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Calif. Commissioner to Examine Broker Disclosure, Workers’ Comp Issues
Feb 1 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner may have three major priorities for his office — to make his office non-partisan, to fight insurance fraud and to prepare the state for the next major disaster — but that...
Mich. Farmers, Foremost Insurance Sponsor “Drive for 55” Agent Contest
Feb 1 2007 // Beginning Feb. 1, 2007 Farmers and Foremost Insurance invite agents to put the pedal to the metal and “Drive for 55”. This is just one way that Foremost will celebrate 55 years serving the insurance industry in...
Kansas Legislative Proposal Seeks to Toughen Fraud Law
Feb 1 2007 // A bill in the Kansas Senate targeting the largest insurance frauds would strength the state’s existing law that doles out little punishment to serious insurance criminals, according to the Coalition Against Insurance...
La. Agent Arrested, License Revoked
Feb 1 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section recently announced it revoked the license of insurance agent Janis Dalene Simms Blaylock, 29, at the Richland Parish Detention Center in Rayville where she surrendered to...
U.S. Risk Brokers Promotes Way
Feb 1 2007 // U.S. Risk Brokers, a subsidiary of U.S. Risk Insurance Group, announced that Tiffany Way has been promoted from associate broker to broker. She is located at U.S. Risk Brokers’ Austin, Texas, office. Way is...
Austin, Texas, Agent Appointed to Encompass Advisory Panel
Jan 31 2007 // Austin, Texas, independent insurance agent Vicky Lindsey has been named to the national board of NorthStar, the agent advisory panel for Encompass Insurance. Her appointment was effective Jan. 1, 2007. NorthStar provides a...
Cincinnati Agent Elected to Encompass NorthStar Executive Board
Jan 31 2007 // Cincinnati insurance agent Carl Schlotman III was appointed to the executive board of NorthStar, the agent advisory panel for Encompass Insurance. His appointment became effective on Jan. 1, 2007. NorthStar provides a...
N.Y. Agents Award Scholarship Named in Kozel’s Honor to Bresin
Jan 31 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced that Amanda Bresin received its Bernard I. Kozel Memorial Scholarship award. Bresin is a marketing and customer service representative for Garber Atlas...
Hanover Launches Marine Advantage Underwriting Team
Jan 31 2007 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has developed a new unit of marine specialists designed to assist agents placing small volumes of inland marine business. The Marine Underwriting Advantage Team will offer agent partners of...
Jimcor’s Swartwout Receives Moll Scholarship from N.Y. Agents
Jan 30 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced that Jennifer Swartwout received its Arthur I. Moll Memorial Scholarship award. Swartwout is an assistant underwriter for Jimcor Agencies Inc. in...
Case Law Watch
Jan 29 2007 // Additional Insureds Alpha Holdings Ltd. v. Travelers Indemnity (California Court of Appeals, Second District, July 13, 2006) Ruling: This case involved a declaratory judgment action on insurance coverage under a...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Proactive agents help contractors and subcontractors reduce comp costs
Jan 29 2007 // Transitional duty assignments, return-to-work goals, regular communication, information gathering are all part of a solid program When helping contractors and subcontractors reduce their workers’ compensation costs,...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Sea of opportunity in the ocean marine market
Jan 29 2007 // Agents should know that coverage is often overlooked because most general policies exclude vessels and boats How big is the United States ocean marine marketplace? The U.S. ocean marine market is quite large and diverse;...
The Hanover Provides Agents with Inland Marine Specialists Team
Jan 29 2007 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched the Marine Underwriting Advantage Team, a team of specialists promising marine solutions for agents who place small volumes of inland marine business and would not normally...
Coping with catastrophe
Jan 29 2007 // Ten things agents and brokers can do to help clients obtain adequate cat coverage When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of...
Private equity market bullish on E&S brokers
Jan 29 2007 // By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions had occurred in 2006, $100 billion in Oct. 2006 alone, according to Andrew Rosen, a partner with private equity firm HM Capital Partners. Dallas-based...
IN MEMORIAM: PAUL H. JONES
Jan 29 2007 // Paul H. Jones, recognized as “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” died on Dec. 30, 2006. Jones was born on Oct. 4, 1910, in Los Angeles. He was extremely active in civic activities and served as president of the Tucson...
