Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Oil, Economy Fuel Insurance Hiring in Texas
May 7 2012 // Job Outlook Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent...
Nationwide Mutual Completes Harleysville Merger
May 1 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said that the company completed its previously announced $834 million merger deal with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. The deal was first announced in September 2011. Nationwide Mutual...
Big ‘I’ Chairman Donohoe Extols Association’s Value in Fast-Changing Times
Apr 27 2012 // Speaking at the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) conference, IIABA Chairman Mike Donohoe said the association is an indispensable partner and guide for independent agents in a rapidly changing...
Iowa’s Fulwider Honored with Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award
Apr 27 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (the Big “I”) has awarded an Iowa agency owner, Bob Fulwider, with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its...
1,000 Independent Agents Lobbying Lawmakers in Washington
Apr 26 2012 // More than 1,000 independent agents from around the country will be visiting Capitol Hill offices in Washington, D.C., today to lobby members of the House, Senate and their staffs. Called “The Big ‘I’ Day...
South Central Insurance Employment: Oil, Economy Fuel Texas Hiring
Apr 19 2012 // Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent agencies across...
Young Agents Survey
Apr 16 2012 // How the Next Generation is Leading the Way There’s a change happening in the insurance industry — a big change. Young independent insurance agents are leading a revolution. It’s a revolution of means more...
160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader
Apr 16 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader
Apr 3 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
Hartford’s Money-Losing Brokerage Unit Expected to Attract Bids
Mar 27 2012 // Hartford Financial Services Group’s independent brokerage unit Woodbury Financial Services hasn’t posted a profit for at least five years, but some investment bankers say that won’t deter a small circle...
Arizona Insurance Group Worried Bill May Lead to Towing Innocents’ Vehicles
Mar 20 2012 // A bill to change Arizona’s mandatory auto insurance laws to allow law enforcement officials to tow and impound vehicles without liability insurance is raising concerns that it could lead to the towing of a small...
Agents Say Some Are Gaming System, Overselling Citizens’ Policies
Mar 19 2012 // Independent agents in Florida are calling on the state-run property insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to staunch the flow of policies from agents employed by direct writers. The independent agents, who represent...
Polansky Joins Project CAP as Senior Business Leader
Mar 15 2012 // Brady Polansky has joined Minneapolis, Minn.-based Project CAP — created through alliance of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), Trusted Choice, state associations...
You Can’t Put a Price on Benefits of Involvement
Mar 5 2012 // Agent advocacy may be the number one reason independent insurance agents join professional associations, one veteran agency owner says, but the benefits of participation are many and varied. Powered by...
Independent Agency System Marked by Changes and Challenges
Feb 28 2012 // Bob Bramlett Robust merger and acquisition activity, carrier relocations and an aging workforce are influencing independent insurance agencies in ways an agency owner might not have experienced decades ago. But Bob...
Compensation Freeze Comes to an End?
Feb 20 2012 // Agencies Report Salaries and Compensation on the Rise, Slightly It looks like the freeze may be over. For the first time since 2008, independent agency salaries rose in 2011, albeit only slightly. According to Insurance...
Independent Agency System Marked by Changes and Challenges
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Louisiana Senator Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Agent Health Commissions
Feb 20 2012 // Two U.S. senators have filed a bill to clarify that agent compensation should be excluded from the federal health reform Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirement for the individual and small group markets. Sen. Mary L....
Independent Agency System Marked by Changes and Challenges
Feb 20 2012 // Robust merger and acquisition activity, carrier relocations and an aging workforce are influencing independent insurance agencies in ways an agency owner might not have experienced decades ago. But Bob Bramlett, president...
Louisiana Senator Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Agent Health Commissions
Feb 6 2012 // Two U.S. senators have filed a bill to clarify that agent compensation should be excluded from the federal health reform Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirement for the individual and small group markets. Sen. Mary L....
