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Fireman’s Fund Ready to Rally

Nov 1 2010 // Company Focused on Technology Upgrade, Mass Market Strategy Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised in the first half of 2010. In particular, the Novato, Calif.-based...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure: Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

Network Matches At-Home Insurance Retirees with Employers

Nov 1 2010 // Introducing WAHVE, Where Outsourcing Is Not a Foreign Concept Because All Workers Are from U.S. As more and more experienced insurance employees discover their retirement income isn’t what they thought it would be,...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG). Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Certificates of Insurance, Data Breaches, Unfamiliar Markets Among Exposures for Agents Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly...

Where Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner Candidates Stand

Nov 1 2010 // Hudgens, Squires and Bruce on Credit Scoring, Tort Reform, Role of Independent Agents and State Regulation Georgia voters going to the polls on Nov. 2 will have a real choice when it comes to electing the state’s...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Data Breach, Privacy Claims and Certificates of Insurance Costly Exposures for Agents Insurance agents who fail to keep up with ever-changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly...

E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen

Nov 1 2010 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Todd Kilkenny joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) as director of agency management resources. He will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency management initiatives and...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure: Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

Be a Crocodile

Nov 1 2010 // Keeping up with technology can be mind-boggling, even if you’re not the type of person who calls for tech support every time your computer crashes. After all, the past decade has given birth to the iPod, then the...

Calif. State Fund: Getting Better Day by Day

Nov 1 2010 // Agents, Brokers Will Have Even Bigger Part in State Fund’s Distribution Strategy In the ever controversial topic of workers’ compensation insurance in California, State Compensation Insurance Fund President and...

10 Ways to Make Insurance Agencies More Successful… Now

Nov 1 2010 // Insurance Agency Marketing Requires Careful Planning and Constant Implementation A revolution is underway that is having dramatic effects on insurance agencies, and the entire world. In the simplest terms, no one wants to...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // There are several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure: Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Juan Andrade stepped down as Commercial Markets president at The Hartford to join Ace as president of the insurers’ Global Personal Lines and Small Commercial Insurance division. He will assume the new position with...

Fireman’s Fund Ready to Rally

Nov 1 2010 // Company Progressing on Mass Market Strategy Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised a little in the first half of 2010, following some heavy catastrophe losses. But...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Certificates of Insurance, Data Breaches, Unfamiliar Markets Among Exposures for Agents Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly...

How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career

Nov 1 2010 // Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to...

Strength and Power

Nov 1 2010 // San Francisco’s ISU Group Brings Together Creative Minds to Adapt, Survive and Succeed in Today’s Market In this age of Great Global Recession, collapsing corporations and profligate governments alike have...

Lexington Enters New Insurance Territory With Carbon Registry Product

Nov 1 2010 // As many businesses work to reduce their carbon footprints and go green, insurers are rushing to keep up with the world of alternative energy, climate change, green technology and green building by developing new products...