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HOT Prospects Come in Unusual Packages
Mar 23 2009 // MyNewMarkets.com’s Top 10 Oddest Market Searches and Requests A “hot” risk from an agent’s view is the one sitting on his or her desk demanding immediate attention. Sometimes those hot prospects...
What’s In a Name?
Mar 23 2009 // Or: A Rose by Any Other Name Is Not an Insured Among the issues that plague coverage lawyers is that of a misnamed, unnamed or mischaracterized insured. All too often in insurance policies, corporations are designated as...
Innovative Boats Need Innovative Agents
Mar 23 2009 // Hybrid Boats Offer New Way to Sell Coverage to the Green-Minded Customer Hybrid boats are hitting the market and the growing popularity of hybrid and electric boats have directly impacted what boaters expect from their...
Greener Opportunities
Mar 23 2009 // Insurers Compete for a Growing Green Industry Jim Henson’s famous Kermit the Frog said it the best, “it’s not easy being green.” Today’s property owners and insurers understand that while...
Liaisons Keep Consumers’ Insurance Concerns at the Forefront
Mar 23 2009 // Loss of Faith in Insurance Providers Would Affect Sales, Advocates Say Insurance agents, brokers and regulators should be aware that when it comes to insurance, consumers are concerned with such issues as the use of credit...
How Consumer Reps Feel About Internet Sales, State Regulation
Mar 23 2009 // Consumer Advisors See Pros and Cons to Internet; Role of Independent Agent Clouded By Commissions Insurance Journal spoke with some of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) consumer liaisons and found...
What is Your Agency Worth?
Mar 23 2009 // Most calls from prospective insurance agency sellers start with, “What are agencies selling for these days?” or “What kind of multiple can I expect if I sell my agency?” Insurance agencies are like...
Defending Data
Mar 23 2009 // Data Security Breaches Present Emerging Risks and Opportunities for Agents Data security represents both a new market opportunity to sell insurance coverage and a new risk — especially for independent insurance...
Minico Offers Select Agent Program for Independent Insurance Agents, Brokers
Mar 20 2009 // Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance has an expanded benefits program for independent agents and brokers who write a larger volume of business with the company. Those with at least four in-force policies with MiniCo Insurance...
NIP Specialty Launches New Facility for Businesses in Bankruptcy
Mar 19 2009 // NIP Specialty Brokerage, a division of New Jersey-based NIP Group, Inc., launched a new facility to help agents/brokers replace business insurance policies cancelled or non-renewed because their clients have filed for...
Regulators: AIG Not Using Bailout Funds to Underprice Insurance
Mar 18 2009 // Despite some complaints by competitors, American International Group (AIG) does not appear to be using federal bailout funds to lower its insurance prices to keep and attract business, state and federal officials told a...
Insurance Agents 40-and-Younger: What Are YOU Thinking? Exclusive Young Agents Survey
Mar 18 2009 // Young property/casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. are being called upon to answer some questions … and have some fun. Who are you? What do you really think about your career? about your industry?...
The Paradox of Flood Insurance Coverage
Mar 17 2009 // Whether you are an attorney, an insurance agent, adjuster or broker, or an individual insured, when dealing with claims under flood insurance policies, you may be surprised to discover that many things you think you know...
Glencairn Energy Appoints Pickering Deputy Chairman
Mar 16 2009 // Glencairn, the Property, Casualty, Accident and Health broker within Faber & Dumas, the third-party wholesale insurance broker of the Willis Group, announced that Tony Pickering has joined Glencairn Energy as Deputy...
Insurance Agents 40-and-Younger: Where Are You? What Are YOU Thinking? Exclusive Survey
Mar 16 2009 // Young property/casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. are being called upon to answer some questions … and have some fun. Who are you? What do you really think about your career? about your industry?...
Marsh Sets Up Mid-Size UK Broker Network
Mar 13 2009 // Marsh announced the formation of “a nationwide community of independent mid-sized UK brokers who share a commitment to innovation on behalf of clients and are looking to protect and grow their businesses.” The...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
Mar 13 2009 // North Carolina insurance agent Pam S. Bollinger, 44, has been charged with stealing from her former employer, a Rockwell insurance agency. State insurance department investigators allege that from 2007 until Sept. 26,...
Russell Named Agent of the Year By Connecticut Agents’ Group
Mar 13 2009 // A Sandy Hook, Connecticut insurance agent has been picked as Agent of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. Timothy Russell, a senior member of the Russell Agency in Southport, Connecticut, will...
Facilities Broking Team Joins Oxygen Insurance Brokers
Mar 11 2009 // London-based Oxygen Insurance Brokers has announced the creation of a Facilities broking team, headed up by Donald Alcorn and Jonathan Woods. The team “will place bespoke binding authorities for UK/European...
Florida Surplus Lines Insurance Industry Seeks Regulatory Certainty
Mar 11 2009 // Surplus lines insurance industry leaders in Florida hope legislation working its way through the state Legislature will clarify how the industry will be regulated. The industry has had concerns about its future since court...
