Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SAN Group Network Added 8 N.E. and N.Y. Agencies in Third Quarter
Oct 12 2005 // The SAN Group, the network of independent insurance agencies in the New England and New York, grew by eight members during the third quarter. SAN is now comprised of over 180 independent agencies writing more than $275...
Ky. Agent Took $150,000 from Clients, Sentenced to 20 Years
Oct 12 2005 // Michael Jay Heathman of Lexington, Ky., who did business as Preferred Financial Service, has been sentenced to prison for 20 years after admitting he stole about $150,000 from his clients. Heathman’s plea was the...
PIIAWV Conference: Agents Learn In’s and Out’s of Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’
Oct 11 2005 // “Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars...
For N.H. Agent, a Helpless Feeling Amid the Suffering and Loss
Oct 11 2005 // New Hampshire independent insurance agent Tom Minkler got his first call Sunday morning at 5 a.m. Since then, the phones haven’t stopped ringing. Minkler isn’t bothered by the calls. What bothers him is having...
Hub Acquires Chubb’s PLI Brokerage
Oct 7 2005 // Hub International Limited has completed its purchase of Personal Lines Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (PLI) from The Chubb Corporation. The acquisition grows Chicago-based Hub’s personal lines to nearly 20 percent of its...
Digital Photography Service Expands To Florida, Colorado
Oct 7 2005 // RESEDA, CA – FastSnap announced today that its digital photography service is now available in Florida and Colorado. Agents in California, Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada rely on the service when they can’t make a...
Educational Seminar Kicks Off Big ‘I’ of W.Va.’s Annual Conference
Oct 7 2005 // An educational seminar on “Glitches, Hitches and Fixes,” by Fred Macy of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars kicks off the Friday afternoon opening of the Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...
Contingency Commissions Important, Insurance Executives Say
Oct 6 2005 // Insurance executives from four independent agent/broker insurance carriers concur that contingency commissions are an important incentive for carriers to offer producers. The panelists discussed their views on contingency...
Insurers Appointing N.J. Agencies in Record Numbers, Reports PIANJ
Oct 6 2005 // Insurance companies are making new agency appointments in New Jersey in record numbers, according to a recent member survey by the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. The association annually updates its data...
Willis Group to Add S. African Broker
Oct 6 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Reinsurance Consultants and Intermediaries Ltd. (RCI), the reinsurance division of South African insurance broker Glenrand M.I.B. Limited...
Chubb Adds Online Tool for Contractors’ Equipment Risks
Oct 5 2005 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has created an online system that enables agents and brokers to quickly obtain a rate, quote or binder for contractors’ equipment risks with schedules up to $5...
SilverPlume Launches Online Benefits and HR Tool
Oct 5 2005 // SilverPlume, a property and casualty insurance industry’s provider of electronic insurance and risk reference material, has launched Sage Benefits & HR, a subscription-based, online library and reference center...
Alliance Names Best Deal’s Munguia Agent of the Year
Oct 5 2005 // South Gate insurance executive Phil Munguia has been honored as the “Agent of the Year” by the Indian Wells, Calif.-based Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers (the Alliance). Munguia, who serves on the...
WIAA Response to CDI Advisory Letter on Disclosure
Oct 5 2005 // Our Lawyers Are Reviewing Your Legal Opinion. We Disagree With It. We’re Glad There’s New Found Industry-wide Agreement on Disclosure Rancho Cordova…The issue of full dollar disclosure has been the most...
Professional Risk Solutions Expands into Southeast
Oct 4 2005 // New Jersey-based Professional Risk Solutions (PRS), a wholesale brokerage insurance firm specializing in executive and professional liability insurance products, has opened a full-service office in Fort Myers, Fla. The...
Sky Financial Purchases Becker-McDowell and Steiner Agencies
Oct 4 2005 // Sky Financial Group Inc. announced the acquisition of Becker-McDowell Agency Inc. and Steiner Insurance Agency Inc., both located in Wooster, Ohio. Becker-McDowell specializes in employee benefits and Steiner focuses on...
Brian Sullivan: The Industry is Changing — Really
Oct 3 2005 // Even though we’ve heard it many times before, the insurance agency business is on the cusp of huge changes, driven in part by technology, a host of new and better insurance products, and increased stability on the...
Illinios Insurance Director Assures Agents Commissions are Safe
Oct 3 2005 // Illinois Division of Insurance Director Michael McRaith assured an audience of independent agents that in spite of the Division’s ongoing investigation of agent commission practices, he was committed to working...
S.D. Observers Concerned About DOI Practices
Oct 3 2005 // Insurance representatives and legislators in South Dakota are concerned about how the state Division of Insurance is conducting its investigations in light of an ongoing conflict between the DOI and two life/health...
PIA OF GA. DONATIONS TO KATRINA VICTIMS TOTAL MORE THAN $23,000
Oct 3 2005 // Eighty-five agents, agencies and company partner members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia have donated more than $23,000 to help the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army meet the needs of individual hit...
