Latest Agency Growth Headlines
All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mich. Agents Offer Fireworks Safety Tips
Jun 29 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents is reminding everyone that extreme caution is needed over the 4th of July weekend with holiday fireworks. Almost 13,000 people were injured from fireworks in the U.S., with...
Compensation Survey: Agencies Reward on Organic Growth, Profitability, Retention
Jun 27 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...
Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Establishes New Mo.Master Agency
Jun 8 2006 // Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) announces that The Powers Group, Inc. of Clayton, Mo. has established Valley Insurance Agency Alliance as a SIAA Master Agency. Their exclusive territory covers several counties...
Insurance Strategist to Lead New Mass. Health Plan Agency
May 30 2006 // Jon Kingsdale’s life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. The Romney administration has announced that Kingsdale will head up the new Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the independent state...
National Insurance Partners Launches Agency Partnering Strategy
May 26 2006 // Texas-based property and casualty brokerage firm National Insurance Partners (NIP) announced the launch of an acquisition and partnering plan. The company’s announcement follows the completion of a private equity...
Texas Agent Group Supports Increase in Windstorm Limits
May 4 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced its support of the proposal by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to increase commercial and government building limits to $3 million. IIAT Executive...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Mar 19 2006 // The top functions of an agency newsletter are to keep in touch with existing insureds at times other than renewal and to establish or maintain contact with selected prospects. Is your agency’s newsletter a...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Feb 20 2006 // Hiring a relative can be a terrific or a terrible move. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy working with your relatives, day after day. Personal and professional problems frequently arise. Regardless, for years,...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Feb 19 2006 // Hiring a relative as an agency producer Hiring a relative can be a terrific or a terrible move. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy working with your relatives, day after day. Personal and professional problems...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Jan 22 2006 // When you encounter an account you can’t competitively place, instead of declining to quote or expending extensive time searching for a viable market, refer the prospect to a competing producer who can easily write...
Gallagher Joins RJF Agencies as Director of Marketing/Commercial Lines
Jan 18 2006 // Minnesota-based RJF Agencies Inc. reported that Tim Gallagher was hired as its director of Marketing/Commercial Lines. In this role, Gallagher will oversee the marketing of commercial insurance risks, design risk...
Agent-Carrier Partnerships Need Goal Clarity and Exit Strategy
Dec 5 2005 // The carrier executive tried to pin down agents on what they wanted from their insurers. Among the vague responses of exclusivity, underwriting authority and respect, one complaint stood out. “When asked about why he...
Agent-Carrier Partnerships Need Goal Clarity and Exit Strategy, Not Love
Dec 5 2005 // The carrier executive tried to pin down agents on what they wanted from their insurers. Among the vague responses of exclusivity, underwriting authority, respect and long-term relationships, one complaint stood out. When...
Agent-Carrier Partnerships Need Goal Clarity and Exit Strategy, Not Love
Dec 5 2005 // The carrier executive tried to pin down agents on what they wanted from their insurers. Among the vague responses of exclusivity, underwriting authority, respect and long-term relationships, one complaint stood...
When to Create an Agency Marketing Department
Dec 5 2005 // Agencies that establish an effective centralized marketing department as part of an overall strategic plan will experience a significant competitive edge over their competitors who do not have such a department. This is...
When to Create an Agency Marketing Department
Dec 4 2005 // Agencies that establish an effective centralized marketing department as part of an overall strategic plan will experience a significant competitive edge over their competitors who do not have such a department. This is...
Agent-Carrier Partnerships Need Goal Clarity and Exit Strategy, Not Love
Dec 4 2005 // The carrier executive tried to pin down agents on what they wanted from their insurers. Among the vague responses of exclusivity, underwriting authority, respect and long-term relationships, one complaint stood...
Best Practices Report Outlines Tips for Effective Use of Agency Technology
Oct 25 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has compiled a series of best practices to help carriers, vendors, user groups and agent associations convince independent agencies and brokers to implement new workflows and...
Miami PD Eliminates Its Auto Theft Unit; Area Agents Predict Higher Policy Rates, Increased Thefts
Aug 23 2005 // Insurance agents in Miami and Dade County were dismayed to discover this morning that, “due to manpower shortages” the Miami Police Department has disbanded its Auto Theft Unit. A PD spokesman told the Miami...
CII Appoints Gladwell Group Marketing and Sales Director
Jul 7 2005 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute has announced the appointment of Lee Gladwell as Group Marketing and Sales Director as of September 1, 2005. He joins the CII from Capita Insurance Services where he was...
