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BIBA Calls for Realistic Regulation of UK Brokers
Mar 22 2011 // The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) released the key findings of its Future of Regulation research on Monday March 21 at a Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons, to an audience of MPs, civil...
House Moves On Flood Insurance Changes
Mar 21 2011 // A Republican draft of legislation to reform the federal flood insurance program would renew the program for five years, phase out most rate subsidies, tie coverage limits to the rate of inflation, vary the deductible by...
Expanding Flood Insurance Options: Good Idea?
Mar 21 2011 // Expanding a federal program that is already $17 billion in debt might seem like a non-starter of an idea on budget-conscious Capitol Hill these days. However the idea is included in a Republican proposal to reform the...
Agency E&O Liability for Failing to Procure Coverage
Mar 21 2011 // Insurance agents can be sued by their clients for breach of contract or negligence when they fail to procure appropriate insurance coverage. Generally, an insurance agent or broker who undertakes to procure insurance for a...
Come along for a ride with Jason Verlinde
Mar 21 2011 // I recently went on my own ride to Michigan for the Michigan YIP’s Winter Get-Away! I was invited to teach a class on Generational Differences and the turnout and response from the class was tremendous – it was...
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Mar 21 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips was promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the association’s...
Next for IBM’s Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy?
Mar 21 2011 // IBM wasted no time in parlaying the winning performance of its artificially intelligent Watson on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” into real business. The company recently announced a deal to commercialize...
How the California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform
Mar 21 2011 // The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date,...
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Mar 21 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips has been promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the...
BrickStreet to Drop West Virginia Government Accounts
Mar 21 2011 // The company created by West Virginia to provide workers’ compensation insurance no longer wants to cover state agencies, prompting lawmakers to consider alternative policy options. The Senate Finance Committee...
Next for IBM’s Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy?
Mar 21 2011 // IBM wasted no time in parlaying the winning performance of its artificially intelligent Watson on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” into real business. The company recently announced a deal to commercialize...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Mar 21 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme
Mar 18 2011 // A former Hicksville, Ohio, insurance agent has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his role in an auto insurance fraud scheme, state insurance regulators announced. Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of...
Assured Agencies Names Anderson Senior VP
Mar 18 2011 // Assured Agencies of Lake Mary, Fla., has announced that Eric Anderson joined the company as senior vice president. He will oversee acquisitions and operations in the Pacific Northwest, Kentucky and Indiana. Anderson has...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey
Mar 18 2011 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate. The 2011...
Best Practices – Training and Implementation
Mar 18 2011 // We have spent the past several weeks discussing Best Practices – Standards, Procedures and Workflows. I know, you say: “My staff already knows how to use the agency management system. We have this new document...
Unrest in Captive Insurance World Benefits the GlobalGreen Agency
Mar 17 2011 // Ray Spears, Jeff Wilson and Charles Donaldson in 2007 established GlobalGreen Insurance Agency as the brand name for the franchise network of independent agencies developed and operated by St. Louis, Mo.-based Equity One...
Georgia Seeks Waiver from Medical Loss Ratio Rule
Mar 17 2011 // Georgia is requesting a waiver from a key element of the federal healthcare overhaul that sets how much of health insurance premiums must be spent on medical care. Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said he wants a...
James to Lead Fireman’s Fund’s National Broker Team
Mar 16 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. announced that Andrea James has assumed the role of vice president, national sales leader. She will lead the National Broker team, which is responsible for...
Allstate Seeks 88 Agents in West
Mar 16 2011 // Allstate has launched a recruitment campaign across the West, seeking 15 exclusive agents in New Mexico, 34 in Arizona, 19 in Nevada and 20 in Utah. In New Mexico, targeted areas for agents include Albuquerque, Santa Fe...
