Commercial Insurance Marketing Services (CIMS), a full-service insurance business development company, announced InterWest, the largest independent insurance agency in Northern California, and Hirman Insurors, a $20-million insurance agency in Rochester, Minn., have signed business development agreements with CIMS. “Our sole …
The Chubb Corporation has announced its support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, federal legislation that would ban workplace discrimination based on real or perceived sexual orientation. ENDA would extend fair employment practices to individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. “It …
In an intensive seminar, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) explained the critical recent developments in mold exposures and litigation and broke down the finer points of insurance coverage of mold for independent agents and brokers attending …
The Igneous Group, Inc. (Igneous) and Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) Group of Companies announced today that they have successfully deployed the new NIA Web sites (www.niac.org and www.ani-rrg.org) that provide a complete e-business environment for brokers and members to conduct …
When I first became an insurance regulator in 1999, I was alarmed by the aggressive tone of those who were advocating for a takeover of state insurance regulation by the federal government. At that time, I mentioned to Mike Pickens, …
Thanks to the legislature, the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) will stave off financial ruin by floating bonds next year. Part of the reform package passed by both houses in the Capitol includes provisions for letting CIGA float more than …
Weiss Ratings Inc. of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., reported that U.S. property and casualty insurers’ net claims arising from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks reached $9.3 billion by Dec. 31, 2002, compared to $8.5 billion reported through Dec. 31, 2001. …
Issues ranging from A&E/construction to issues in the medical malpractice arena highlighted two days of the Western Region PLUS Days 2003 Conference in San Francisco Sept. 4-5. While the news was encouraging on some fronts, other areas of the industry …
Have you been charged with finding a silver bullet that will enable your company to quote, rate, issue, bill, manage, report and process claims via the Web? As part of this decision-making process, have you attended every trade show, networked …
Insurance industry trade groups are hopeful that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to stay until Jan. 2005 a controversial rule prohibiting all unsolicited advertisement faxes will give business groups an opportunity to agitate for a less restrictive regulation. Part …
