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Greenberg Growing C.V. Starr at Home and Abroad
May 29 2007 // Exclusive Video Interview Greenberg Interview, Take 4: Growing C.V. Starr Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is busy growing his current insurance organization, privately-held C.V. Starr & Co. and all of...
PIA of Oregon/Idaho Names New Board, Award Winners
May 25 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho announced its new officers and presented a number of awards at its 40th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Sunriver, Ore. Pete Lackner, owner of Rose City Associates, was...
Here is a Method That is Helping Insurance Agents Succeed in Selling Insurance
May 25 2007 // Insurance agents that succeed in the insurance industry spend at least two hours a day prospecting on the phone. These insurance agents don’t cold call or prospect their relatives, they get insurance leads. Behind...
Sens. Sununu, Johnson Reintroduce Optional Federal Charter Legislation
May 25 2007 // United States Senators John Sununu, R-NH, and Tim Johnson, D-SD, reintroduced “The National Insurance Act of 2007,” legislation that aims to modernize insurance industry regulation by providing an optional...
IIAT 110th Annual Conference Set for June 3 – 5 in San Antonio
May 25 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced its 110th Conference & Trade Show June 3-5 in San Antonio. Nearly 200 exhibitors are registered for the three-day trade show to be held at the San Antonio...
Let Ground Zero Rebuilding Begin: Spitzer Brokers Settlement with 7 Insurers
May 23 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo announced that they have negotiated a $2 billion settlement between Silverstein Properties and seven insurance companies covering all outstanding...
getGuard™ Insurance Seeks Agents for New Program for Businesses Hit By Identity Fraud
May 23 2007 // Almost every business – from retail to healthcare to professional services – handles personal information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and healthcare records. Many businesses think they...
HRH to Acquire Denver Broker Urman
May 23 2007 // Large insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co., based in Richmond, Va., has agreed to acquire the stock of The Urman Co., a Denver-based retail employee benefits and property and casualty brokerage. Terms of the...
Survey: 75% of Consumers Satisfied with Insurance Agents; Prefer Personalized Service
May 22 2007 // Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the future, according to a new survey of 1,000 American consumers commissioned...
Okla. Commissioner Flexes Regulatory Muscle in Marketing Flap
May 22 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland is flexing her regulatory muscle in an investigation of Medicare marketing that has uncovered misconduct by some insurance agents, The probe led to an appearance before a U.S....
Fla. Agents Send Response Vehicle to Tornado-ravaged Kan. Town
May 22 2007 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ state-of-the-art catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) arrived in Greensburg, Kan. earlier this week to assist insurance agents whose offices were demolished by the tornado...
Infinity Accepting Applications for Agent/Broker Award
May 22 2007 // Infinity Insurance Companies based in Cerritos, Calif., is accepting applications for its third annual Infinity Cares Agent/Broker Award (formerly known as the Confianza Award) to recognize independent brokers and agents...
Medicare Fraud on Rise in Mississippi
May 22 2007 // Insurance agents have sold fraudulent Medicare plans to an estimated 1,000 Mississippians over the past year, forcing them to spend months untangling the mess to regain coverage under a traditional Medicare program. State...
New Orleans-area Agent Shut Down by Regulators
May 22 2007 // A New Orleans/Metairie, La., insurance agent was issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of her license by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for alleged misappropriation of insurance funds. Quiana...
Tough products don’t need to be an underwriting challenge
May 21 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutra-ceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan and David Rosenburg,...
West Va.’s Summit Financial Acquires Kelley Agencies of Va.
May 21 2007 // West Virginia-based Summit Financial Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire Kelly Insurance Agency, Inc. and Kelly Property and Casualty Inc. headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia for $6.2 million in stock. The acquisition of the...
Where have all the underwriters gone?
May 21 2007 // The commercial insurance industry is not what it was 20 years ago. Clients present deeper risks and greater needs for cost control, and large brokerage houses and carriers are being challenged to respond. But the challenge...
The Courage to Compete
May 21 2007 // In 1968 when the Maurice “Hank” Greenberg took over what was to become American International Group (AIG), it was an insurance agency selling other insurers’ policies around the globe. Within years, AIG...
Agent Association Says Wash. Fair Conduct Act Bad Idea
May 21 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Washington has issued a statement, noting it is discouraged by the decision of Governor Chris Gregoire to sign Washington’s ESSB 5726 into law. The law, which will take...
Are you truly independent?
May 21 2007 // Given today’s business environment, is it possible for independent agents to truly be “independent?” When we talk about an independent agent, we simply think of a producer who has access to many different...
