Latest Agency Growth Headlines
All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Six Member Agencies in East
Dec 7 2011 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) added six new member agencies in the East region in November. The new member agencies are: The Highbeam Group of Cherry Hill, N.J.; Geraci Agency of Clinton Corners, N.Y.; ENV...
Tips for Agents Handling Claims
Nov 21 2011 // ClaimsJournal.com Editor Denise Johnson understands the claims business. She spent the last 14 years examining property/casualty claims for prominent insurance carriers nationwide. Johnson offered some advice for agents...
Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds New Member Agencies in East
Nov 18 2011 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) added eight new member agencies in the East region in October. SIAA added 45 new member agencies nationwide last month. The new members in the East region are: Cosgrove...
Nevada Young Agents Group Grows the Old-Fashioned Way
Oct 17 2011 // The Nevada Young Agents Committee started out small with a young insurance agent collecting and passing out a few cards around the state, and it’s now a rapidly growing organization that has garnered a bit of...
How Agency Technology Drives Profitable Growth
Oct 17 2011 // Profitability and growth continue to be the drivers of independent insurance agency valuations, and leading agencies around the country are using new ways to produce profitable growth. “You cannot have strong...
Nationwide, Harleysville CEOs Reassure Agents: Merger All About Growth
Sep 30 2011 // The merger of insurer Nationwide Mutual with regional carrier Harleysville Mutual is all about growth, not only for the companies but also for their independent agents, according to the CEOs of the two...
UK’s Collinson Appoints Scott Wholesale Sales and Strategy Director
Aug 23 2011 // The London-based Collinson Insurance Group has appointed Steve Scott to the newly created post of Wholesale Sales and Strategy Director in a move aimed at expanding its wholesale division. Scott joins Collinson from...
Combined Agents of America Named State Auto’s Fastest Growing Agency
Jul 19 2011 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has been identified as the fastest growing agency in terms of sales growth and profitability with insurance partner State Auto Insurance Co. CAA is State...
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. Takes Home 3 Insurance Marketing & Communications Awards Including 2 Best in Show
Jul 6 2011 // San Diego, CA, 07/06/2011 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. was thrilled to have received three awards from the Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) at the Annual Meeting and Showcase Awards...
Why Agencies Should Use Management Systems to Drive Value, Increase Profits
Jul 4 2011 // More than 25 years ago, not long after I started out in my dad’s agency, I found my way to my first agency automation user group meeting. I went because, fresh out of college, my dad agreed that I probably knew more...
Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) Adds 6 Agencies in Midwest
May 9 2011 // Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced that six new independent agencies in the Midwest have joined the alliance. They are among 21 new members that SIAA signed in April. Of April’s signed members, 18...
SIAA Grows by 21 Agencies in April 2011
May 6 2011 // Hampton, N.H., based The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced 21 new member agencies in April. Of April’s signed members, 18 are liberated “captive agents” new to the independent agency...
3 Ways Boat Insurance Can Help an Agency Increase Sales
May 2 2011 // Over the past few months, the boat industry has shown signs of life. Boat show attendance has been steadily rising, and a major boat manufacturing executive recently declared, “The worst is over.” Now could be...
Health Care Market’s Explosive Growth Offers Agents New Professional Liability Opportunities
Apr 18 2011 // The world of professional liability can be a foreign place for many agents and brokers alike. The policies vary from carrier to carrier so no universal form is used as the standard insuring agreement. Terminology such as:...
Combined Agents Reports Commercial Premium Growth of 64% Over Decade
Mar 30 2011 // Combined Agents of America, LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, reported the group wrote more than $414 million in combined property/casualty premiums in 2010 and has increased commercial premium written by 64 percent since...
Perryman Appointed Sales and Marketing Director of Willis UK & Ireland
Jan 31 2011 // Martyn Perryman has been appointed Sales and Marketing Director for Willis UK & Ireland (WUKI), effective immediately. He is based in London and reports to Brendan McManus, CEO, WUKI. He will be responsible for...
Nation’s Fastest Growing Agencies Revealed
Dec 5 2010 // About this report: The economy and soft insurance market have continued to dampen results for many independent insurance agencies. But despite challenging conditions, some agencies have managed to grow their agency P/C...
Why Now Is a Good Time for Agency Network Growth
Nov 5 2010 // They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but in the past few...
AZ Court Decision Could Increase Agent E&O Premiums
Sep 6 2010 // The Arizona Supreme Court is weighing in on the state’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection form – a decision that could dramatically increase insurance agency’s errors and omissions...
How to Establish an Agency Growth Culture
Aug 18 2010 // Why is agency growth important? Agents and brokers are faced with a continued economic downturn combined with sustained soft market conditions; insurance companies continue to tier agents based on future growth;...
