Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SECURA: Looking to Sustain Hard-Market Success
Jun 18 2004 // The CEO of Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance Cos., John Bykowski, took some time recently to talk with IJ during the Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin’s annual convention. SECURA has total assets of $406...
Speakers Celebrate FAIA’s 100th Anniversary
Jun 18 2004 // Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To IIABA’s President Louise “Bebe” Canter and...
Ga. Agent Charged with Defrauding Client
Jun 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said an investigation by his Fraud Unit resulted in a Valdosta insurance agent being arrested and charged with defrauding one of his clients. Dustin Ty Arnold, 24, has been...
SIAA Canada Adds New Broker
Jun 17 2004 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (Canada), announced that Rhodes & Williams Limited of Ottawa, Ontario has joined SIAA Canada and has established Brokers Helping Brokers Alliance, Limited, operating as BHB...
nuServe Partners with ACORD
Jun 17 2004 // nuServe, a privately-held risk-management tools provider, has joined ACORD, the insurance industry’s global standards association, announced nuServe CEO Kai Tamara Hare. nuServe’s risk management products are...
Kingsley Elected President of the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho
Jun 17 2004 // Richard Kingsley, owner of Stayton-based Cammack-Kingsley Insurance Inc., has been elected president-elect of the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho, a trade association that represents more than 2,300...
McGinnis Named VP American Re Broker Market Finite Risk Department
Jun 16 2004 // American Re Broker Market announced that Daniel McGinnis has joined the company as Vice President and Finite Risk Underwriter. He will be involved in underwriting the full range of finite risk business that the company...
Association Files Countersignature Suit in Puerto Rico
Jun 15 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) has filed suit against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico challenging a statute that precludes non-resident insurance brokers from conducting business in Puerto Rico...
Acordia Inc. Acquires Speare & Company
Jun 14 2004 // Acordia Inc., America’s fifth largest insurance brokerage and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, acquired Speare & Company, one of the largest privately held insurance brokerages in the western United...
Industry Coalition Praises Regulators’ Resolution to Support Terrorism Act Extension
Jun 14 2004 // A broad-based coalition of property/casualty insurance company, insurance producer and reinsurance trade associations commended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for adopting a resolution...
Wausau Now On Board for TransactNow
Jun 10 2004 // Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer Wausau Insurance announced that it is launching technology to expand middle-market electronic links with its brokers and agents. Wausau has developed the technology to accept...
MarketScout: Robust Competition Across the Board with Reductions in Premiums, Brokers Compensation
Jun 10 2004 // Dallas-based MarketScout recently released its Market Barometer for May. Market Barometer for May MarketScout’s Market Barometer According to Richard Kerr, chairman and CEO, “The composite premium increase for...
Striving for Balance in Louisiana as Reform Efforts Continue
Jun 9 2004 // Insurance and tort reform measures passed by the Louisiana Legislature in 2003, along with efforts by the insurance department and two major insurance agents’ associations to get the word out about the state’s...
CAA Elects 2004 Management Committee
Jun 9 2004 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC announced its 2004 management committee, elected to serve two-year terms by CAA’s board of members. The new committee is as follows: Chairman of the Board –...
Former N.C. Agent Under Investigation for Embezzlement
Jun 8 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced Gevedon Insurance Agency, of Columbus, is currently under criminal investigation for numerous charges of alleged embezzlement. Polk County Sheriff’s Department...
Products Liability Insurance Seminar To Be Held in Orange County
Jun 8 2004 // Yates & Associates invites agents and brokers to an informative Products Liability Insurance seminar on June 24, 2004. The topic, “Insuring Tough Products Liability Accounts,” will give the attending...
Finally Got a Piece of the Pie: Breaking Down the Public Entity Barrier
Jun 7 2004 // From a small- to mid-sized agency’s perspective, producing public-entity business can seem like a Herculean task. The risks are often large and complex, and the political circumstances in which public entities are...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
Jun 7 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
Variety is the Spice of Life
Jun 7 2004 // Being on the editorial side of things here at Insurance Journal Southeast, one never knows what will be coming across their desk on a given day. This issue, as with all publications we put out, has a bit of something for...
One-on-One with NIIA’s President Rick Aniello
Jun 7 2004 // Medical malpractice is hot on the list of concerns for Nevada’s independent agents, and the state as a whole. With physicians leaving the state due to the lack of affordable med-mal coverage, the crisis has caught...
