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Navigating Washington’s business and occupation tax tangle
Sep 4 2006 // Washington State’s current business and occupation (B&O) tax laws operate under a unique structure that can confuse even the most astute insurance agent or company. Harbored within this structure is the question...
Associations oppose eliminating contingent commissions
Sep 4 2006 // The attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois are continuing their fight against anti-competitive practices in the insurance industry. In doing so, they have been finding fault with contingent commissions...
Declarations
Sep 4 2006 // No requirement “Although the court concluded that the commissioner has the authority to implement an assigned risk plan, the decision by no means requires her to do so.” James A. Ermilio, executive vice...
People
Sep 4 2006 // SeibertKeck Insurance Agency Inc., based in northeast Akron, Ohio, has announced the appointment of Craig A. Hassinger to the position of president of the organization. He will report to Chairman and CEO Richard...
Montgomery Insurance Rolls Out Streamlined Commercial Pricing
Sep 1 2006 // Appointed agents of Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, can now get faster and more precise quotes with the implementation this month of the Commercial IQ SmartRisk underwriting and pricing system for...
Ill. A.G. Sues Companies for Deceptive Mailers for Annuity Sales to Seniors
Sep 1 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced her office filed two lawsuits against companies that allegedly used deceptive, unsolicited mailers to target senior citizens. The companies used the mailers to obtain...
Pa. Agent Accused of Stealing Premiums to Gamble Online
Aug 31 2006 // Criminal charges have been filed against a Potter County, Pa. insurance agent who is accused of stealing more than $21,000 in insurance premiums from clients for online gambling and other personal uses, according to...
Drive Insurance Survey Asks Young Agents Their View on Industry Challenges, Opportunities
Aug 31 2006 // The future of any industry, including the independent insurance agency system, depends on the successful development and advancement of today’s young professionals. One event designed to help young agents master the...
SyMplify Launches OneApp for Agents
Aug 31 2006 // Brentwood, Tenn.-based SyMplify Technologies, a division of Sy.Med Development, Inc., has launched a new software solution, OneApp Agency, designed specifically for the unique needs of insurance agents and brokers. OneApp...
Texas Agents’ Group Testifies Before Committee on Windstorm Coverage
Aug 31 2006 // Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced it has proposed a set of guiding principles before the Texas Legislature’s Joint Committee on Windstorm Coverage and Budget Impact during a public hearing in Corpus...
PIA National Offers Agents’ E&O Coverage Through Lloyd’s
Aug 31 2006 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has a new market for insurance agents’ Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance through Lloyd’s, London – utilizing Lighthouse...
Aon Sub Acquires Israeli Broker Fredy & Ilan Beck
Aug 29 2006 // Aon Aminim, a unit of Aon International, headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, announced that it has acquired the business of Fredy & Ilan Beck Insurance Brokers in Haifa, Israel, subject to approval of the relevant...
Texas Agent Group Urges Lawmakers to Address Windstorm Problems
Aug 29 2006 // At its Board of Directors meeting in Austin on Aug. 25 and 26, the Texas Insurance Professionals (PIA Texas) discussed the current situation facing the Texas insurance market as it relates to the Texas Windstorm Insurance...
Texas Agent Honored by National Republican Congressional Committee
Aug 29 2006 // Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that Kenneth Threlkeld, a long-time member of IIAT and founder of Threlkeld & Company Insurance in Tyler, Texas, was named the 2006 Republican of the Year from Texas by...
Washington Agents-Brokers Host Annual Conference in Spokane
Aug 28 2006 // On Sept. 28-30, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference, entitled “Building Upon Success” at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. Keynote speakers include...
Latin American Agents Will Wait and See How Auto Regs Affect Customers
Aug 28 2006 // The Latin American Agents Association said it will wait and see how insurers react to newly imposed automobile rating regulations in California. After the Superior Court denial, and Appeals Court rejection of the insurer...
Texas Agent Group to Hold 2nd Annual Small Agency Conference in Oct.
Aug 23 2006 // Independent insurance agency principals, key personnel and leading industry vendors will gather in Waco, Texas, in mid-October for the second annual Small Agency Conference sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of...
Many New Orleanians Unable to Find Affordable Insurance
Aug 23 2006 // Attorney Vallie Schwartz fell in love with the 130-year-old Victorian shotgun in New Orleans’ French Quarter, which like all grand houses in this former Spanish enclave has tall, cathedral ceilings and brightly...
Okla. Agents Denounce Contingent Fee Settlement Agreements
Aug 23 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), the state’s largest insurance and property casualty agents association, has joined other agent groups in denouncing recent assaults on compensation agreements...
Mass. Regulator Looks Ahead After Court Ruling Clears Way for Assigned Risk Plan
Aug 23 2006 // “We’re one step closer to operating like a normal market.” That’s how Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler greeted the news that the state Supreme Judicial Court had upheld her...
