September 26, 2003
Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio will hold its October 16 membership luncheon in a new location—Maggie’s Restaurant, 9715 San Pedro, San Antonio, Texas. The featured luncheon speaker, Rosemarie Marshall, a vice president at Heath Insurance Brokers will address the …
September 26, 2003
MaximInsurance, based in League City, Texas, announced it will now service customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company said it is one of the first agencies in the Houston area to respond to growing consumer interest …
September 26, 2003
The Central Texas Chapter of the CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) congratulates the following property and casualty insurance professionals on obtaining the CPCU designation: James Beene, Texas Mutual Ins.; Heather Brown, State Farm Ins.; Scott Cole, Germania Ins.; Shane …
September 26, 2003
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long cautioned consumers about the use of “public adjusters” to process Hurricane Isabel-related claims. Public adjusters are not the same as the adjusters sent by insurance companies, and Long urges citizens to be aware of …
September 26, 2003
Louise “BeBe” Canter, the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), announced she is prepared to address the changing reality of independent agencies and brokerage firms and meet new industry challenges through such dynamic Big …
September 26, 2003
The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies’ Truck Insurance Exchange® unit will reportedly discontinue its medical malpractice insurance line of business. According to the company and effective immediately, Farmers will no longer write new medical malpractice coverage and will begin the …
September 26, 2003
The Igneous Group, Inc. (Igneous) and Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) Group of Companies announced 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 insurance …
September 26, 2003
A new service developed by Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) reportedly helps insurers comply with state legal and insurance regulatory requirements. ISO will begin making its new Policywriting Support Forms available to participating insurers on Oct. 1. ISO will maintain …
September 26, 2003
Oregon Governor Theodore Kulongoski announced this week that two state business fees used to pay for workers’ compensation and workplace safety programs will be reduced next year, in part to reflect administrative cost savings by the agency that manages those …
September 26, 2003
CDS Business Mapping, a provider in online hazard mapping for the insurance industry, announced the release of version 2 of the CDS Hail Model. The model predicts the severity of hail for any location in the Continental United States. Key …