Dwight Zivo has been named vice president of marketing for Chicago-based Parr Insurance Brokerage. Zivo will be responsible for developing and executing the marketing and brand strategy for the company, which serves high-net-worth individuals and families nationwide with customized insurance …
Wisconsin transportation officials say drunken driving deaths and injuries in the state have dramatically declined over the last decade. The Department of Transportation says the number of fatalities in alcohol-related crashes in Wisconsin dropped 47 percent, from 348 in 2003 …
Columbus, Ohio-based roofer Terrance J. King, owner of Home Improvement Terrance King, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, the result of an investigation that found King had defrauded customers and insurance companies, laundered money for personal use, filed …
An accountant and industry executive has won the Republican nomination for Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, emerged from a field of five candidates in the Aug. 5 primary. He will face Democrat and Overland Park businessman Dennis Anderson …
A former Wichita, Kan., insurance agent accused of defrauding policyholders struck a deal with prosecutors for a 42-month prison sentence. Pleading guilty on Aug. 5 to two counts of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud, Jason Matthew Pennington …
Most agencies can’t afford to employ an information technology (IT) specialist. Luckily when it comes to most security and privacy issues, they may not need one. Most agency systems have built-in protections. However, agents need to stay vigilant, focused and …
Insurance Journal has listened to readers, spoken with experts, combed through columns and articles and even searched outside insurance circles to find the best sales and marketing tips for independent agencies today. Here are 101 ideas, in no particular order. …
Bad Drone “These unmanned aircraft are becoming very popular with people, and there’s a possibility we will see more of them.” —California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said a private drone trying to record footage of …
Independent agents say product training (used by 50 percent) and technology systems training (used by 41 percent) were the most common types of insurance carrier-provided training they attended last year. However, when the subject turned to the types of training …
MarshBerry, Gill & Roeser MarshBerry has acquired the assets of Gill & Roeser Inc., a New York City-based boutique investment banking and reinsurance intermediary firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Gill & Roeser is an independently owned capital …
