Information gathering strategies Unlocking prospect information is a critical skill set that separates the best agents from rest. Recent questions have arisen regarding efficient information gathering. The very best get everything they need from prospects and clients to do a …
Houston, Texas-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP announced that Kyle Dean has taken the helm as president and CEO in the wake of Bob Dean’s death. Kyle Dean was formerly vice president and partner at Dean & Draper. Dean …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that so far, nearly $3.7 billion in National Flood Insurance Program payments have been made to New York State policyholders following Superstorm Sandy. That is part of more than $7.8 billion that …
The Connecticut Insurance Department on Tuesday issued an announcement urging consumers to be aware of unlicensed businesses promoting on television or other media platforms what is purported to be health insurance connected to either federal health care reform and/or the …
What’s your best sales and marketing idea? How do you target new business in your independent agency? Insurance Journal is on the hunt for the best sales and marketing ideas for independent agencies today. How do you research and obtain …
A second Oregon lawsuit has been filed this month over an inverted therapy table. The tables allow people to hang upside down, strapped to the flat surface, in hopes of relieving pain. The Eugene Register-Guard reported Donald Walken says in …
Steak ‘n Shake Enterprises has filed a lawsuit against a former franchisee in the Denver, Colo. market amid allegations that Denver-area menu prices were allegedly $2 or more above what national ads indicated. The Denver Post reported the chain filed …
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is asking a Nevada judge to throw out a second jury verdict awarding a former consultant a $70 million settlement in a breach-of-contract case. Attorneys for the largest U.S. casino company have come up with 12 …
Oregon insurance regulators said that they’ve taken the first steps toward decertifying a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust and will shut it down next week if the employers can’t come up with $750,000. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services …
A Southeast Texas city still recovering from 2008’s Hurricane Ike has access to more than $21 million in funds previously frozen in a public housing dispute. The Galveston County Daily reported Tuesday that the Texas General Land Office will release …
