Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Battistini & Canfield Insurance Services is merging with Thoits Insurance of Mountain View, Calif.; one of the countries’ largest 100 percent employee-owned insurance firms. The combined organization will continue to operate from offices in both Santa Cruz …
The Texas Department of Insurance has released its Report to the 79th Legislature on the use of credit scoring by the insurance industry. In announcing the report TDI said preliminary findings from the study “indicate a strong relationship between credit …
Ohio-based Sky Financial Group Inc. has combined two of its wholly- owned insurance affiliates. Stouffer-Herzog Insurance Agency Inc. merged into Sky Insurance Inc. effective January 1, 2005. Stouffer-Herzog was previously owned by Second Bancorp Inc., which was acquired by Sky …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has completed a “Report to the 79th Legislature – Use of Credit Information by Insurers,” which details a recently conducted a legislatively mandated study on the use of credit scoring. TDI said the …
With the start of a new Congress and state legislative sessions, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced its legislative agenda for 2005. Top issues for the insurance association this year will reportedly include the …
In efforts to continuing helping victims of last month’s deadly earthquake and tsunamis in Southeast Asia, President George W. Bush on Monday announced that former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton will lead relief efforts to raise money for …
The American Agents Alliance announced the election of Carlen Gibson and Kelly Turton to its Board of Directors. Both Gibson and Turton are longtime members of the association and have been actively involved in agent/broker issues for many years. Gibson …
An alliance between COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services of Bloomington, Ill. and Cotton States Insurance Group of Atlanta will increase the size of the COUNTRY property/casualty group by about 25 percent. COUNTRY said the agreement will allow the COUNTRY property/casualty …
Nestled amidst the snow-capped peaks surrounding Colorado’s Vail Mountain Resort, a select group of insurance professionals will be gathering Jan. 26-29 to develop the strategy and means to generate higher profits, greater income and new available markets/programs. The annual Peak …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma announced that its CIC Agency Management Institute, presented with The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, will take place Jan. 19 – 22, 2005, in Tulsa. The CIC Agency Management Institute covers the …
