By Andrea Wells Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey respondents report a decline in satisfaction …
Restaurants Market Detail: Pacific Excess Insurance Marketing is a wholesaler/general agent with a specialty in restaurants and access to many standard, surplus lines and workers’ compensation markets. Highlights of Pacific Excess’s offerings include higher commissions; fast quotes; no premium volume …
By Andrea Wells Insurance agency owners, producers, and support staff on average made more money in 2024, but for two years in a row, satisfaction with their compensation declined, according to the latest Agency Salary Survey, published annually by Insurance …
Salaries, Total Income Jump Again in 2024 But Satisfaction Continues to Decline Read More »
By Heather Schlitz A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep, and a vintage Airstream trailer that farmer Brit Thompson turned into an Airbnb to capitalize on an …
Farmers Turn to Airbnb, Corn Mazes to Outlast Agricultural Downturn Read More »
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday said operating profit set a record in the fourth quarter and for the third straight calendar year, bolstered by improved underwriting and higher investment income in its insurance businesses. Much of that income came …
Buffett’s Berkshire Posts Record Profit on Insurance, Investments Read More »
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire. Bass appointed former LAFD Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year LAFD veteran, as interim chief while the city launches …
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze Read More »
Coinbase said on Friday the U.S. securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious years-long legal battle once considered existential for the trading platform and the broader sector. The Securities and Exchange Commission has …
SEC to Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase, Firm Says Read More »
A former Ohio fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, started 26 …
Ohio Ex-Police Officer Sentenced for Starting 26 Arson Fires in Wayne National Forest Read More »
Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Robert Conyers, Jr., as energy practice leader. Conyers joined Brown & Riding in 2017 and became a principal in 2023. As energy practice leader, he will focus on developing and growing talent within …
People Moves: People Moves: Brown & Riding appoints Conyers, Jr. Energy Practice Leader Read More »
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Jeff Leadley, Glenn Pelletiere and Tom Rhatigan as senior vice presidents in Alliant Specialty, within the company’s national commercial surety practice. The commercial surety industry leaders specialize in developing and managing large, …
People Moves: Alliant Hires Leadley, Pelletiere and Rhatigano as Commercial Surety VPs Read More »
