online Earthquake Program
Oct 9 2014 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has partnered with Golden Bear Insurance Co. for its new online residential earthquake program. The...
Washington Commissioner Disciplines Insurers, Producers
Oct 9 2014 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in September disciplined several insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations. Following are the names of the parties, their locations and...
Southern California Agent Arrested For Scamming Insurers For $1.4M
Oct 6 2014 // Eric Lee, 64, of Orange County, Calif., was arrested last week by the California Department of Insurance and charged with 20 felony counts, including grand theft and allegedly providing false or misleading information to...
EFG Launches Home Warranty Product for Sale by Insurance Agents
Oct 6 2014 // EFG Companies has launched a home warranty product designed to be sold by insurance agents. The product, Simplicity Home Warranty, covers all non-manufactured, non-historic homes, regardless of square footage. The warranty...
N.Y. Requires State Agencies to Consider Extreme Weather
Oct 6 2014 // New York state agencies are required to consider the future likelihood of extreme weather in their decisions on public works projects, industrial and commercial permits and regulations, according to a new law signed on...
Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post
Oct 6 2014 // The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are scheduled to speak at an Oct. 17 forum being held by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents at the Wichita Marriott hotel. Republican nominee Ken Selzer and...
America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Oct 6 2014 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2014 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2014 highlight different programs or...
Knowing Clean Technology Customers
Oct 6 2014 // In the next 10 years, the clean technology market is expected to increase by more than 60 percent to nearly $400 billion worldwide, according to Clean Edge’s Clean Energy Trends 2014 Report – creating an enormous...
Deal Activity Continues to Thrive
Oct 6 2014 // Deal activity in the first half of 2014 was one of the strongest on record with 151 announced transactions. There were 80 percent more transactions in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same time period last...
Plenty of Questions Remain About Citizens Clearinghouse
Oct 6 2014 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer has begun submitting renewal policies through its online clearinghouse to private carriers, but agents believe the process still needs refinement. Citizens Property Insurance...
A Review of Insurance Broker Duties Under California Law
Oct 6 2014 // Recently the California Court of Appeals provided an excellent summary of the duties of insurance agents and brokers under California law. See Mark Tanner Const., Inc. v. HUB Int’l. Ins. Services, Inc., 224...
ANE Adds 5 New Agencies to New Jersey Network
Oct 3 2014 // ANE, Agency Network Exchange LLC, a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, has added five new agencies to its New Jersey network. The following New Jersey-based agencies have joined ANE: J.L....
Nebraska Agents Give Iowa Mutual Five Stars
Oct 2 2014 // Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) has selected Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. as the 2014 Five-Star Company of the Year for its dedication and service to independent agents. The award recipient is selected by IIAN...
Live Webinar on How To Boost Agency Productivity with eSignatures featuring Insurance Technology Expert Steve Anderson
Oct 2 2014 // On October 9, 2014 at 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT, HelloSign is hosting a live webinar presented by productivity expert Steve Anderson, a leading authority on insurance technology. San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2014–...
Northeast National Brokerage Offers Underwriting Facility for Petro Industry
Oct 1 2014 // Wholesale broker Northeast National Brokerage LLC has launched an underwriting facility, registered at Lloyd’s, that specializes in excess liability for the petroleum distribution industry. Available across the...
