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New York AG Sues Marsh Over Contingent Commissions, Cites Insurers Over Alleged Bid-Rigging
Oct 14 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Oct. 14 sued Marsh & McLennan Companies, the nation’s biggest insurance brokerage firm, alleging that it steered clients to insurers with whom it had lucrative...
Mass. Agents Face Battle Over Commission Bid
Oct 12 2004 // The Mass. Attorney General has recommended that agents’ auto insurance commissions be frozen at $114 per vehicle until further proof of agencies’ actual expenses is made available. The AG is pressing for...
Newsome Installed as President of IIA San Antonio
Oct 12 2004 // Dennis Newsome of Barnard-Donegan Insurance Agency Inc. was recently installed as the 83rd president of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA). In addition, IIASA announced that Greg Stevens of Texas...
Evans, Ewan & Brady Honored as a Central Insurance Companies Blue Streak Agency
Oct 12 2004 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) reported that one of its member agencies, Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency Inc. of Georgetown, Texas, has been appointed a Blue Streak representative for the Central Insurance...
IIANC Names Meshaw Company Pro of the Year; Kenley Garners Education Award
Oct 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) recently announced that Dewey Meshaw has been named as IIANC’s Company Professional of the Year. Selected annually, this award recognizes an insurance...
Travelers Integrates Auto Report Ordering into Agent Web Site
Oct 12 2004 // Travelers, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced it has made it easier for personal lines independent agents to do business by integrating the ordering of auto underwriting reports into its Agent HQ Web site. For auto...
PIA Western Alliance Forms
Oct 12 2004 // A new alliance covering nine Western states announced its formation to provide independent insurance agents with the strength and support they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The PIA Western...
Hales & Co. Purchased by Management Group
Oct 12 2004 // Hales & Company Inc. announced that its management team, led by Robert Seda and John Kraska, has acquired Hales & Company Inc. from a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not...
PA. ADDS AGENT SEARCH TO WEB SITE:
Oct 11 2004 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers. The new “licensed producer” search gives consumers the ability to verify that they are...
L.A. Broker Sentenced for Premium Theft
Oct 11 2004 // Lory Caballero, of Eagle Rock, Calif., a licensed insurance agent and owner of L.C. Insurance Agency, was convicted of one count of felony grand theft. She was sentenced to five years of formal probation, 20 days of...
Former Montana Agent Pleads Not Guilty
Oct 11 2004 // A former Billings insurance agent pled not guilty to nine counts of forgery, two counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft in a scam that reportedly deprived victims of $587,058, according to the Billings...
30th Annual NAPSLO Conference: Acquisitions, Consolidations, Objectives, Trends Highlighted
Oct 11 2004 // Agency consolidations, consolidators’ objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and Robert J. Lieblein, both with WFG Capital Advisors LP, during the National...
Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference
Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way with New Agency Brand
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who are...
IBA Sacramento Celebrates Silver ‘I’ Day on Oct. 19
Oct 11 2004 // The Insurance Brokers and Agents of Sacramento will celebrate its 25-year anniversary Big “I” Day Oct. 19 at the Sacramento Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown Sacramento. Featuring more than...
Cost of Insuring Workers in Iraq Jumps as Dangers Multiply
Oct 11 2004 // When Vulcan AMPS LLC dispatched a team of workers to Iraq last fall, managers knew it would be risky. What they didn’t count on was just how much more expensive it would become to insure employees and the company...
Big ‘I’ Weighs Minority Producer Database
Oct 11 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is considering a proposal to compile a nationwide database of minority–owned agencies for carriers looking to expand their presence in urban markets to utilize,...
Progressive’s New Branding Effort Hopes to ‘Drive’ Market Share
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re–brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who...
Going Paperless — Is it for the Independent Agency’
Oct 11 2004 // Many independent insurance agents and brokers are used to the concept of “paperless processing” since most of the insurance companies they represent utilize imaging and content management technology. For these...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but reviews from independent agents at the center of...
