The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented its Outstanding Young Agents Committee of the Year for 2010 award to the Young Agents Council of the Michigan …
When Kevin McPoyle and Robert Dietzel founded their namesake independent agency, KMRD Partners Inc., six years ago, they aimed to create a unique business model that blended high-level expertise in risk management techniques with an agencywide emphasis on relationship-building. And …
“I would never consider leaving this agency for another job.” That’s what one obviously very happy employee said of Bryan Insurance Agency in Graham, Texas, one of Insurance Journal’s 2010 Best Agencies to Work For. That employee was not alone …
“Insurers and brokers must remind themselves of the value that insurance provides to clients and to society as a whole,” stated Stephen Catlin, chief executive of Catlin Group Limited*, in a speech delivered on Tuesday after his investiture as president …
Wholesale Trading Co-Op LLC has announced that John Jennings has joined the firm as president and CEO. He is an experienced wholesale brokerage industry veteran and will lead the WTC founding team managing retail broker members and key specialty insurance …
“Risk management is now on the agenda for top management, the board and shareholders, which clearly support and sponsor the function,” states a bulletin from Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), released at its 2010 Risk Seminar, which opened …
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has settled an antitrust lawsuit against Marsh & McLennan Cos. for $4.75 million. Public entities throughout the state — including universities, schools, cities and counties — will receive reimbursements from the settlement. The lawsuit was …
Lightyear Delos Acquisition Corp. (LYDAC) and Southwest Insurance Partners Inc. (SWIP) announced they are merging in a transaction that is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. The merged entity will be led by Stephen L. Way. …
Longtime insurance marketing strategist, Nanci Evarts, passed away on Friday, Sept. 24, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Founder and President of Marketing Strategies Group, a California-based marketing consultancy, Evarts was known throughout the insurance industry for her …
The man who started the online insurance exchange MarketScout in 2000 is on the lookout for innovators and innovations in the insurance industry. Richard Kerr recently hosted more than 400 insurance entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers at the MarketScout Entrepreneurial Insurance …
