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All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nationwide’s Allied Insurance Looking for Agents in South and East
Jul 4 2005 // The independent agency arm of giant Nationwide Insurance is expanding and looking for agents in the East and South. Allied Insurance now has more than 4,500 independent agency locations in the West and Midwest. It began...
Making the Grade in Agency Diagnostics
Jul 4 2005 // As individuals, the easiest way to see how well you are performing is to compare yourself to others. We all do it from time to time. Likewise, with businesses, comparisons are a very useful tool to check performance. The...
FAIA ‘Roundups’ Analyze Florida Legislation, Its Impact
Jul 4 2005 // A summary and analysis of 2005 Florida legislation and its impact on the insurance industry, including detailed analyses of SB 1912, SB 530, SB1486, HB 501, HCB 6001 and HB 19 were presented to Florida Association of...
IIAT Traditions Run Deep at Convention in Austin
Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award. Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...
Disclosure, Marketing Dominate Young Brokers and Agents Conference
Jul 4 2005 // Agents and brokers must unite and work together so that their industry is able to flourish despite recent challenges involving broker disclosure, participants learned at IBA West’s Young Brokers and Agents Conference...
Small Business Owners Face Gaps, Confusion Over Insurance Problem
Jul 4 2005 // Many U.S. small business owners face a major gap in their insurance coverage or do not fully understand coverage they have, a new national survey conducted by Trusted Choice finds. Trusted Choice agencies are insurance and...
Calif. Commissioner Discusses Workers’ Comp, Homeowners’ Insurance
Jul 4 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently took time out from his schedule to chat with Insurance Journal Online Editor Dave Thomas regarding SB 938, “use it and lose it” practices against...
Modesto Agent Arrested
Jul 4 2005 // A Modesto insurance agent/broker has been arrested and charged with 36 felony counts of insurance fraud stemming from a five-month joint criminal investigation conducted by the CDI and the Stanislaus County District...
Agent Leader Hits Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers
Jul 4 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...
Romney Auto Reforms Hit Roadblocks from Mass. Agents and Court
Jul 4 2005 // When the chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America spoke before the Virginia Big “I” recently, he snuck in several digs at liberal-leaning Massachusetts, at one point...
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Jul 4 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Alan D. Brannan to the new post of president of property/casualty for the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. In his new role, Brannan will oversee all property/casualty...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ALABAMA Arlene’s Timing Perfect for Referral List When Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama it made the timing ideal for the release of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the...
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Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s...
Small Business Owners Face Gaps, Confusion Over Insurance Problem
Jul 4 2005 // Many U.S. small business owners face a major gap in their insurance coverage or do not fully understand coverage they have, a new national survey conducted by Trusted Choice finds. Trusted Choice agencies are insurance and...
Jerry Blais
Jul 4 2005 // Tom Ellis Zurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...
Va. Agents Warned to Adhere to State’s Fee Disclosure Law
Jul 4 2005 // Virginia insurance agents might not have to worry about a new far-reaching compensation disclosure law as do agents in some other states, but they should pay attention to laws already on the books, the state’s chief...
Analysis From Three Perspectives: Consumer, Employer and Broker
Jul 4 2005 // Analysis From Three Perspectives: Consumer, Employer and Broker Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may...
IIABA Leader Fears Hodgepodge of Fee Disclosure Rules by Insurers
Jul 4 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...
Commerce Bancorp Buys Conn.’s BK International Insurance Brokers
Jul 1 2005 // Commerce Insurance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commerce Bancorp, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire BK International Insurance Brokers, Ltd., headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The acquisition...
FAIA Speaker Warns: Make Hurricane Policy Changes Before That One-in-10,000 Hurricane Hits
Jul 1 2005 // It’s essential to prepare now in case that one-in-10,000 major hurricane hits the Southern United States, Roger Looyenga, CEO of Auto-Owners Insurance told conventioneers attending the Florida Association of...
