Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
All in the Family
Apr 4 2011 // Young Agents Survey Reveals Strong Family Ties 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...
Franchisor Benefits from Unrest in Captive Insurance World
Apr 4 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...
The Future of the Independent Agency (Has Nothing to Do with Age)
Apr 4 2011 // Young Ownership Challenged by Carriers Unwilling to Hand Out Contracts to Start Ups For the last 20 years, at least, consultants, associations and publications have been worrying about the future of the independent agency...
Last Chance: Find Out Who’s Worth What in Today’s Independent Agency
Mar 30 2011 // Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in Insurance Journal’s 2011 Agency Salary Survey. Once again, the survey will ask insurance agents and brokers nationwide who’s worth what in the independent...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey
Mar 25 2011 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate. The 2011...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Mar 21 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey
Mar 18 2011 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate. The 2011...
Unrest in Captive Insurance World Benefits the GlobalGreen Agency
Mar 17 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...
Independent Agents: Tell Carriers What You Think
Mar 1 2011 // Agents: There is still time to tell insurance carriers what you think! Take this quick survey. What are the most important factors in the independent agents’ relationship with insurance carriers—and which ones rate...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 21 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
Big ‘I’ Promotes McPhillips to Senior Lobbyist Role
Feb 17 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips has been promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 7 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
2011 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory
Jan 10 2011 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2011 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Economist: Oregonian Insurance Agents Can Expect Unsettling Year
Jan 7 2011 // Oregonians should expect a long slow recovery from the recession, and it will be years before the economy returns to pre-recession levels, John Mitchel, an economist and former Western Regional Economist for U.S. Bank,...
Big ‘I’ Markets, ARMR Launch Storage Tank Product
Dec 22 2010 // The Independent Agents and Brokers of America Big “I” Markets launched a new insurance policy option with American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (ARMR.NET) for above and below ground storage tank...
Young Agents Survey:
Dec 20 2010 // Why Young Agents Stand by Their Career Choice Most enter the insurance business by accident but for young independent insurance agents, the decision to stick with insurance as a permanent career is a matter of choice. A...
Independent Agency Population Holds Steady as Start-Ups Keep Pace with Mergers
Dec 20 2010 // The total number of independent agencies in the country remains stable at around 37,500 as start-ups have kept pace with agency mergers and closings, according to a new study of agencies. There are today as many agencies...
Texas Independent Agent Named Trusted Choice Hometown Hero
Dec 15 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Steve Barksdale, vice president at Bancorp South Insurance Services Inc., in Athens, Texas, as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. The Hometown Hero program...
Northeast Florida Agents Group Inducts New Directors
Dec 15 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Northeast Florida (IIANF) inducted its 2010-2011 board of directors recently. The IIANF board consists of Brad Arrowsmith with The Holmes Organisation; Michael Beach with The Della Porta...
Independent Agency Population Holds Steady as Start-Ups Keep Pace with Mergers
Dec 7 2010 // The total number of independent agencies in the country remains stable at around 37,500 as start-ups have kept pace with agency mergers and closings, according to a new study of agencies. There are today as many agencies...
