Agents

Senior Market Sales Offers Discounted E&O Insurance for Agents

February 9th, 2009

Senior Market Sales, Inc., a leading independent marketing organization (IMO), has partnered with Brown and Brown of California, Inc., dba CalSurance, to offer Errors & Omissions insurance for agents at significantly discounted rates. The initial open enrollment period launched Feb. 2, 2009. Insurance agents who are contracted with Senior Market Sales can now enroll for [...]

HealthMarkets Employees and Independent Field Agents Donate More Than $100,000 to Toys for Tots

January 31st, 2009

HealthMarkets, Inc. nnounced that it has completed another successful campaign raising donations for the U.S. Marine Reserve Toys for Tots DFW program (http://www.dfwtoysfortots.com). HealthMarkets employees have been involved with the Toys for Tots program since 1986 and this year donated $107,000 in cash and toys.
HealthMarkets® is the brand name for health insurance products underwritten and [...]

82 Long Term Care Insurance Agents Now Partners of Fast-Growing Inc. 5000 Agency

January 27th, 2009

While many U.S. companies cut back, one is growing rapidly and plans to keep on doing so, thank you, through 2009 and beyond. It’s LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), a leading agency specializing in long term care insurance. In 2008 Inc. magazine ranked LTCFP No. 1,353 among all companies, and No. 12 in the insurance [...]

GUARD Offers Agents New Products for Small- to Mid-Size Businesses

January 16th, 2009

GUARD Insurance Group is now accepting businessowner’s policy (BOP) submissions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as commercial auto in PA. Over the next several years, the company plans to introduce these new products in additional states as a natural complement to GUARD’s traditional specialty workers’ compensation insurance. Although the company plans to [...]

Tenancy Deposit Protection Withdrawn From Unregulated Letting Agents

January 8th, 2009

At the insistence of their insurers, The Tenancy Deposit Scheme will only provide deposit protection and alternative dispute resolution to letting agents who are members of recognised professional bodies.
From April 6, only regulated letting agents and corporate and individual landlords will be covered by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and cover will be withdrawn from unregulated [...]

Allstate Selects Matthew Winter as President and CEO of Allstate Financial

October 7th, 2009

Allstate announced it has selected Matthew Winter, 52, as president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial. Winter will be responsible for leading Allstate Financial’s effort to provide life insurance and retirement products to middle-income Americans. He will serve as a member of the corporation’s senior management team, reporting to Thomas J. Wilson, Allstate’s chairman, [...]

Allstate to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Earnings With Investors

July 14th, 2009

The Allstate Corporation will conduct a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) , Aug. 6, 2009 to discuss second quarter 2009 earnings. The company will issue a news release announcing results the day before on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 at or after 4:05 p.m. ET. In addition, the company plans to file [...]

Farmers Insurance Emphasizes ‘Right Fit’ Coverages for Consumers in New Ad Campaign Featuring Renown Actor/Director Edward James Olmos

July 14th, 2009

Farmers Insurance Group announced it has launched its latest Hispanic advertising campaign titled “Force Field” that includes TV, radio and rich media – all produced by U.S. Hispanic Agency of Record Accentmarketing.
Force Field’ is a visual representation of finding the right fit when it comes to providing individualized insurance coverage that’s right for each person,” [...]

ICW Group Insurance Now Offers Workers’ Compensation in Illinois

July 10th, 2009

ICW Group Insurance Companies, which partners with 3,800 agents and brokers across the United States, is now offering workers’ compensation insurance in the state of Illinois.
The super-regional carrier’s industry-leading claims services and forward-thinking risk management has helped thousands of companies create a safe and productive work environment, while lowering the costs associated with workers’ compensation [...]

ProAssurance Earns Ward’s 50 Recognition for a Third Consecutive Year

July 10th, 2009

PRNewswire For the third straight year, ProAssurance Corporation has been recognized by The Ward Group as one of the 50 top performing property/casualty insurance companies in America.
The Ward Group identified the best performing property-casualty insurance companies in America by analyzing the financial performance of more than 3,000 insurance companies during the years 2004 to [...]