Association News

SoDA, IPISC to Offer IP Defense Insurance for Digital Agencies, Production Cos.

SoDA, an association focused on the digital agency and production company community, has partnered with IPISC to offer intellectual property (IP) coverage tailored specifically to its member companies. The insurance is written through intellectual property insurance provider IPISC. The IP …

Starr Aviation Partners with Aviation Safety Group for Pilot Reward Project

Starr Aviation (Starr), a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has partnered with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations (Redbird) to reward participation of insureds in the Pilot Proficiency Project. Available at major …

Vanliner Launches Program for North American Movers Association Members

Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, has introduced a new affinity program developed exclusively for moving agents affiliated with the North American Movers Association (NAMA). The NAMA program is Vanliner’s fourth affinity program designed for …

Global Federation of Insurance Associations Launched

Thirty-one of the world’s most important insurance associations, who represent 87 per cent of worldwide insurance business, formally established the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) on October 9. Members include the American Insurance Association (AIA), Property Casualty Insurers Association …

R K Harrison in Association with Chilean Broker Conosur

London-based R K Harrison Insurance Brokers and Conosur Corredores de Seguros Y Reaseguros (Conosur) announced that they have reached an exclusive agreement to cooperate on all new business emanating from Chile. The agreement covers both insurance and reinsurance opportunities that …

Association Offers Liability Enhancements for Orthodontists

The American Association of Orthodontists Insurance Co. (AAOIC) has added five enhancements to its professional liability insurance plan for members of the association. The enhancements will be automatically offered to all new and in-force AAOIC Professional Liability Insurance policyholders effective …

UK Managing General Agents Launch Official Representative Association

The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), a non-profit making organization founded to represent UK Managing General Agents, was officially launched on the 1st of September with an initial 40 Full Members underwriting gross written premiums of approximately £1.25 billion [app. …

Texas House Approves Windstorm Insurance Changes

The Texas House approved widespread changes on June 15 to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the organization that insures people who live along the coast. The House passed the bill on a 99-41 vote. The bill must pass a final …

Calif. Insurance Agents & Brokers Association Changes Name to Cal Agents

Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of California has changed its name to California Agents & Brokers Insurance Association — or Cal Agents for short. “Cal Agents is a more succinct name to quickly describe who we are and where we …

UK’s Managing General Agents Take Further Steps to Create Association

The next step in the launch of the UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) was successfully achieved this week, following the final meeting in a round of consultative discussions with key stakeholders, which “concluded successfully,” said an MGAA bulletin. The …