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Heffernan Insurance Brokers Adds McCaffery as Assistant VP
Mar 30 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Janine McCaffery as assistant vice president, commercial producer in its Palo Alto, Calif., office. McCaffery will expand Heffernan’s large commercial real estate and...
Last Chance to Join IJ’s 2010 Agency Salary Survey
Mar 30 2010 // Insurance Journal is calling on all insurance agents and brokers nationwide to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. It’s the last chance for agents and brokers to participate in the 2010...
Should Florida Follow New York and Revive Its Surplus Lines Exchange?
Mar 30 2010 // New York regulators are pursuing a reincarnation of the New York Insurance Exchange, a Lloyd’s of London-style insurance market that lasted for several years the last time it was tried. New York Insurance...
Insurance Agents: Get Ready for Green Building Exposures
Mar 30 2010 // An idyllic, pasture-like setting is not the only green image agribusiness owners would like the public to imagine when they picture their operations — they increasingly want to be known for their “green”...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Lloyd’s Broker FirstCity Partnership
Mar 29 2010 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire substantially all of the insurance brokerage business of FirstCity Partnership Ltd. of London, England. The transaction is expected to close in April 2010....
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Adds Benefits Specialist in Missouri Office
Mar 29 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced that Simonne de Villiers has joined the firm’s Chesterfield, Mo., office as a benefits specialist. Heffernan is a full-service insurance brokerage in the St. Louis and Metro East...
New Insurance Association Forms in California
Mar 29 2010 // A new Broker Insurance Group (BIG) has formed in California, starting with a flagship chapter to serve insurance professionals of the Inland Empire area. Under the leadership of President Sharron Varga, a broker and...
Wisconsin-based Capitol Insurance Reports Strong 2009 Results
Mar 26 2010 // Capitol Insurance Companies (Capitol), a Middleton, Wis.-based national provider of specialty property-casualty insurance and commercial surety products, reported a strong year of underwriting profitability for the year...
Louisiana Agent, Agency Accused of Misappropriation, Forgery
Mar 26 2010 // Louisiana insurance regulators have served a Denham Springs, La., agent and her agency with cease and desist orders, license revocations and fine notices for alleged misappropriation, misrepresentation and...
New York Agents’ Group Declines To Join Lawsuit Against State
Mar 25 2010 // A schism is emerging between New York’s two main trade groups for insurance agents over how best to challenge rules requiring agents to reveal their pay. The Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY) says it...
Marsh Joins Aon, Willis in Rejecting Contingent Commission Income
Mar 25 2010 // Giant insurance broker Marsh says its main brokerage unit will not accept contingent commissions on business for U.S. or Canadian clients but its Marsh & McLennan Agency and its affinity and personal lines business...
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...
