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Top 10 Tips to Help Agents Improve Their Careers

Relationships, Time Management, Reputation and Professional Development Pays Off Everyone loves top 10 lists, and I’m no exception. There is something inherent in human nature to want to quantify and rank things. Whether it’s sport teams, songs, movies, or restaurants, …

Texas Agency Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month

The Hill County Insurance Agency, located in Hillsboro, Texas, has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. Hill County Insurance Agency has been operating on …

People

Crump Insurance Services Inc. has invested in new talent for its Atlanta brokerage location. Terry Sherwin has joined Crump as the Atlanta office leader; and property brokers Alex Duran, Jordan Yoss and Carl Feldhaus have joined the Atlanta property team. …

Agents’ Top-Rated Carriers Make Fast Adjuster Contacts

Survey Shows the Amount of Time It Takes an Adjuster to Contact Insured Matters Most Independent agencies and their carriers perform a huge variety of tasks for policyholders when originating and servicing policies, but how they handle claims provides the …

Marsh & McLennan Sells Kroll to Providence for $1.13B

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc agreed to sell investigations unit Kroll to a firm led by former Marsh CEO Michael Cherkasky for less than the insurance broker paid for Kroll six years ago. MMC said on Monday it plans to …

How Program Partners Can Help Agents Sell Value

There is a quote from Warren Buffet that I want to put on my wall and send to all my colleagues: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Agents, brokers and underwriters should heed Mr. Buffet’s advice. …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Speaker and Entertainer No-Show, Cancellation Coverage Market Detail: HCC Specialty Underwriters can provide coverage for …

Hiscox USA Adds Underwriters to Los Angeles Regional Office

Hiscox USA has expanded its business in its Los Angeles, California office with the addition of underwriters in the allied healthcare professional and general liability; architects, engineers and construction managers professional liability; kidnap and ransom and miscellaneous professional liability product …

Nautilus Insurance Group Receives Managing General Agents Award

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of W.R. Berkley Corp. member companies Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great Divide Insurance Co., has been recognized with community service, advertising and marketing awards at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of …

Oil Rig Tragedies Shock Insurers, Destabilize Market, Says Willis

The U.S. Deepwater Horizon and Venezuelan Aban Pearl drilling rig losses have left upstream energy insurers with an unprecedented bill of $795 million within the space of a single month, destabilizing the market and driving up rates, according to a …