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Agents Sue Brooke Corp.
Apr 20 2009 // More than 80 former insurance agents for bankrupt Brooke Corp. have sued the company’s lending arm, accusing it of civil racketeering and fraud. The lawsuit against Overland Park, Kan.-based Aleritas Capital Corp.,...
The Case for Confronting Fear
Apr 20 2009 // Study Shows Policyholders Eager to Address Economic Crisis With P/C Agents With the parallels being drawn between the nation’s new Administration and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Administration during the...
For Award Winning CSR, Going ‘Above and Beyond’ is Part of the Job
Apr 20 2009 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Companies in Houston, should know. She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...
Market Timing: A Faulty Strategy on Earthquake Coverage
Apr 20 2009 // Many Clients Buy Coverage When Earthquake Activity Arises, Then Cancel When It Subsides Ask anyone who has been affected by the recent volatility of the stock market, and they will tell you that it’s almost...
Data Security Presents a Risk — and Sales Opportunity — for Agents
Apr 20 2009 // It’s An Enormous Market That Includes Main Street Businesses Doing Credit Card Transactions Data security represents a new risk for independent insurance agencies that may not be compliant with data security laws or...
Georgia Trucking Insurance Agent Charged
Apr 20 2009 // A Chattanooga, Tenn. insurance agent has been charged with insurance fraud and theft for allegedly adding commissions to policies when he told policyholders that the coverage was being sold on a net basis – with a...
Agents Sue Brooke Corp.
Apr 20 2009 // More than 80 former insurance agents for bankrupt Brooke Corp. have sued the company’s lending arm, accusing it of civil racketeering and fraud. The lawsuit against Overland Park, Kan.-based Aleritas Capital Corp.,...
People
Apr 20 2009 // Thoits Insurance of San Jose, Calif., promoted Paul Saich to CEO. Saich replaces Don Way, who had been with Thoits for 44 years, and will remain as chairman of the board. Saich joined Thoits Insurance in 1996 and most...
Timing Earthquake Coverage
Apr 20 2009 // Timing an Earthquake Coverage Purchase Is Like Trying to Time the Stock Market Anyone who has been impacted by the recent volatility of the stock market will tell you that it’s impossible to time the stock...
Blowing Smoke
Apr 20 2009 // Arsonists’ handiwork has dominated headlines in the past several months. Earlier this year, in southeast Pennsylvania, an alleged group of firebugs torched dozens of buildings in one community before being caught. In...
Don’t Cheap Out on the Training
Apr 20 2009 // And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all,...
Independence Through Teamwork
Apr 20 2009 // While the tendency is for independent agents to stress their independence and go solo, a team approach can be very valuable to producers who are new to the industry. “When producers first come in, instead of handing...
50 Things Independent Agents Like LEAST
Apr 20 2009 // The exclusive 2009 Insurance Journal Young Agents Survey asked independent agents under 40 years old what they like least about being an independent agent. Here’s what some of the 692 agents who took the survey had...
Special Delivery: Added Value with Cargo Insurance
Apr 20 2009 // As Cargo Theft Rises, Carriers’ Special Investigative Units Offer Relief A driver pulls into a truck stop, heads inside to shower and eat — and then discovers his fully loaded trailer gone when he returns. A...
101 Things Young Agents Like MOST
Apr 20 2009 // The exclusive 2009 Insurance Journal Young Agents Survey asked independent agents under 40 years old: What do you like most about being an independent agent? Here’s what some of the 692 agents who took the survey had...
Marine Cargo Insurance for Small to Mid-Size Businesses Doesn’t Have to Sink the Ship
Apr 20 2009 // Importers and exporters that ship only a modest volume of goods do not have to settle for the often pricey or inadequate marine cargo insurance that is available from freight forwarders — the usual source of this...
Get in Touch with Gen Y
Apr 20 2009 // Why the Modern Workplace Is Important for the Next Generation of Professionals Today’s senior ranks of insurance professionals are retiring at the pace of approximately one every 10 minutes, taking a wealth of...
Finding Solutions for Emerging E&O Risks
Apr 20 2009 // Excess and Surplus Lines Market Offers a Place For Challenging Risks Since all service providers face the potential of law suits related to real or perceived “errors and omissions,” E&O coverage has become...
Combined Group Offers Agent Direct Express Service for CNA Agents
Apr 17 2009 // The Combined Group now offers a fully automated service for CNA Connect™’s Policy. Combined’s Agent Direct Express™ and Quantum’s Real Time Express™ service offerings now enable agents...
Agents Can Help Fight Insurance Fraud
Apr 16 2009 // Insurance agents can play a big role in helping states to fight insurance fraud. And with insurance fraud costing California alone $15 billion each year, or $500 per resident, the cost of which is eventually passed onto...
