Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
E&O Insights: Do You Have Clients That Will Be Buying or Selling?
Mar 23 2015 // While most agents are aware that mergers and acquisitions are hot topics in the world of insurance agencies, insurance is not the only segment of our industry affected. In many communities, hospitals, accounting firms,...
Insurance Clusters Not Immune from Trade Secret Liability
Mar 23 2015 // An insurance cluster — sometimes called an alliance, network or aggregator — is a group of agents and brokers combined under a common association for mutual support and the ability to market their individual...
Consequences at the Intersection of Insurance and Corporate Law
Mar 23 2015 // Nothing is more exciting than reading the latest updates on insurance law, unless, of course, you can get updates on corporate law at the same time. Fortunately, there are two recent Louisiana cases where the outcome of...
CEA Kicks off Earthquake Insurance Selling Program for Agents
Mar 23 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages agents to sign up to receive direct mail marketing...
M&A Calendar: P/C Agent, Broker Mergers & Acquisition Headlines in 2014
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal reported on more than 200 deals involving agencies’ or brokerages’ mergers and acquisitions in 2014. Activity was busiest in the first and fourth quarters, with more than 60 announcements...
Independent Insurance Agents Defying Doomsayers
Mar 23 2015 // According to analysts, technologists, aggregators and others, the independent agency system is in trouble. Somebody forget to tell independent agents. Or more to the point, the doomsayers perhaps didn’t notice that...
10 Things to Know About High Value Homeowners
Mar 23 2015 // It is estimated that 40 percent of high-value homes are underinsured. Often, homeowners will only hold enough insurance to cover their mortgage or the sale price of the home, and not enough to rebuild in the event of a...
How to Attain What Agencies Want in 6 Easy Steps
Mar 23 2015 // There’s a very simple formula for getting whatever you want for your agency. This is so simple it seems trivial and few people follow it. But if these steps are followed, agency owners can create anything they want...
Bishop Joins Southwest Risk in Dallas as VP, Property Broker
Mar 19 2015 // Jim Bishop has joined Southwest Risk LP as a vice president and property broker. Bishop has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry with extensive knowledge of the marketplace in the central United...
Licenses of Michigan Pair Selling ‘One-Day’ Auto Policies Revoked
Mar 18 2015 // Michigan insurance regulators have permanently revoked the insurance licenses of father and son insurance agents and their agencies for selling fraudulent insurance certificates. The Michigan Department of Insurance and...
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Hires Ascolese as Casualty Broker in NYC
Mar 18 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has hired Jerry Ascolese as casualty broker for its New York City office. Ascolese, who most recently served as senior vice president at R-T Specialty, will be responsible for providing...
Lloyd’s Suit, Upcoming NFL Draft Shine Light on Sports Insurance
Mar 13 2015 // As the 2015 National Football League draft approaches, a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London by former University of Southern California Trojans receiver Marqise Lee has placed a spotlight on sports disability...
Nautilus Insurance Group Enhances Commercial Excess Product
Mar 13 2015 // Provides more options, flexibility and launches new platform. Scottsdale, AZ, March 13, 2015 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance...
Allied Insurance Brokers Announces 2 Hires in Pittsburgh
Mar 12 2015 // Allied Insurance Brokers hired Richard McElhaney as assistant vice president of Safety & Risk Management, and Bill Ferguson as producer for the Eastern U.S. region. Both are based out of Allied’s Pittsburgh...
InsuraMatch Online ‘Super Agency’ Offers ‘Personality-Driven’ Options
Mar 12 2015 // Do you prefer a fixed price or a la carte? How about paperless or paper? Are you a cat person or a dog person? Do you prefer “old school” or “new school”? These are some of the optional questions...
Independent Insurance Agents Defying Doomsayers
Mar 12 2015 // According to analysts, technologists, aggregators and others, the independent agency system is in trouble. Somebody forget to tell independent agents. Or more to the point, the doomsayers perhaps didn’t notice that...
Florida-Based Harden Elects New Officers to Brokerage’s Board of Directors
Mar 11 2015 // The Board of Directors of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harden has elected three of its current vice presidents as officers for 2015. Kelly Craddock, Bettilyn Lunetta, and Elisa Simpson were recognized by the company as new...
Capital Ownership, Cost a Challenge for Insurance Industry: Berkley CEO
Mar 11 2015 // The U.S. economy is evolving in many ways, most significantly when it comes to both the cost of capital and the ownership of capital, and that change in capital ownership is a challenge for the insurance industry,...
Consumer Credit Agencies Agree to Address Errors, Medical Debt
Mar 10 2015 // Buying homes, getting jobs and borrowing money will be easier after an agreement by the three biggest U.S. consumer credit reporting services with New York. “This is huge,” Chi Chi Wu, an attorney at...
CEA Kicks off Earthquake Insurance Selling Program for Agents
Mar 9 2015 // The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages agents to sign up to receive direct mail marketing...
