Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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How One Independent Agent Tried to Off the Gecko
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Hannigan, Farmers’ Longtime Leader of Independent Agency Unit, to Retire
Aug 4 2011 // After more than 42 years as a leader in the insurance industry, John J. “Jack” Hannigan, executive vice president of independent agency operations for Farmers Insurance Group has decided to retire at the end of...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Aug 1 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put...
Top 100 2011 Privately Held Independent Agencies
Aug 1 2011 // About This Report: Despite lingering economic challenges and the ongoing soft insurance market, the nation’s leading independent insurance agencies fared much better in 2010 than in 2009. Property/casualty premiums...
New York Agents Enjoy Above Average Share of P&C Market
Jul 13 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) said agents in the state fare better than peers in other states when it comes to keeping a share of the P&C market, according to a study. IIABNY...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Jul 12 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put...
Texas Independent Agents Name Tower ACSR of the Year
Jul 12 2011 // Carol Tower of the Malakoff Insurance Agency was named the ACSR of the Year. Tower, an ACSR specializing in personal lines, has been licensed for 19 years and has served as the president of the Federation of Insurance...
Frierson Named Young Agent of the Year by Texas Independent Agents
Jul 11 2011 // Matt Frierson, a partner at Pierson and Fendley Insurance Agency in Paris, Texas, was named the André P. Juneau Young Agent of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. Frierson has served on both the young...
Texas Independent Agents Honor Brady with Top Award
Jul 7 2011 // Tim Brady, chairman and former CEO of Brady, Chapman, Holland and Associates in Houston, was named the 2011 Drex Foreman Award winner at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 114th Annual Conference & Trade...
Shepard Installed as President of Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Jul 6 2011 // Bob Shepard, board chairman of Shepard Walton King Insurance Group in Harlingen, was installed as IIAT president for 2011-2012 during the association’s annual business meeting in Houston on June 24. Patrick Watkins,...
Last Chance: Submit Today to be a Top 100 Independent Agency
Jun 10 2011 // Don’t miss your chance to participate in the 2011 Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. The extended deadline is now Friday, June 17! Insurance Journal’s Top 100 identifies the...
Franchisor Benefits from Unrest in Captive Insurance World
Jun 6 2011 // Ray Spears, Jeff Wilson, and Charles Donaldson in 2007 established GlobalGreen Insurance Agency as the brand name for the franchise network of independent agencies developed and operated by St. Louis, Mo.-based Equity One...
Don’t Forget: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
Jun 3 2011 // Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall...
Agents’ Group Gives $100K to Texas Volunteer Fire Departments
May 19 2011 // Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agents are donating more than $100,000 to the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association (SFFMA) to assist volunteer fire departments. The...
Submit Today: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
May 17 2011 // Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall...
New MGA Sees Opportunity for Independents in Growing Hispanic Market
May 16 2011 // With 30 years of insurance industry experience under his belt, one Texas-based insurance executive decided recently it was time to open his own operation to serve the insurance needs of the growing Hispanic population....
Texas Insurance Veteran Sees Opportunity in Growing Hispanic Market
Apr 29 2011 // With 30 years of industry experience under his belt, one Texas-based insurance executive decided it was time to open his own operation to serve the insurance needs of the growing Hispanic population. While Dallas-based...
The Future of the Independent Agency (Has Nothing to Do with Age)
Apr 29 2011 // For the last 20 years, at least, consultants, associations and publications have been worrying about the future of the independent agency system because the average age of agency owners has been in the late 50s. The same...
Young Agents Survey Shows Strong Family Ties
Apr 28 2011 // Bryan Hanes grew up in the family business listening to stories about life in a small town. He heard his grandfather and then father sharing cheerful conversations with local towns folk about personal relationships, local...
Brodbeck Named Trusted Choice Hometown Hero in Texas
Apr 28 2011 // The Indpendent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Randy Brodbeck of the Adams Insurance Agency in Johnson City as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. The Hometown Hero program recognizes Trusted Choice...
