Latest Agencies Headlines
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Alabama Big ‘I’ supports five bills, rejects two
Mar 6 2006 // Alabama HB627 defining insurance fraud and making it easier for the Insurance Commission to join with neighboring states to crack down on fraud has gained the support of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents. During...
Gather Around
Mar 6 2006 // Insurance agents and brokers seem to go to more meetings and conferences than most people can imagine. Just in the property and casualty arena, there are a host of educational and networking events across the country...
How agents can meet the affluents’ expectation of a luxury experience
Mar 6 2006 // Luxury used to be associated with a price, a label on a product and acquiring expensive items. Today, luxury is about service. The experience is defined by services that make the consumer feel pampered and unique. The more...
The “secrets” to affluent market success
Mar 6 2006 // Independent agents, like companies, are increasingly under pressure with increasing costs and decreasing revenues. One way around this dilemma is to segment the agency’s personal lines business and to focus on the...
Agents push for a technological sea change
Mar 6 2006 // Tides continue to turn on the automation frontier and agents and brokers riding the waves may be pushing a sea change in the way they communicate with insurance carriers, according to the results of a recent survey of...
Utah’s GBS Benefits Affiliates with the Leavitt Group
Mar 3 2006 // GBS Benefits, a Utah employee benefits brokers and consultant, became part of the Leavitt Group effective Jan. 1. The Leavitt Group is the largest Utah-based insurance brokerage and the 20th largest insurance sales...
Former San Diego Broker Sentenced in Premium Theft Scam
Mar 3 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Friday reported the sentencing of former San Diego insurance broker Roberto Molina Jr., 55, to 180 days in jail and three years of probation stemming from an...
Ark. Agent Awarded More Than $2.5M in Aon Risk Services Case
Mar 3 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
S.C. Big ‘I’ Conference: Officials to Discuss Insurance Fraud, ‘Hot Topics’
Mar 2 2006 // Insurance fraud and “hot topics” facing the insurance industry will be discussed by South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and Director of Insurance Elanor Kitzman during the March 22 and 23 annual...
TDI Clarifies Rules on Voluntary, Informal Work Comp Networks
Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it has received a number of inquiries from interested parties and legislative offices related to the continued existence of informal or voluntary workers’ compensation...
Legislative Issues to be Discussed at Florida Big ‘I’ FAIA ‘Fly-In’
Mar 2 2006 // Legislation issues affecting insurance agents will be discussed by guest speaker Rep. Dennis A. Ross, D-Lakeland, and other industry leaders during the Annual Legislative “Fly-In” being held March 29 to 30 by...
R&M Reports on U.K. Brokers
Mar 2 2006 // Dublin-based consultants Research and Markets announced that it has added a new title to its offering, “The Future of Brokers in UK Personal Lines Insurance.” “This report examines the future prospects...
Rep. Jindal to Address Big ‘I’ Young Agents and InsurPac
Mar 2 2006 // Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) will speak at a luncheon held by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) during its National Legislative Conference & Convention in April. Rep....
Citizens Bank Selling Insurance Agencies to Hub International
Mar 1 2006 // Citizens Financial Group is selling its considerable insurance agency businesses to Hub International Limited in a deal that includes a strategic alliance between the two for future sales and marketing. Hub will purchase...
Lloyd’s Honors Edwards of HRH, Eyre of Towers Perrin
Mar 1 2006 // Lloyd’s announced that it has honored Garry Edwards of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs as U.S. Surplus Lines Broker of the Year and William H. Eyre, Jr. of Towers Perrin as Reinsurance Broker of the Year, “for their...
Assurex Global Adds Trio of North American Agencies to Group of Partners
Mar 1 2006 // Three North American insurance agencies recently were accepted into the international partnership ranks of Assurex Global, a privately held insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage group. The newest...
Survey of Agents Finds No Immediate Crisis in N.Y. Homeowners Market
Feb 28 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. reported that a week-long survey of its members regarding the current conditions of the homeowners market in downstate New York found there is no immediate crisis in...
Ohio Insurance Department Unveils Top 10 Insurance Cases for 2005
Feb 28 2006 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin reported the Department’s “Top 10” insurance fraud cases for 2005, which involved a total of more than $5.5 million. The Department reorganized its...
W.Va. Big ‘I’ Hears About Workers’ Comp Status, Disaster Tips
Feb 28 2006 // The status of the Insurance Commission was recently discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big ‘I’ executive committee gave tips about how independent insurance agents can...
N.Y. Homeowners Insurance Market: Strong or Weak?
Feb 28 2006 // New York’s homeowners insurance market is either strong, stable or fragile depending upon whether the speaker is an agent or an insurer. Also, Allstate Insurance Co.’s decision to limit its business in eight...
