Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bailey joins Transportation Risk Services as Vice President
Mar 25 2010 // Insurance transportation MGA and wholesale broker Transportation Risk Services (TRS) in Barrington, Ill., has added Sandra Bailey as vice president. Bailey has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry....
Plug Could Be Pulled from Flood Insurance Program Again This Weekend
Mar 25 2010 // Insurance and real estate agents are being advised to prepare their clients for another possible interruption of the federal flood insurance program in three days, which could be longer than the one that happened last...
PIA National Names Russell Agent of the Year; Tahaney CSR of the Year
Mar 24 2010 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) named Timothy G. Russell of Sandy Hook, Conn., as the 2010 Professional Agent of the Year and Jennifer A. Tahaney of The Seltzer Group in Schuylkill Haven,...
Mississippi Insurance Agent Seeks New Trial in Federal Scam Conviction
Mar 24 2010 // Ecru, Mississippi insurance agent Ken Nowlin claims in court documents that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case and wants a new trial. In documents filed this month in U.S. District...
Atlanta’s ‘Only Live Insurance Agent’ Having Fun
Mar 24 2010 // He bills himself as Atlanta’s “only live insurance agent” — and he brings insurance to life on his Atlanta Insurance Live video blog and Web site at atlantainsurancelive.com. Insurance entrepreneur...
Utah Insurance Agent Association Seeks Executive Director
Mar 24 2010 // The Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents is seeking applicants for a new executive director. After 23-plus years with UAIIA, Steve Baugh will be stepping down due to health issues. Resumes for the executive...
Consultant: Social Media Can Drive Traffic to Agency’s ‘Home Base’
Mar 24 2010 // One of the primary reasons why insurance agents don’t jump into the world of social media — such as blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the myriad other Web-based avenues for reaching out to the...
Insurance Agents, Carriers Make Progress in Modifying Dodd Bill
Mar 24 2010 // Insurance agents and carriers are reporting progress in their efforts to modify a proposed federal financial services regulation bill passed by the Senate Banking Committee, while risk managers have extended their support...
Powerful Search Lists Prospects for Insurance Agents
Mar 24 2010 // Omaha, Nebraska, March 24, 2010 – New search technology helps P&C agents, find leads and prospects. In addition to listing home policy expiration dates for use in generating sales leads, Cole X-Dates, is pleased...
Montgomery Insurance Looks to Grow Florida Commercial Lines Business
Mar 23 2010 // Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Group regional operation, says it is implementing a commercial lines growth plan in Florida with its independent insurance agents. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based unit with...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey
Mar 23 2010 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate. The 2010...
Kerr Joins InsureZone/AgentSecure as VP of Business Development
Mar 23 2010 // Chad Kerr has joined Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone/AgentSecure as vice president of Business Development. Kerr will manage multiple facets of business development including the agencies affiliated with the recent CMS...
Agencies Outsourcing to China to Reduce Backlogs, Free Up Resources
Mar 22 2010 // Gains Made By Offering Half-Price, Off-Hours, Highly-Efficient Back Office As more insurance agencies look for new ways to improve productivity and lower expenses, more owners and managers are investigating the potential...
People
Mar 22 2010 // Specialty insurer Philadelphia Insurance Companies has promoted Christopher J. Maguire and Sean S. Sweeney to the position of co-presidents. Maguire joined Philadelphia Insurance Companies in 1987 and has managed...
Arkansas Regulators Suspend Agent License of Standridge for Dishonest Practices
Mar 22 2010 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has suspended the resident producer license of Steve Standridge, founder of Steve Standridge Insurance Inc. based in Mount Ida, Ark., for allegations that he falsified...
8 New Markets in Response to Current Trends
Mar 22 2010 // Insurance Companies Generate New Programs to Bring in Additional Premium The last few years of the soft market have forced many carriers and agencies to get creative when it comes to bringing in additional premium. This...
Businesses Going Green
Mar 22 2010 // Green Building Features Left Exposed Under Traditional Commercial Property Policies With the U.S. Green Building Council forecasting growth in the green building market to double between now and 2013, agents and brokers...
Tennessee Insurance Agent No Stranger to NCAA Tournament
Mar 22 2010 // As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tipped off, one could say that Cookeville, Tennessee insurance agent Gary Maxwell had the best seat in the house. No, he wasn’t sitting courtside or in a luxury box of...
The National Alliance Appoints Weidert Regional Relationship Manager
Mar 22 2010 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has appointed Rob Weidert regional relationship manager. Weidert is a licensed agent and broker in California and New York. He began his insurance career more...
Agents: What’s the Best Business Move You Have Ever Made?
Mar 22 2010 // For one agent, it was relocating to a more upscale location in the heart of downtown. It helped him attract more professional clients and employees. For another, it was investing in the very best agency management system,...
