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Leavitt Group to Buy United Valley; a Collective 150 Agencies in West

United Valley Insurance Services and Leavitt Group Enterprises have agreed to a merger, giving the two firms a collective 150 insurance agencies and counting under one owner. The deal was announced late Friday. Under the agreement, signed on June 26, …

Farmers Agents Sue Carrier Over Contracts, Taking Client Info

A group of Farmers Group Inc. agents have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging the Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier has undercut them by sharing their data with a competing subsidiary and several contract violations. The United Farmers …

Independent Agents: Tell Carriers What You Think

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 the highest on these factors? Insurance Journal …