Monthly Archives: <span>February 2020</span>

Last Chance to Participate in the 2020 Agency Salary Survey

Would you like to know where agency salaries and total compensation ranks today? Find out by completing this year’s exclusive Agency Salary Survey. The deadline to participate in the 2020 Agency Salary Survey is today! Survey respondents will receive a …

Insurance Technologies Corp. Acquires Agency Matrix of Georgia

Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of websites, marketing, comparative rating and management software and services, has acquired Agency Matrix, an insurance technology provider headquartered in Georgia. Founded in 2004, Agency Matrix’s product offerings include its agency management system, insurance …

Industry, Government Air Differences Over Asbestos Testing of Talc Powders, Cosmetics

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration examined asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on Tuesday, after traces of the known carcinogen were found in several such products, including …

Wisconsin Governor Declares State of Emergency After Flooding, Storms

Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency in southeastern Wisconsin in the wake of severe winter storms that struck the region. The governor issued an executive order declaring an emergency in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties in response …

Minnesota Attorney Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud Scheme

A personal injury attorney in Minnesota’s Twin Cities has pleaded guilty to defrauding auto insurance companies by making false health care claims. On Feb. 3, William Sutor III entered the plea to one count of conspiracy to commit health care …

3rd Texas Oil Well Worker Dies of Injuries from Blowout

A third worker has died of injuries from a Central Texas oil well blowout, the company said. Chesapeake Energy spokesman Gordon Pennoyer said in a statement the company is “deeply saddened” by the worker’s death. Pennoyer did not say when …

Arkansas Insurance Dept. Recovers more than $3M for Consumers in 2019

The Arkansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Services Division (CSD) for recovering $3,005,606 for the state’s insurance consumers in 2019, the department said. Recoveries are dollar amounts recovered in excess of the amounts initially offered by insurance companies. CSD closed 2,320 cases …

Insgroup Acquires Assets of Dallas Brokerage Harris F Underwood III

Houston, Texas-based insurance broker Insgroup Inc. (Insgroup), has acquired substantially all of the assets of the Harris F Underwood III Inc. (HFU) agency in Dallas. The deal between the two firms is effective as of Jan. 1 and is Insgroup’s …

Why I Insurance

In his book, the Infinite Game, Simon Sinek speaks of the elements of an infinite mindset. In part, those elements include a just cause. I see my work in the insurance field as a just cause. A just cause includes …

Comparison Website The Zebra Raises $38.5 Million

Digital personal lines comparison site The Zebra has reported $38.5 million in Series C fundraising. The round was led by Accel and included other current investors Silverton Partners, Daher Capital, Floodgate Fund, Ballast Point Ventures as well as Weatherford Capital …