Yearly Archives: <span>2004</span>

LIG Educational & Consulting Services Commercial Marine Seminars

LIG Educational & Consulting Services, a sister company of LIG Marine Managers, is providing two hands-on training seminars in Ft. Lauderdale and Sarasota, Florida this spring. For more information on the seminars and to register, log onto www.ligecs.com, select “LIG …

IICF-CAPP Presents 5th Annual Insurance Educational Forum

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation – Child Abuse Prevention Program (IICF-CAPP), in partnership with the Mt. Diablo CPCU Chapter, will present their 5th Annual Insurance Educational Forum on April 8 at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in …

Ore. Governor’s Plan Cuts Rural Doctors’ Professional Liability Insurance Costs

More than a thousand doctors in rural communities throughout Oregon are going to see reductions of up to eighty percent in their medical professional liability insurance costs this quarter as a result of a state reimbursement program that went into …

Congressman Frank Guest Speaker at IIABA National Legislative Conference

Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, will speak to members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) during their National Legislative Conference next month. Frank will speak at a breakfast …

Online Insurance Marketing Conference Set for May in Princeton, N.J.

The publishers of e-Insurance Marketer and digital insurance agency, The Credo Group, announced it would hold its e-Insurance Conference on May 17, 2004 in Princeton, N.J. The conference, which has been created especially for senior-level marketing and information technology (IT) …

AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions Unveiled to Meet College and University Risks

American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the formation of AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of AIG, to address the growing risks faced by colleges and universities. The new unit’s Educators Elite …

S.C. House Leadership Drops Plan to Divert Millions From Second Injury Fund

In a move supported by the American Insurance Association (AIA), South Carolina House leaders earlier this week decided against appropriating $40 million from the state workers’ compensation Second Injury Fund (SIF) to help balance the state’s budget. The original budget …

Louisiana Oilfield Workers Now Have Insurance Fund

The Louisiana Oilfield Contractors Association (LOCA) formed a group self insurance fund for workers’ compensation coverage for participating members, marking the first time this successful risk transfer mechanism has ever been employed for energy sector business owners. According to LOCA, …

2004 ACSR of the Year Nominations Sought

The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that it will accept nominations for the 2004 ACSR of the Year award until March 15. The award will be presented at IIAT’s convention June 10-12 in Dallas. This annual award promotes the …

New Jersey to Unveil Online Auto Insurance Planner

New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke will unveil the Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner today. This Internet-based program is designed to help New Jersey drivers understand the insurance coverage they need and how much they want to pay …