Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Swett & Crawford Names McIntosh Workers’ Comp Broker
Jun 29 2011 // Tony McIntosh has joined Swett & Crawford as a California senior workers’ compensation broker. A seasoned worker’s compensation production specialist, McIntosh comes to Swett with 25 years of specialty...
New York’s Schirick Brokerage Merges with Bollinger
Jun 29 2011 // Schirick & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. of Monticello, New York, which specializes in insuring camps, sports and recreation associations and other non-profit organizations, has merged with Bollinger Inc. Ed...
Top Buyers Remain Interested in Acquiring Agencies: Consultant
Jun 29 2011 // There will be a strong ongoing interest in acquisitions of independent agent and brokers through 2012, according to the channel’s most prolific buyers of agencies whose views are highlighted in a new report. Reagan...
Jury Weighs First U.S. Foreign Bribery Sting Case
Jun 29 2011 // Jurors have seen grenade launchers, M4 rifles and secretly recorded videos of military suppliers working on a deal to funnel money to an official of an African nation they wanted to buy their weapons. Now, after a six-week...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for $12,000 Theft
Jun 28 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that former insurance agent Alexis Prokup, of Perrysburg, Ohio, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to theft. Department of Insurance...
Broker Lockton Opens Memphis Office
Jun 28 2011 // Global insurance broker Lockton has opened a Memphis risk management and employee benefits operation. Joe Lammel, a long time insurance brokerage executive, will lead the office as executive vice president. Lammel spent...
Roth Joins XS Brokers to Head New Connecticut Office
Jun 28 2011 // Patricia Roth has joined XS Brokers Insurance Agency Inc., a Northeast excess and surplus lines wholesale brokerage and managing general agency firm based in Quincy, Mass. Roth has joined the firm’s senior management...
New York Offers Self-Service Printing of Insurance Licenses
Jun 28 2011 // Insurance agents, brokers and other licensees of the New York State Insurance Department are now able to obtain and print copies of new and renewed licenses by accessing a self-service feature on the department’s Web...
Align Adds Abram to Professional Liability Unit
Jun 28 2011 // Align Financial Group Inc. has added Jeffrey Abram as a broker in the San Diego Office of the company’s newly acquired professional liability subsidiary, E.L.M. Insurance Brokers. Abram was previously a senior broker...
Calif. Homeowners Underinsurance Regs Take Effect, Despite Legal Challenges
Jun 28 2011 // A series of new California homeowners regulations aimed at enhancing the standards and training for estimating the replacement value on homeowners’ insurance in the event of a disaster took effect on June 27....
Delays, Financing Risks More Common for Today’s Construction Projects
Jun 27 2011 // While brokers on construction projects have historically focused primarily on owners and contractors, economic uncertainty has created a new focus area — financing entities. In addition to the usual construction risks,...
Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Names Bleasdale Broker
Jun 24 2011 // Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services of San Diego has named Kathy Bleasdale assistant vice president. She will work as a broker working remote in Northern California. Bleasdale has more than 20 years of insurance...
Broker Citadel Opens Florida Office; Names Webb Southeast Director
Jun 24 2011 // Utah-based Citadel Insurance Services, a specialty program broker, has expanded its operations by opening a new regional office in Tampa, Florida. Citadel also announced the appointment of Gary N. Webb as director of its...
Analysts Debate Outlook for Reinsurance Stocks
Jun 23 2011 // With reinsurance stocks trading below book value, equity analysts basically agree on the factors affecting these stocks but differ on their outlook on the sector. Property/casualty insurance analysts Meyer Shields, analyst...
New York City Fixes Contractor Insurance Rule After Agents Sound Alarm
Jun 23 2011 // New York insurance agents are welcoming a decision by a New York City government agency that they say will make it easier for contractors to meet the city’s insurance requirements. The New York City Department of...
Florida Agents’ Leader Grady Cites Progress, Disappointments on Reform
Jun 23 2011 // For those in the industry, Florida’s recent legislative session was a long march as they tried to navigate through a process that initially promised much in the form of a new governor and strong pro-business...
Insurance Educators Take Advantage of New Media
Jun 23 2011 // As Web sites and social media companies like Facebook and LinkedIn have proven, new media is nothing if not great in building a community. That’s why long-time insurance educators Laurie Infantino, Ray Infantino, Tom...
Wash. Regulator Fines Insurers, Agents $750,000
Jun 22 2011 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined insurance companies, agents and brokers more than $750,000 in 2011. Violations included charging unapproved rates and submitting false documents. From January...
The Truth About The Competition
Jun 21 2011 // Say what you will about the competition- Just don’t say anything bad. The cardinal rule about not bad mouthing the competition is both virtuous, and professional. Knocking the competition usually backfires, and...
4 Things Agents Should Do to Avoid E&O Claims
Jun 21 2011 // After handling insurance coverage claims for years, a distinct pattern has emerged: sometimes the insurance agent gets “caught in the middle” of a dispute between the policy holder and the insured. Often,...
