Latest Agencies Headlines
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Grindle Joins Colemont Insurance Brokers in Conn.
Aug 2 2005 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has added Gary Grindle as an assistant vice president in the Hartford, Conn. office, where he will be responsible for the marketing and production of commercial casualty accounts. Prior to...
Va. Big ‘I’ Breaks New Ground in Hunt for Agency CSRs, Education
Aug 2 2005 // It’s an age-old problem for agency owners: where to find customer service representatives. Ask agency principals to name their biggest challenges and locating CSRs is right up there at the top of most...
Aon Witnesses Q2 Jump
Aug 2 2005 // Aon Corporation has reported second quarter and six months 2005 results. Second quarter 2005 net income and the related per share amount increased 10% to $191 million or $0.57 per share from the second quarter of 2004. Net...
PIA of Fla. Plans September ‘Hurricane Lessons,’ Legislative Summary
Aug 1 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida have scheduled four meetings in September during which it will presented morning “Hurricane Lessons” and an afternoon summary of Florida insurance regulations and...
Chubb Sells Personal Lines Insurance Brokerage to Hub International
Aug 1 2005 // Chubb Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Personal Lines Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (PLI) to Chicago-based Hub International Limited. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days,...
Credit Rating Firms Under Scrutiny; Spitzer Subpoenas Moody’s
Aug 1 2005 // The nation’s credit rating agencies are facing increased scrutiny from federal officials and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. In recent months, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress have moved...
Texas Social Services Agencies Group Earns Dividend
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a purchasing group dividend to the Social Services Agencies of Texas (SSA) totaling $70,291. This marks the first year SSA has earned a Texas Mutual® purchasing group...
Royal & Sun Alliance Agrees to Sell Viking Insurance to Sentry Insurance
Jul 29 2005 // Charlotte, N.C.-based Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell Viking Insurance, its specialty U.S. non-standard auto business to Sentry Insurance, of Stevens Point, Wisc. for $200 million in cash. The purchase is...
Latin Insurance Agents Schedule Two CE P/L Courses in August, September
Jul 29 2005 // Two continuing education courses, “An Introduction to Property and Liability Insurance,” and “Property and Liability Insurance Principles,” are scheduled in August by the Latin American Association...
Former La. Agent Charged in Forgery, Theft Scam
Jul 29 2005 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that a former insurance producer from Mansura, La., was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. Gordon Mark...
Liberty Mutual Adds Web-Based Rating for Agents
Jul 28 2005 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit has partnered with Rackley Solutions to provide real- time access to auto, home and package rates through SETWrite, Rackley’s Web-based rating product. The...
Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty
Jul 27 2005 // A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the...
SAN Group Enters Western N.Y.; Names Uhl as Regional V.P.
Jul 27 2005 // SAN Group, a network of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has acquired WIN Satellite Agency Network territory, covering the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara in western New...
Burns & Wilcox Adds Assistant Broker in D/FW Office
Jul 26 2005 // Burns & Wilcox appointed Frances Nicole Taylor as an assistant broker for the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth office. Announced by Vice President/Branch Manager Don Carson, the addition represents Burns &...
Bill Gunter Elected to Florida Assoc. of Insurance Agent’s Board of Directors
Jul 26 2005 // Bill Gunter has been elected to the board of directors of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents in Tallahassee, Fla. Gunter is chairman and chief executive officer of Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance Inc., a...
Alliance Opposed to Proposed CDI “Agent Appointment” Regs
Jul 26 2005 // The American Agents Alliance has issued its official objections to the proposed regulations (file number RH 04037941), which were submitted on June 3, 2005. The Alliance believes the regs “do not meet the standards...
Integro Grabs 3 Brokers from Willis
Jul 25 2005 // Integro Ltd announced that John Zaffino, John (Jack) Green, and Gregory Sinnott recently joined the firm in the New York office. Zaffino, formerly the National Casualty Practice Leader at Willis Group, will become the...
Survey Says: Myths About the Cost of Auto Insurance Persist
Jul 25 2005 // The color of a car influences how much it costs to insure it, Comprehensive coverage protects drivers in all situations because, after all, it’s “comprehensive,” and car insurance companies can charge...
Ohio Investigates Bid-Rigging Among Insurers, Brokers
Jul 25 2005 // The Ohio Department of Insurance is investigating allegations that brokers across the state are engaging in bid-rigging and undisclosed commission arrangements with insurance companies, the Associated Press reported. The...
Taylor Joins Burns & Wilcox as Assistant Broker
Jul 25 2005 // Burns & Wilcox reported it has appointed Andrew Taylor as an assistant underwriter for the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth office. As assistant underwriter, Taylor is responsible for binder quotes, invoices,...
