Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. Young Agents Name Top Agent; Broker, Company
Jun 30 2006 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has named Kenneth L. Richardson, vice president of Senn Dunn in Greensboro, N.C., as its “Young Agent of the Year.” At the same...
Schall Joins Sacramento Office of Burns & Wilcox
Jun 29 2006 // Kathernine Schall has been named broker in the Sacramento office of Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, headquartered in Farmington Hills,...
Colemont Insurance Names Senior Vice President, Chicago
Jun 29 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers recently announced that Michael Borghesi was promoted to senior vice president of Colemont-Chicago. “Mike has continually placed some of the most difficult D&O, Errors &...
Mich. Agents Offer Fireworks Safety Tips
Jun 29 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents is reminding everyone that extreme caution is needed over the 4th of July weekend with holiday fireworks. Almost 13,000 people were injured from fireworks in the U.S., with...
Bogardus Named 2006 IMCA Golden Torch Award Recipient
Jun 28 2006 // In recognition of his lifelong contributions to the insurance industry, the Insurance Marketing Communications Association (www.imcanet.com) awarded its Golden Torch Award to John A. (Jack) Bogardus, Jr. Bogardus, former...
Swett & Crawford Adds Staff Nationwide
Jun 28 2006 // Swett & Crawford has added four new brokers to offices in California, New York, Arizona and Idaho. Tae Yoon joins the Woodland Hills office as a property and casualty broker. He has been with American Excess &...
Panasiti Named United Agencies Inc. General Manager in Pasadena
Jun 28 2006 // United Agencies Inc. Insurance announced that Joan Panasiti has been hired as general manager for the company’s Pasadena, Calif., headquarters. She will be responsible for liaison with carrier relationships and...
Agency Management Resource Group Holds Producer School in Sacramento
Jun 28 2006 // The Ultimate Producer School, provided by Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG), is offering its next school starting in September in Sacramento. The school combines technical coverage information, emphasizing commercial...
Lutherville, Md. Agent Accused in Commercial Premium Fraud
Jun 27 2006 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. reported the filing of felony insurance fraud and felony theft charges against Joseph J. Muehleison, an insurance agent and former president of Commercial Lines Corporation...
Compensation Survey: Agencies Reward on Organic Growth, Profitability, Retention
Jun 27 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...
Tenn. Professional Insurance Agents Elect Officers
Jun 26 2006 // William B. Oldham, III was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee Inc. during the association’s annual convention in Orange Beach, Ala. Oldham is president of Oldham Insurance Inc. in...
Washington Policyholders to Share in Aon Settlement
Jun 26 2006 // More than 9,500 insurance clients of Aon Corp. in Washington are qualified to share $2.4 million in restitution as part of an agreement signed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Kreidler said the restitution is part...
Florida Agents Told: Major Changes Essential to Entice Carriers
Jun 26 2006 // Carriers and insurers look at Florida as a heavy-handed, intrusive, oppressive regulatory regime and it would require a major shift in how government and legislators approach this market to encourage companies to come into...
CAA Adds LKL Insurance Group
Jun 26 2006 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that Lynn, Kiecke, Lackey Insurance Group Inc. in Bellville has joined the organization as its 35th member agency. “LKL Insurance is located in...
Awards, New Officers Featured at Texas Big ‘I’ Conference
Jun 26 2006 // Among the highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show held recently in Houston were the election of new officers and the presentation of awards to outstanding...
Ill. Mayor Accused of Steering Insurance Business for Payoffs
Jun 23 2006 // A suburban tavern owner was promised he would receive only “a slap on the wrist” for citations against his business because the agency he bought his insurance through was owned by a friend of the longtime mayor...
ACE Enhances U.K. Environmental Coverage Package
Jun 23 2006 // ACE European Group announced that it is offering an extensive and affordable environmental liability cover specifically for smaller and mid-sized private and corporate businesses, as part of its existing liability and...
Texas Agents Group Elects Hempkins President for 2006-07
Jun 23 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, Texas, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas for 2006-2007 and sworn in during IIAT’s 109th Annual Conference and...
Florida Association Names Officers, Board Members
Jun 22 2006 // Earl Horton, Jr., executive vice president of Bouchard Insurance Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. has been named chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents during the group’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla....
Fla. Cat Team Volunteers Honored
Jun 22 2006 // Veronica Della Porta, chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, recognized catastrophe team volunteers who traveled to hard-hit areas and assisted victims during 2005, when hurricanes hit the southeast U.S....
