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Most Popular Insurance Journal Southeast Stories of 2014

Dec 31 2014 // In 2014, Southeast readers of InsuranceJournal.com made news about Florida insurers, courts and politics along with North Carolina storms and homeowners insurance among the most popular stories of the year. With an...

Bennett Awarded Matt Wells Scholarship to National Alliance Producer School

Dec 18 2014 // A former college and professional basketball player and coach is the most recent recipient of Insurance Journal’s Matt Wells Scholarship to the National Alliance Producer School. The scholarship honors Matt Wells,...

Carrier Management, Insurance Journal Win Folio Media Awards

Dec 15 2014 // Wells Media Group’s newest publication for property/casualty insurance industry, Carrier Management, is making its mark in the publishing world, garnering three honors at last week’s 2014 Eddie and Ozzie...

Former Basketball Player/Coach Awarded Matt Wells Scholarship to National Alliance Producer School

Dec 15 2014 // A former college and professional basketball player and coach is the most recent recipient of Insurance Journal’s Matt Wells Scholarship to the National Alliance Producer School. The scholarship honors Matt Wells,...

How and When to Shop for Agency E&O Coverage

Dec 9 2014 // While many insurance agencies stick with their agency E&O carrier for years, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising and, according to a recent Insurance Journal survey, more agencies are...

How to Navigate Today’s Agency E&O Market

Nov 3 2014 // While many agencies stick with their agency errors and omissions (E&O) carrier, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising. According to Insurance Journal‘s exclusive 2014 Agency E&O...

Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance is saying, “Bon Voyage!”

Sep 18 2014 // San Diego, CA – 9/18/14 – Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance is teaming up with the Insurance Community University for a 4-day Princess Cruise this November. The insurance educators will set sail...

Insurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App

Aug 27 2014 // Insurance Journal Magazine has updated its magazine news app for smartphones and tablets. The e-news app, which was originally launched in 2009, now offers users the ability to share and stream with others, plus improved...

Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey

Jul 16 2014 // How are agencies targeting new business today? Will historical growth rates be sustainable? And just how much do agencies need to reinvest to achieve desired growth and enable perpetuation? These are some of the questions...

Extended Deadline to Enter for Insurance Journal Top 100

Jun 25 2014 // Don’t miss out on your chance to become one of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies. PLUS, now there’s an opportunity to be considered as Tomorrow’s Top 100 – these...

Why Some Young Agents Chose Insurance as a Career

May 1 2014 // The call to become an insurance agent is different for everyone. For Matthew Ostrow the call to become an independent agent came via social media. Thirty-year old Ostrow entered insurance just five months ago after a...

Young Agents Survey – Why They Chose Insurance

Apr 7 2014 // The call to become an insurance agent is different for everyone. For Matthew Ostrow the call to become an independent agent came via social media. Thirty-year old Ostrow entered insurance just five months ago after a...

Survey: Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System?

Mar 21 2014 // For the second year in row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation. That’s according to Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey 2014. This year all...

Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System

Feb 24 2014 // Exclusive Survey Shows Compensation Up, Benefits Up With a Cost For the second year in a row, salaries and total compensation rose in independent insurance agencies across the nation. More agencies are offering health...

Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors Agency Research Project

Feb 21 2014 // Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched a new study of the independent agency system, probing agents’ attitudes toward insurance carrier relationships and, in particular, the...

Infantino Named Education Director for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance

Feb 6 2014 // Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named Education Director of Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors...

Agency Models: What Defines Today’s True Independent Agency

Jan 27 2014 // The conventional definition of an independent agent is an entrepreneur who owns his or her book of business and offers multiple carriers to service their clients. That is the simplified version, and it falls short of...

Agent Ted Gaines Eyes California Commissioner Seat

Sep 23 2013 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series on insurance professionals in politics. This is a national series. Some of the articles focused on the Western U.S. region can be read in the pages of this issue of Insurance...

Garamendi Says Economy Needs Insurance