Monthly Archives: September 2001

ONLINE MARKETS CHASE SMALL BIZ

According to a new report, online insurance marketplaces are now actively pursuing the historically underserved small business customers, who are...

CALIF. PRIVACY BILL DEFEATED

Following a late night debate, the California State Assembly voted to defeat a controversial financial privacy measure that would have...

SAFECO TO BUY ACE USA DIVISION

SAFECO Corp. and ACE USA announced an agreement for SAFECO Select Insurance Services Inc. to acquire ACE USA’s Financial Institution...

NAAA DENOUNCES CREDIT SCORING

The National Auto Agents Alliance recently issued a statement that credit scoring is “unreliable, inaccurate, and so against public interest...

GOV. SIGNS CIGA BILL

California Governor Gray Davis signed legislation to raise the assessments on workers’ compensation insurers. The bill, AB 1183, sponsored by...

SEVERAL CONVENTIONS CANCELLED

In the face of the tragedies which occurred on Sept. 11, several insurance trade associations announced cancellations of previously scheduled...