Monthly Archives: August 2002

Special Events

Nuts & Bolts: Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...

Outstanding CSRs Picked for 2002

The Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) and the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), both headquartered in Austin,...

Stromberger Receives Raymond Mauk Award

Ernie Stromberger, executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT), received the prestigious Raymond Mauk Leadership Award from...

Lloyd’s Syndicate Rated ‘A’

A.M. Best has given Lloyd’s syndicates 1003 and 2003—known as syndicate 1003/2003 (the syndicate)—a syndicate rating of “A.” The ratings...

Acceptance Companies Assigned

Fitch Ratings assigned a “B-” Long-Term issuer rating to Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. (Acceptance) and a “CCC+” rating to Acceptance’s...

American Horizon Rated to ‘R’

S&P revised its financial strength rating on American Horizon Insurance Co. to “R” from double-“Bpi” after learning that the Cook...

St. Paul Cos. Revised

Standard & Poor’s removed St. Paul Cos. Inc. and its subsidiaries from CreditWatch and lowered its counterparty credit rating on...

ISO FIRE DATABASE APPROVED

With Maine on board, insurance regulators in 44 states and Washington, D.C., have approved Insurance Services Office Inc.’s (ISO) LOCATION™...

TWCC LAUNCHES ONLINE SYSTEM

The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) unveiled a new online tool, the Online Occupational Injury Custom Reports System. The Web-enabled...

AAI, IIABA LIKE MED-MAL PLAN

President Bush’s proposal for major legislative reforms to address the medical malpractice liability crisis has been praised by both the...