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Lawsuit Says Travel Agencies Conspired With Hotels
Aug 22 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide. The suit filed Monday in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
Hard Market Generates New E&O Challenges for Insurance Agents
Aug 22 2012 // The soft market has made the job of insurance agents very difficult the last few years. Competition has been extremely fierce, and premiums so low that agents have had to fight for business and write more accounts just to...
Markel FirstComp Unveils New Name, New Agent Portal
Aug 21 2012 // Markel and FirstComp have announced a new brand – Markel FirstComp – and a new independent agent portal. Founded in 1997, FirstComp was the small business workers’ compensation insurance arm of Aspen Holdings. It...
BOLT Buys 2 Agencies, Opens Florida Office
Aug 20 2012 // The Business Owners Liability Team (BOLT) insurance agency is opening a regional office in Sarasota after acquiring two Florid agencies. BOLT has acquired the Sarasota-based PRG Insurance Agency and Florida Direct...
Iowa Brokerage Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud
Aug 20 2012 // The founder of an Iowa-based brokerage pleaded not guilty on Aug. 17 to fraud charges in a suspected $200 million embezzlement scheme that drove his firm to bankruptcy and left thousands of customers without their...
Chip Shot
Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Want to Experience an E&O Claim? Here’s How
Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Cigar Fires, Love Damages, Cat Surcharge, Pump Plan and More
Aug 20 2012 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 20, 2012. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Essentials: Do Brokers Have to Offer the Cheapest Coverage?
Aug 16 2012 // The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was answered recently by the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Emerson Electric Co. v....
Vanliner Expands Captive Program to North American Moving Agents
Aug 16 2012 // Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, has expanded the Forum Captive Insurance Program to moving agents affiliated with North American Van Lines, a moving and storage company with more than...
Illinois Regulators: Agent Conducting Business on Revoked License
Aug 16 2012 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is alerting consumers that David Griffith Morrow of Morrow Insurance of Decatur is continuing to act as an insurance producer although his license was revoked effective June 8,...
General Star Expands Admitted Real Estate Product to California Agents
Aug 15 2012 // General Star Management Co. has made its admitted professional liability coverage for real estate agents available in California. Underwritten by General Star’s Professional E&O Division, the new offering is...
eAgent Announces Dr. William Hold as Speaker and National Alliance as Gold Sponsor
Aug 15 2012 // Orlando, FL, 08/15/12 – Astonish, the leader in digital marketing for local insurance agencies, is very pleased to announce The National Alliance, www.TheNationalAlliance.com, as a Gold Sponsor at the annual eAgent...
The Most Important Thing You Do for Your Marketing Efforts in the Next 3 Months
Aug 14 2012 // MyNewMarkets.com is changing the way agents find products listed by markets on the site. We’re making the move over to tags instead of having companies choose specific categories. If you’ve not yet listed your...
Arkansas, California Teen Golfers Are Trusted Choice National Champs
Aug 14 2012 // Trusted Choice announced that Summer Roachell of Conway, Ark. and Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 44nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National...
Sullivan Brokers Enhances Casualty Practice with Addition of Vicki Snow
Aug 14 2012 // Los Angeles, CA, 08/14/12 – Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that Vicki Snow has joined the firm’s Casualty Practice Group in the position of Assistant Vice...
N.Y.-Based Broker Sterling & Sterling, Hyde Agency Form Joint Venture
Aug 10 2012 // Sterling & Sterling Inc. an insurance broker based in Woodbury, N.Y., and The Hyde Agency, a specialty surety bond broker in New York City, are forming a joint venture under the name SterlingHyde Group. This new...
Washington Explores Insurance, Other Protection for Futures Customers
Aug 10 2012 // U.S. regulators and futures industry players said on Thursday that there is no perfect solution to safeguard customer money in the wake of two major brokerage scandals, but added that policymakers should move quickly on...
New York Enacts Law Allowing Gifts Worth Up to $25 From Producers
Aug 9 2012 // New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill this month that allows property/casualty insurers, brokers and agents to give gifts worth up to $25 to insureds or prospective clients during the insurance sales process. The...
Integro Buys UK Media Insurance Broker
Aug 9 2012 // New York-based Integro Insurance Brokers has acquired Allan Chapman & James Insurance Brokers Limited of Colchester, a United Kingdom insurance broker. Established in 1988, Allan Chapman & James specializes in...
