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Why the Nice Man Fired His Insurance Agent
Jun 16 2008 // How to Keep Your Customers and Agency Living Happily Ever After Once upon a time, there was a very nice man who moved his entire family from one state to another. The move meant leaving his many friends and business...
Brokerage Stocks Down; M&A Activity Continues at Strong Pace but Slower Than 2007
Jun 16 2008 // Stock Prices: The brokerage sector as a whole is down 3 percent for the year. Among middle-market brokers, Arthur J. Gallagher’s (NYSE:AJG) stock has faired well compared to peers Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO), down...
Exclusive Survey, Part 1: Strengths and Weaknesses – What Agents Think of Regional and National P/C Insurers
Jun 16 2008 // Where Regional P/C Insurers Beat Out Nationals … and Where Nationals Outperform Regionals Regional carriers rate better in underwriting experience, relationships and stability as well as in customer service and agency...
Good Time to Lock in Property Insurance Pricing, Advise Brokers
Jun 16 2008 // Science and technology are converging with risk management to help insurers negotiate the current hurricane season such that it’s now possible to use short-term hurricane forecasts — as few as 10 days out...
Oregon/Idaho Profesional Insurance Agents Association Elects Officers
Jun 13 2008 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho Gary Steffen, vice president of Safe and Sound Insurance in Gladstone, Ore., and Amigos Aseguranzas in Portland, Ore., as the association president. He will serve as the...
AMS Parent Vertafore to Acquire Licensing, Compliance Vendor Sircon
Jun 13 2008 // Vertafore, Inc., a provider of software and services to the insurance industry including AMS Services, has agreed to acquire licensing and compliance software maker Sircon Corp. Michigan-based Sircon serves carriers,...
Combined Agents Group Elects New Management Committee
Jun 11 2008 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has elected a new management committee for 2008. Don Jones, president of Crockett Insurance Service, Crockett, Texas, will serve as president of the group. CAA also...
HUB International Acquires Assets of BC’s Falkenberg Agencies
Jun 10 2008 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited has acquired the Managing General Agency assets of Falkenberg Agencies Ltd., a British Columbia-based agency specializing in life and investment products. Terms of the transaction...
Grow your Business through Increased Insurance Lead Production
Jun 9 2008 // If you are serious about your job as an insurance agent, you must realize that it is essential to collect as many leads as possible. A high quality lead is much easier to turn into a sale than a cold call. For this reason,...
Texas Agent Group’s Recruiting Manager to Help Members Find Staff
Jun 9 2008 // Colleen O’Sullivan has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas as the organization’s first-ever recruiting manager. Sullivan’s duties will include assisting the IIAT’s Trusted Choice...
Willis Sees Deal to Buy HRH Raising U.S. Revenue
Jun 9 2008 // Willis Group Holdings, the third largest global insurance broker, said Monday it sees its $2.1 billion deal for a rival broker boosting growth, especially in the United States. Willis said late Sunday it would buy...
American E&S Appoints Broker in Irvine, California
Jun 6 2008 // American E&S Insurance Brokers named James Lassiter a professional and financial lines broker. He will be working in the Irvine, Calif., branch. Lassiter has spent nearly 15 years in the insurance industry,...
U.S. Risk Names Siceloff a Senior Broker
Jun 6 2008 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Mark J. Siceloff as a senior broker with U.S Risk Brokers, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage operations. He will be based in U.S. Risk’s...
Mass. Agents, Arbella Challenge Managed Competition Rules
Jun 6 2008 // Massachusetts insurance agents and one of the state’s biggest auto insurers are going to court seeking to overturn rules that they say give new carriers an unfair advantage under the state’s new managed...
Insurance Agency Joins Mo. Auto Dealer in 1st Time Partnership
Jun 5 2008 // When buying a new or used car, cost is always an issue and car insurance shopping is always a stressful task. Just as banks now have agencies connected to mortgage lending, a new day has dawned when shoppers for...
Why Thousands of Agents are Buying Insurance Leads
Jun 4 2008 // Do you know why thousands of insurance agents are taking the time to buy leads? If not, there is a good chance that your competition is earning more money than you in less time. Of course, you can join in on this by taking...
How Hartford-Progressive Alliance for Banks Works
Jun 4 2008 // Agents submitting community bank risks to the new alliance between The Hartford and Progressive should expect to work with underwriters from each carrier but the companies promise quick turnaround. According to the...
North Carolina Insurance Broker Adds Account Manager
Jun 4 2008 // Amy Smith joined Raleigh, N.C.-based TriSure as an account manager in the firm’s property and casualty insurance division. In her new capacity at TriSure, Smith will serve as the first point of contact with clients....
States Allow Firms Purchased by Aon to Phase-Out Contingent Commissions
Jun 4 2008 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. reported today that the five government agencies to its 2005 regulatory settlement agreement have agreed to an amendment that will permit companies it acquires to continue to accept contingent...
Quantum Offers Online Version of Popular RealTimeExpress SEMCI Product
Jun 3 2008 // Quantum Integrated Systems, Inc., has expanded its popular RealTimeExpress™ to include a “software as a service” offering. This eliminates the expense of custom development and installation and makes...
