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All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BOPs deliver more now than in the old days
Oct 8 2007 // The business owner policy (BOP) of today is not the BOP of yesterday, industry experts agree. When the first BOP coverage was introduced in the late 1970s, it was mostly utilized by direct writers whose niche in the...
Superior Access Launches Ground-Breaking Web Application for Independent Insurance Agents
Oct 5 2007 // Irvine, CA, Oct. 05, 2007 – Superior Access, the nation’s leading online insurance distributor, launched its most advanced web application to date: Superior Access 2.0. Crafted to provide independent insurance...
Congressional Report Questions Germ Labs’ Security
Oct 5 2007 // Federal terror-fighting agencies can’t identify all the American research laboratories that could become targets of attackers, congressional investigators have found. The Government Accountability Office asked a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Calif. Benefits Broker BIS
Oct 5 2007 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. located in Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits insurance...
Harleysville Looks to Boost Benefits Sales Through Commercial P/C Agents
Oct 5 2007 // Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Life Insurance Co. says it sees great opportunity—and a natural market connection—for developing employee benefits programs through the commercial lines business generated by the...
Agents, Insurance Skills Center Host Agribusiness Program in Des Moines
Oct 5 2007 // Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 22-23, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Midwest Agribusiness...
Big ‘I’ Installs New Officers; Fulwider Named Chair
Oct 4 2007 // Robert E. Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect...
Mich. Agents Association Names Stoor New President
Oct 3 2007 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents recently announced Roger Stoor of the Lud Stoor Agency in Crystal Falls, Mich. has been named president. . As president, Stoor will work with the Association Board of Directors...
Willis AG Acquires Swiss Insurance Broker, Burkart Risk
Oct 3 2007 // In a move that it says underscores its commitment to achieve a leadership position in Switzerland, Willis AG, the Swiss branch of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has acquired Burkart Risk Consulting &...
U.S. Risk Expands Brokerage Operations in Australia
Oct 3 2007 // Dallas, Texas-based U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., the seventh largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, expanded its operations by opening a brokerage operation in Sydney, Australia. The...
Judge Dismises Corruption Charges Against Marsh, Brokers, Insurers
Oct 2 2007 // The same federal judge who early in September dismissed all federal antitrust charges against Marsh & McLennan Companies and a group of other brokers and insurers has now thrown out all related federal charges of...
Chicago SUA Contracts with Partner Agent Writing Trucking in Southeast
Oct 2 2007 // Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. (SUA) recently announced that the company has entered into a new Partner Agent contract with First Light Program Managers, Inc. (“First Light”) to...
Agents Alliance Speaker Goldman Proposes End of Broker Fees
Oct 1 2007 // Plaintiff attorney Norman Goldman, who was behind the infamous Krumme vs. Mercury lawsuit and other broker fee-related legal cases, has proposed that he will work with California insurance producers if they are willing to...
Former La. Bail Bond Agent Arrested
Oct 1 2007 // A New Orleans area former bail bond was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly conducting business without a license and theft of premium, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Louisiana...
Fla.’s Citizens Responds to Agents’ Advisory on Coverage Gaps
Sep 28 2007 // Responding to a consumer advisory about potential coverage gaps issued by the state’s independent insurance agents, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. maintained that its basic coverages match what most private...
G.J. Sullivan Name Milazzo Professional Lines Broker
Sep 28 2007 // G.J. Sullivan Co. E&S in San Diego has named Cathryn Milazzo a professional lines broker. Prior to joining G.J. Sullivan Co. E&S, Cathryn Milazzo was at DeWitt Stern Group of California, specializing in...
House-Passed Flood Insurance Bill Includes Windstorm, Business Interruption Options
Sep 28 2007 // The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure updating the nation’s flood insurance program that will give homeowners the option of purchasing windstorm coverage as part of their flood policy. The...
ISO Data Named Statistical Agent for Med Mal Insurance in Okla.
Sep 27 2007 // Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance Kim Holland has designated ISO Data Inc. (ISO) as the statistical agent for medical malpractice insurance in her state, according to the commissioner’s amended Bulletin No. PC...
Fla. Agents Warn Consumers State-Backed Citizens Not Always Wise
Sep 27 2007 // Florida’s insurance agents are advising consumers seeking coverage from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to proceed cautiously, especially for those making comparisons with the private market. Coverage in the state...
Former Los Angeles Agent Sentenced to Prison
Sep 26 2007 // A former Los Angeles insurance broker surrendered himself to authorities after being convicted of two fraud counts, the California Department of Insurance reported. Gurjeet Singh (aka George Singh), 57, of Los Angeles, was...
