Latest Insurance Wholesale Headlines
All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Celebrating 75 Years, Quirk & Company Looks to 100 and Beyond
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, a particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
How Retail Agents Can Develop/Improve Relationships with Wholesalers
Sep 5 2005 // The answer is yes. And now for the question. Did you know that if your application is received by a broker/underwriter, and it is not complete, it goes to the bottom of his/her stack of new business? This is no way for us...
Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs
Sep 5 2005 // Many people questioned what Hannover Re’s Chief Executive Wilhelm Zeller, meant when he announced a “new strategy” for its U.S. subsidiary, Clarendon Insurance Group. Presiding over the German...
2010: A
Sep 5 2005 // The Road Ahead for Surplus Lines Wholesalers The model surplus lines insurance whole of 2010 should be faster, bigger, better, leaner, able to cross state lines and come in colors other than white. Industry leaders predict...
Lloyd’s of London Finds its 21st Century Form
Sep 5 2005 // Lloyd’s is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London’s venerable insurance market traces its roots to the establishment of Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in 1688. It’s an icon of both...
Lloyd’s of London Finds its 21st Century Form
Sep 5 2005 // Lloyd’s is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London’s venerable insurance market traces its roots to the establishment of Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in 1688. It’s an icon of both...
San Antonio Managing General Agency Announces Grand Opening
Aug 26 2005 // Stone Oak Underwriters, LLC of San Antonio, TX announces they are now accepting submissions from Independent Agents for Public Entities in Texas and Alabama with this new wholesale agency created by Tom Ramsbacher,...
Rockwood Establishes A Dedicated MGA Division
Aug 11 2005 // Rockwood Programs has developed a portfolio of products and services specifically tailored for Managing General Agents and Program Administrators. A separate unit within the company will administer this...
New Texas MGA gives Producers Quick Application Submittal Solution
Jul 26 2005 // New Texas MGA gives Producers Quick Application Submittal Solution eTurboRater. Fast, easy rating and submission via the internet will allow Select General producers to more efficiently provide Auto Insurance for their...
Oldest Texas MGA releases State of the Art Internet Rater
Jul 22 2005 // Louis A Williams and Associates, Inc is proud to announce the release of online Personal Automobile Rating and Application Submission through eTurboRater. Fast, easy rating and submission via the Internet is now available...
Working With Your E&S Wholesaler: Be Nice … You’ll Need Them Again!
Jul 18 2005 // The surplus-lines industry pendulum is now on its backswing into a soft market. A couple years of market restriction and firm pricing brought a temporary prosperity to the industry. The so-called “standard”...
By George Rothert
Jul 18 2005 // Working With E&S Wholesalers: Be Nice You’ll Need Them Again! The surplus lines industry pendulum is now on its backswing into a soft market. A couple years of market restriction and firm pricing brought a...
By George Rothert
Jul 18 2005 // Working With Your E&S Wholesaler: Be Nice You’ll Need Them Again! The surplus lines industry pendulum is now on its backswing into a soft market. A couple years of market restriction and firm pricing brought a...
How to Use Alternative Markets
Jul 18 2005 // The “hard market” conditions have been gone now for a couple of years. So, usually during “soft market” conditions one expects a lot of competition from the standard markets. This, however, is not...
Working With E&S Wholesalers: Be Nice … You’ll Need Them Again!
Jul 18 2005 // The surplus lines industry pendulum is now on its backswing into a soft market. A couple years of market restriction and firm pricing brought a temporary prosperity to the industry. The so-called “standard”...
How to Use Alternative Markets
Jul 18 2005 // The “hard market” conditions have been gone now for a couple of years. So, usually during “soft market” conditions one expects a lot of competition from the standard markets. This, however, is not...
How to Select a MGA/Wholesaler
Jul 18 2005 // The following is a guideline for some of the key things to review during the selection process for qualified alternative markets. The term MGA also applies to GA, MGU, wholesaler, E&S broker, etc. Step One —...
Working With Your E&S Wholesaler: Be Nice … You’ll Need Them Again!
Jul 18 2005 // The surplus lines industry pendulum is now on its backswing into a soft market. A couple years of market restriction and firm pricing brought a temporary prosperity to the industry. The so-called “standard”...
MGAs, Program Administrators Told Selling Out May be Way to Go
Jul 4 2005 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done Yet Managing general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be...
AssuranceAmerica Expands to Alabama; Writing Auto Policies
Jun 21 2005 // AssuranceAmerica Corporation has announced its expansion into Alabama’s auto insurance market with sales of its first auto insurance policies in the state. The Atlanta-based company is represented by more than 300...
