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New Important Update — Updated
2/16/13
  
- Interest in Personal Gun Liability Ins. Protection Increasing! Information given in this article might be good for both the agent and the customers as interest and ownership of guns is increasing these days. 4/13/2013
- Mobile Insurance Agent who Accused Farmers of Lying Wins $2.4M Lawsuit! 4/6/2013
- Agents Hang Onto P/C Market But Lose Ground in Personal Auto! More autos are being sold via direct writers. You should be aware of what's coming!! 3/16/2013
- TWGG’s New Appointments bring Branch Mark near 300! NAAFA’s newest advertiser makes the news! 2/23/2013
- On which holiday is your vehicle most likely to be stolen? 1/11/2013
- Ohio Sidewalk Driver Does “Idiot” Sign Time: Sure hope no AmFam agent had this one insured! 11/23/2012
- Independent Agencies Continue Growing in Number, Revenue! 10/26/2012
- Ellsworth woman sues American Family! Alledges poor claim service after her house/contents were destroyed by fire. 8/31/2012
- Agents Secretary Gets Slap on Hand! Perhaps you recall the 1/9/2012 posting here about the AmFam agent’s assistant who stole clients’ money and forged some checks. Well, here is what happened to her. (A little slap on the hand!!) 6/7/2012
- Allstate
Ad Blitz Follows Sales Hit! article indicates
that the company’s idea of a remedy is to cut advertising and also
cut the number of agents! Sound familiar? 5/5/2012
- Insurance distribution is changing and agents should be prepared 1/29/2012
- Former Agency Assistant to Spend Time in Jail! Brian Larson, American Family Agent, lost his assistant, Lisa Sue Johnston, when she was caught stealing over $27,000 from his agency. Ms. Johnston will spend the next 16 months behind bars! 1/9/2012
- Allianz,
AmFam & 15 Others Receive Ratings Updates! The
good news is Fitch has affirmed AmFam’s IFS (Insurer Financial Strength)
rating of A and they say the rating outlook is stable. We had hoped
for an increase, but we’re certainly pleased with this considering
all the issues! 12/20/2011
- Allstate Drops N Carolina HO’s Who Insure Autos Elsewhere! If Allstate is doing this, will American Family be next? If so, watch for your renewals to drop even more! 11/28/2011
- Ex-AmFam
Agent Gets 14 Months for Fraud Crime never
pays. When will people learn? 11/18/2011
- The
IRS is offering a break to employers who
come clean about wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors
to avoid paying federal payroll taxes, the agency announced this week! 9/26/2011
- Allstate
Agents Assoc Votes on Guild! Allstate
Agent Association members will vote on whether to form a guild (type
of union) in an effort to legally have some input into such things
as commissions, deciding whether agents are employees rather than
independent contractors, etc. We need to keep an eye on movement at
Allstate! 7/22/2011
- 4-Things
Agents Should Do To Avoid E&O Claims! 7/1/2011
- Wells
Fargo Settles Sex Discrimination Claims for $32 Million! How
similar is AmFam’s assignment of transfer policies to the “assignment
of accounts and leads” which Wells Fargo is accused of? 6/15/2011
- See
where AmFam ranks in P & C market share, according to NAIC! Also,
check out where they are in Life. Read “Ranking the Top 25 P
& C, Life/Fraternal Insurers by Market Share” 3/4/2011
- Should
More CEO’s be Fired? 2/11/2011
- Judge
Awards $11.7M to Agents whose Commissions were Improperly Cut! 1/15/2011
- Is
Your Boss Guilty of Any of the Seven Deadly Sins? 12/11/2010
- Allstate,
State Farm Workers Arrested in Roles in Auto Fraud! 10/15/2010
- Allstate
Denies Agents’ Group Claim it Plans to Cut 3300! 2/6/2010
- Allstate
to Shed Agents! 2/6/2010
- Review:
American Family Insurance! 1/9/2010
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