April 17, 2006
The Insurance Institute of Indiana and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies applauded the decision by the Indiana Supreme Court to deny transfer on a case filed against the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau. According to the insurance trade groups, …
April 17, 2006
The Commissioners are now fully prepared to go before their various legislative committees with recommendations for a system of insurance law which shall be the same in all States — not reciprocal, but identical; not retaliatory, but uniform. This statement …
April 17, 2006
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New Hampshire, (the Big “I”) strongly oppose S. 2509, the National Insurance Act of 2006, introduced recently by our own Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) and his colleague, Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.). …
April 17, 2006
April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that continue to …
April 17, 2006
Small to mid-sized retail independent insurance agencies looking to grow through acquisition had better have a good plan in place if they want to run with the big dogs–those big dogs being the banks, the large public brokers and the …
April 17, 2006
Fire protection and medical help remains free, but the Hartford, Conn. Fire Department is set to begin charging insurers for other emergency services. The department will begin billing insurers for certain situations such as getting people out of crushed vehicles …
April 17, 2006
The Commissioners are now fully prepared to go before their various legislative committees with recommendations for a system of insurance law which shall be the same in all States — not reciprocal, but identical; not retaliatory, but uniform. This statement …
April 17, 2006
Everyone pays their part: individuals, government, health care providers and employers,” proclaims the document outlining the latest plan to expand health insurance to all citizens in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth is sailing into uncharted waters by becoming the first state to …
April 17, 2006
Northeast states fared fairly well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems, with several in the top 10 favorites. The survey ranks states from best to worst on legal fairness based on a survey …
April 17, 2006
Given the pace of today’s technological developments, it is often difficult for agency principals to know where to get the most bang for their buck. As most agency principals know, it is important to take a strategic approach when it …