Agents’ Group: On a Cost per Home Value Basis, Texas Rates Are Down
Texas insurance agents — want to show your customers that the common perception that homeowners rates in Texas always go up but never come down is false? Look to your agency management …
Jordan Sells California Insurance Agency to Daughter
Elmer R. Jordan, past president of the Independent Agents and Brokers Association of the San Fernando Valley, Calif., has sold his agency to his daughter Karen Jordan-Quigley. The new name of the …
Bramlett Agency in Oklahoma Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
The Bramlett Agency, headquartered in Armdore, Okla., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and …
Arrowhead General Insurance Offers Commercial Surety & Fidelity Bond Market
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. of San Diego has a market for commercial surety and fidelity bonds available in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Coverage is being …
Arrowhead General Insurance Offers Commercial Package in Calif.
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency of San Diego has a new commercial package available in Cailfornia. As part of the commercial contractor suite of products, the Commercial Package product offers …
WKF&C Agency Offers New Habitational Package Policy
WKF&C Agency of California, based in Sacramento, is
FSA, Lloyd’s Approve Montpelier Re’s Paladin Agency as Coverholder
Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.
Louisiana Issues Additional Fines Against Marksville Agent and Agency
A Marksville, La., agent and her agency who was fined by the Louisiana Department of Insurance in November for allegedly allowing employees to conduct insurance business without a license has been …
U.S. Considers Night Flying to Fight Fires
The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its helicopters to attack wildfires at night, a practice the agency has long discouraged because of risks to pilots, a senior official said …
Corps to Shrink Pump Project on New Orleans’ West Bank
The Army Corps of Engineers says the cost of a $1 billion pump-and-floodgate project on the western side of the New Orleans area is rising, forcing the agency to consider cutting up to $300 …
Dean Appointed to Insurance, Risk Management Advisory Board at U. of H.-Downtown
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has appointed Bob Dean, president and chief executive officer of Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP, to vice chair of the advisory board for UHD’s …
Michigan Shuts Down Northville Agency
Michigan officials have ordered a Northville insurance agency, Henrickson Hoppens Agency, to immediately close down, accusing it of selling insurance and issuing insurance certificates without a …
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys North Carolina’s Shuford Insurance
International insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
San Diego Agency Names New President
Leavitt Insurance Agency of San Diego is pleased to announce that Thomas A. James will join the agency as President and Andrew James will join the agency as a Broker.
Louisiana Agent, Agency Sanctioned for Unlicensed Employee
A Marksville, La., agent and her agency have been issued cease and desist orders, summary suspensions and fine notices for allegedly allowing an employee to conduct the business of insurance …
Montana Councilman Wants $2 Million Related to Asbestos Site
A city councilman in Libby, Mont., said Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency owes the asbestos-plagued Superfund community $2 million for the demolition of several contaminated …
Dean & Draper Insurance Acquires Two Texas Agencies
Houston's Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP announced it has acquired Wilco Insurance Agency Inc. and Always Safe Insurance Agency Inc
Marsh & Mclennan Agency Acquires Insurance Alliance of Texas
New York-based Marsh & McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of insurance mega-broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Insurance Alliance, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas. Terms of …
Irwin Siegel Agency Offers Enhanced Workers’ Comp Program
New York-based program manager Irwin Siegel Agency Inc.
Gallagher Buys Hawaii Agency
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
California SCIF Bonuses Withdrawn
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund's chief executive has dropped plans for $250 bonuses to 7,900 employees after another agency threatened to sue. Jan Frank is stepping down …
Michigan Agent Joins National Big ‘I’ Leadership Team
David Allen Walker, president of Hartland Insurance Agency in Hartland, Mich., has been installed as the newest member of the executive committee of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of …
Lloyd’s Jubilee Appoints Woods Marketing & Development Manager
The specialist Lloyd's insurer Jubilee Managing Agency Limited has appointed Neil Woods as Marketing and Development Manager of its claims and administration business, Jubilee Service Solutions …
Westrope Hires Irvine-Based Underwriter
Westrope General Insurance Agency, of Kansas City, Mo., has hired Chris Frost, who joins the company as a production underwriter in the company's office in Irvine, Calif. Chris has experience …
Texas-based Firm Named PIA’s Managing General Agency of the Year
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has named Empower Insurance Group MGA Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, as recipient of its 2009 Managing General Agency of the …
Insurer Urges Sale of Oklahoma’s CompSource
The state of Oklahoma could raise between $150 million and $200 million if it sold the agency that writes worker's compensation insurance to the highest private bidder, officials of a …
Louisiana Agency Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
Dupre Carrier Godchaux Agency Inc., located in Louisiana's Acadiana region, has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent …
California’s Stone Creek Insurance Hires Two
Stone Creek Insurance Agency headquartered in Lafayette, Calif.has appointed Dede Szykier as the customer service manager and David Seidel as head of targeted marketing productions. Dede comes …
Oregon’s Liberty Northwest Hires Vice President
Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of Ms. Margie Cooper to vice president, Claims. She succeeds Mr
Houston Area Insurance Agent Indicted for Misapplication of Premiums
The Texas Department of Insurance reported that Darryl W. Golter, owner of the Golter Insurance Agency, formerly located in Pasadena, Texas, was indicted by a Harris County Grand Jury in Houston …
