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All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Agent is Face of Anti-Muslim Film Inflaming Middle East
Sep 14 2012 // A California insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran is the public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East, several news sources are reporting. Film promoter and insurance agent Steve Klien, who ran in 2002...
PIANY Elects New Officers, Board Directors for 2012-13
Sep 13 2012 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. elected new officers and board directors for the 2012-2013 administrative year at its annual business meeting on Sept. 9. • Michael Skeele of DeRuyter, N.Y., was...
1 N.D. Agent Pleads not Guilty, 1 Sentenced in Separate Cases
Sep 13 2012 // A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent accused of stealing $30,000 from a client has pleaded not guilty to five felony theft counts. Meanwhile, a former Bismarck insurance agent is headed to prison for stealing money from...
Q&A with Florida’s Citizens CEO Gilway: Leading in the Public Sector
Sep 13 2012 // Two months ago when Barry Gilway took over as president of Florida’s state-run property insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., he quickly learned there would be no honeymoon period. He was thrust into debates...
Willis UK Broker Networks Add 12 New Members
Sep 13 2012 // Willis Group Holdings announced that 12 new members have joined its two UK broker networks, Willis N2 and Willis Commercial Network, both of which ally with local, independent insurance brokers in the UK. Willis Commercial...
CRC/Crump Acquires Preferred Brokerage Unit of Preferred Concepts
Sep 11 2012 // CRC|Crump has signed an agreement with Preferred Concepts in New York to acquire select assets of the company’s Preferred Brokerage business unit. Terms were not disclosed. J.C. Sparling, who led Preferred Brokerage,...
InsureZone Acquires MSI Group, Adds Agencies to New Direct Program
Sep 10 2012 // Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone announced it has acquired Denver-based MSI Group, with agencies in 20 states. The purchase adds 63 agencies to InsureZone’s network/cluster program. MSI Group provides agency...
Judge Lets Claim Against U.S. Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Go Ahead
Sep 10 2012 // A lawsuit claiming U.S. securities regulators were negligent in failing to respond earlier to Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can go forward for now, a federal judge ruled in Florida on Friday. U.S. District...
OneBeacon Announces New Surety Group
Sep 10 2012 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. has launched its newest specialty business—OneBeacon Surety Group. The new business will be managed by OneBeacon Surety Group President Chad Anderson and will focus on a variety of...
Business Moves – East
Sep 10 2012 // USI, TD Insurance USI Insurance Services, a brokerage and financial service firm based in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has agreed to acquire TD Insurance Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of TD Bank, N.A. The terms of the deal were not...
Tapping the High Net Worth Market
Sep 10 2012 // How Agents and Carriers Can Find Gold in Personal Lines Independent agents and their companies have over the years been beaten in the personal lines market by direct response carriers and captive agents. But being down so...
N.Y. Gov. Nixes State Agency Mailing Bill
Sep 10 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill (S.6285-A/A.9034B) on Aug. 17 that would have banned state agencies from disseminating ads to the public for products that relate to the subject matter of the agency — such as...
Florida Streamlines Licensing for Agents, Adjusters
Sep 10 2012 // A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take. Among the changes: insurance adjusters and agents operating...
Lawsuit Says Travel Agencies Conspired with Hotels
Sep 10 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide. The suit filed in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
New PURE Program Provides Extra Flooding Services for High-Value Homeowners
Sep 10 2012 // A new flood coverage suite from Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, or PURE, is offering high-value homeowners an alternative flood insurance option. PURE Flood Solutions works as an extension of the National Flood...
Wisconsin’s Sentry Insurance Cuts Office Jobs, Home-Based Agents
Sep 9 2012 // Sentry Insurance, based in Stevens Point, Wis., says it’s cutting 27 office jobs in central Wisconsin and 144 home-based agents across 10 states as it restructures its strategy for selling personal line policies....
New Features Added to General Star Insurance Agents Program
Sep 7 2012 // General Star has made a number of enhancements to its insurance agents errors & omissions program. Distributed on an exclusive basis by program administrator All Risks, Ltd., the coverage continues to be written by...
New Marine Wholesale Brokerage Opens for Business in Florida
Sep 7 2012 // Florida has a new wholesale insurance broker specializing in marine industry risks. Founded by Steve Cunningham, Theresa Proios-Jewell and other associates with marine insurance experience, Legacy Underwriters is based out...
IBA West Members To Vote On Name Change
Sep 7 2012 // IBA West is entertaining a name change. The group, which represents several thousand brokers and agents and is comprised of 31 affiliated local associations, announced a special meeting slated for Oct. 12 to consider a...
California Brokers, Agents React to State Fund New Deal
Sep 5 2012 // Reaction to a decision by State Compensation Insurance Fund to restructure its broker distribution model has ranged from guardedly optimistic to visceral the day following the announcment. Under the new deal announced on...
