Latest Agencies Headlines
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States, federal agencies try to keep up with wildfires
Sep 3 2007 // The National Interagency Fire Center has raised the national wildfire preparedness level to its highest degree to free up help from cooperating firefighting agencies at home and abroad in places such as Canada. Meanwhile,...
Relevant factors when marketing P/C products and services to Latinos
Sep 3 2007 // Factors influencing Latino consumer behavior As they relate to property/casualty insurance product and services Acculturation Age Gender Country of Origin Auto Insurance Ownership Yes Yes No No Home Insurance...
Broker stock prices vary big; 23 M&As posted in two-month period
Sep 3 2007 // Stock Prices: The range in stock prices for brokers has been dramatic. At one end of the spectrum, Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC) is down 9 percent and at the other, Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC) is up 14.2 percent year-to-date....
Latinos and property casualty insurance products
Sep 3 2007 // As the Latino population continues to grow, marketers are directing more efforts to reach this segment. Every company in the United States has asked itself the question: how do we attract Latino consumers? And many are now...
States, federal agencies try to keep up with wildfires
Sep 3 2007 // With major fires burning in more than a dozen states and officials on high alert for more, authorities are scrambling to contain the blazes and keep new ones from igniting, despite unfavorable weather and strained...
An “unholy alliance”
Sep 3 2007 // An analysis of the campaign to advance federal regulation of insurance As professional insurance agents, we might in a quirky way consider ourselves flattered that there are never-ending attempts to take our business away...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and...
What’s ahead for Liberty Mutual, Ohio Casualty independent agents?
Sep 3 2007 // For agents, the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets acquisition of Ohio Casualty promises to be a matter of addition, not subtraction. For the most part, Ohio Casualty’s 3,400 agents will join with and not replace or be...
More Americans seek auto coverage via Internet
Sep 3 2007 // Yet study shows access to agents still valued when purchasing insurance Americans’ automobile insurance habits are changing, with more adults willing to purchase policies over the phone, Internet or via mail,...
Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
Sep 3 2007 // With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance...
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Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
People
Sep 3 2007 // Richard E. Meuret has been appointed vice president and manager, Field Operations Analysis, for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company operations. Meuret will be based in the insurer’s Boston home office and...
People
Sep 3 2007 // Jeffrey M. Mohr of Lewis Mohr Real Estate and Insurance Agency LLC in Baton Rouge, La., was named president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana. Mohr previously served as president-elect and...
Networked Insurance Agents Appoints Feemster VP in Texas
Aug 31 2007 // California-based Networked Insurance Agents announced it has appointed Stevan Feemster as territorial sales vice president for Northern Texas. Feemster comes to Networked from Crump Insurance Services Inc. where he was a...
QueryPlus for Agency Management Systems Takes Off
Aug 30 2007 // Our Products Have Addressed the Needs of Carriers, MGA’s and Agents for Over 15 Years. QualCorp, Inc. scores a major victory in helping AMS AFW and AMS 360 customers by placing their QueryPlus Reporting Tool in the...
TWG Capital Executes $100 Million Financing with Fifth Third Bank, MidAmerica Bank, Cardinal Growth and Stark Investment
Aug 29 2007 // INDIANAPOLIS – TWG Capital, the leading provider of financial solutions for the insurance industry, today announced it has entered into a $100 million financing with Fifth Third Bank, MidAmerica Bank, a group led by...
N.Y. Halts Insurers from Tying Coastal Home Renewals to Other Business
Aug 29 2007 // Insurance companies in New York may not refuse to renew homeowners insurance policies based on whether a policyholder has other business such as an auto or life policy with them, under a new order from the state insurance...
Networked Appoints Feemster as North Texas Sales VP
Aug 29 2007 // Grass Valley, Calif.-based Networked Insurance Agents, a provider of markets, placement services and sales tools to insurance agents, has appointed Stevan Feemster as territorial sales vice president (TSVP) in Northern...
N.Y. Officials Say Broker Pocketed Insurance Premiums
Aug 28 2007 // The New York State Insurance Department reports that 32 people in Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties were victimized when an insurance broker allegedly pocketed an estimated $7,000 in insurance premiums. The...
Former N.D. Agent Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges
Aug 28 2007 // A former insurance agent accused of defrauding investors in at least three states out of about $4 million has pleaded not guilty to 38 counts in North Dakota. David Skjerven, 60, who now lives in Sedona, is accused of...
