Agents News

ND Insurance Agents Banned From Business in State

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has ordered agents in Dickinson and Fargo to stop doing business in the state. Scott Biggs in Dickinson is accused of taking client money for personal use. Robert Medhus (MAY’-hoos) in Fargo is accused …

Agents Inundated with Customer Calls Following Texas Wildfires

When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were inundated with calls from consumers …

Independent Agency System Marked by Changes and Challenges

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 and CEO of The Bramlett Agency in Ardmore, Okla., …

2012 Brings Operational Changes for Texas Windstorm Insurer

The New Year ushered in changes to the operation of Texas’s insurance company of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast. Many of the operational changes will affect insurance agents who handle Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies. …

Agent Tax Lien Program Returns $2M to Ohio and its Citizens

A tax lien program that has collected more than $2 million in unpaid income tax, sales tax and workers’ compensation premium payments, Ohio Lt. Governor and Dept. of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced. The program was initiated in May 2011. …

Agency Focuses on ‘Next Generation’ of Insurance Buyers

The summer has come to a close and it’s time for a new school year. This fall, some 2 million new college freshmen across the country are arriving at university campuses to begin their collegiate life. Paying for college is …

Agents’ Licenses Revoked in Ohio

Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has revoked the insurance licenses of several resident and non-resident agents. The following revocations became effective on June 27: The resident insurance agent license of Troy Tripp, of Litchfield, Ohio. …

Texas Agents to Lend Helping Hand to Houston’s KIPP PEACE Campus

The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agencies, insurance representatives and other insurance professionals from across the state will gather in Houston, June 22-24, for IIAT’s 114th Annual Conference & Trade Show. This year’s Annual Conference …

Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Louisiana to Honor Slain Insurance Investigators

American and Louisiana flags flew at half-staff outside Louisiana government buildings on June 9 and 10 in a show of respect for two state insurance fraud investigators who were shot to death on June 7. Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered the …

United Insurance, GreatFlorida Insurance to Provide P/C Coverage in Florida

United Insurance Holdings Corp’s., a property and casualty insurance holding company, homeowners, dwelling fire, and flood products will now be sold by agents from GreatFlorida Insurance, a privately held, independent network of franchised insurance agencies with locations spread throughout Florida. …