Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Risk Names Stringer to Head Brokerage Operations
Aug 28 2007 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has named Monte Stringer executive vice president and national brokerage manager of U.S Risk Brokers, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage operations. In...
Arthur Named President of Dallas Independent Agents Group
Aug 27 2007 // Pat Arthur, a partner at McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) was recently installed as president of the Board of Directors for the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas (IIAD). Arthur has been a member of the...
Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty
Aug 27 2007 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to...
Agent Urges Southern Governors to Unite Industry to Fix Coastal Woes
Aug 27 2007 // A national independent agency leader is urging Southern governors to use their “bully pulpits” to bring together the leaders in the insurance industry and help restore competition as they look for ways to ease...
Humana pays $500,000 Fine in Okla. for Unlicensed Sales
Aug 24 2007 // Humana Insurance Co. has paid a $500,000 fine for using unlicensed agents to sell Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans to Oklahoma seniors, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said. She said Humana, which...
Hart Brokers Joins Willis UK Network
Aug 23 2007 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Hart Insurance Brokers has joined its UK “Willis Commercial Network” (WCN), as the system continues to grow. There are presently more than 74 local, independent...
Westrope Opens New Transportation Division in Kansas City Office
Aug 23 2007 // Westrope recently announced the creation of its Transportation Division, which will be located in its Kansas City, Mo. office.The new wholesale broker team will service all of Westrope’s clients, primarily focusing...
Why Insurance Agents Should Stop Wasting Money on Brand Advertising
Aug 22 2007 // Most insurance agents today are focusing on brand marketing techniques that don’t produce any results. Insurance agents are over spending their money into expensive marketing methods like bulk mailing post cards,...
American Family Agents Recognized For Excellent Customer Service
Aug 22 2007 // More than 1,300 licensed American Family Insurance agents from throughout the company’s 18 operating states have been recognized for customer service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished...
Agents have responsibility to prepare disaster back-up plan
Aug 21 2007 // Dallas, Texas – August is the peak month for hurricane season – which ends November 30 – and forecasters this month predicted at least three tropical storms are likely to strengthen into...
Former Ark. Insurance Agent Sentenced in Theft Case
Aug 21 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced former insurance agent John Phillip Middleton, a Van Buren resident with an office in Fort Smith, has been sentenced by Judge James Cox, Sebastian County...
N.H. Agents Re-elect George as President; Wainwright President-Elect
Aug 21 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. elected its officers for 2007-2008 at its August 21 annual meeting. Judith George, of Contoocook, N.H. was re-elected president. George is vice president of...
Executive Perils Names Livingston VP/Broker
Aug 20 2007 // Los Angeles-based Executive Perils has named Bridget Livingston vice president/broker. Livingston brings technical expertise, strong education and industry experience to her new role. She graduated from Michigan State...
Agencies Plan Safety Review of W. Va. Mine Impoundments
Aug 20 2007 // The state Department of Environmental Protection said it is launching a broad review of West Virginia’s 250 or so underground coal mines after one operation mined beyond its permit and – perhaps – inside...
La. Tells Unlicensed Corporation, Former Agents to Cease and Desist
Aug 20 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order to an Oklahoma-based corporation and two former Louisiana insurance agents who allegedly have been soliciting insurance products to senior citizens...
States, Federal Agencies Try to Keep Up With Wildfires
Aug 20 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...
Insurance classic golf champions
Aug 20 2007 // Boise, Idaho native Madeleine Sheils finished with a total of 9-over-par 293 to claim a two-shot victory in the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic. In the boys’ division, Tommy Gibson of Pilot...
Wineries’ risks rise when events move beyond tastings
Aug 20 2007 // Wineries are drinking to their good fortune, with 13 consecutive years of sales growth and each acre of grapes producing between $15,000 and $75,000 in gross sales value, according to wine industry consultant Jon...
Agent maestro conducts instrument insurance program
Aug 20 2007 // The string bass with vintage 1860 wood that was purchased in London began to fall apart a month after it was relocated to New England. Another casualty of climate change? Sort of. According to Peter Anderson, an insurance...
Choose customers and golf buddies wisely
Aug 20 2007 // I figure my life is about half over, Lord willing. The first half was nice. I missed the ‘Nam draft, yet was old enough to appreciate The Beatles and some truly original rock ‘n roll. Despite the dearth of,...
