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Federal Insurance Antitrust Exemption: Insurer, Consumer Friend or Foe?
Jun 22 2006 // Congress opened a fresh debate on the insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust laws this week, with some larger insurers indicating a willingness to relinquish the exemption in exchange for regulatory...
Data Brokers Brace for New Scrutiny by Congress
Jun 22 2006 // Private data brokers who covertly gather Americans’ telephone records without subpoenas or warrants on behalf of banks, bail bondsmen and even federal and local police are bracing for intensive scrutiny by...
Florida Releases Its Annual ‘Top-10 Fraud List’
Jun 21 2006 // The Florida Department of Financial Services has released its annual “Top-10 Fraud List,” summarizing 10 of the costliest or boldest securities, finance and insurance fraud scams investigated by the DFS...
Lloyd’s Interviews Marsh’s Matanle on Broker Competitiveness
Jun 21 2006 // The Lloyd’s Website (www.lloyds.com) features an interview with Stephen Matanle, global markets leader at Marsh and Chair of the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMBC), about the challenges facing...
Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho Elect Board Members, Announce Award Winners
Jun 20 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho (PIA) recently held their 39th Annual Convention and Trade Show. Association members elected a new board of directors and gave out a number of awards. John Desmarteau,...
Citizens’ Reps Appeal to Florida Agents for Help, Cooperation
Jun 20 2006 // Citizens Property Insurance Co. officials recently told agents meeting in Orlando that Florida’s insurer of last resort is “as ready as they are going to be,” to face the 2006 hurricane season. Paul...
Rosso-Leiker Promoted to Broker at Colemont – Texas
Jun 20 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas recently announced Amy Rosso-Leiker’s promotion to Broker. “Amy’s success over the past years is unmistakable. Her years of experience in the industry have proven...
Workplace Bullies May Be Next On Insurers’ Watchlist, Insurance Journal Reports
Jun 20 2006 // From the playground to the classroom to the office — bullies can be found in all walks of life, but new anti-harassment legislation in some states could put an end to bullying in the workplace that can be costly for...
Brokers Support New Federal Bill to Reform Surplus Lines Insurance Regulation
Jun 20 2006 // In a step that is being applauded by insurance brokers, Reps. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-FL, and Dennis Moore, D-KS, have introduced federal legislation requiring states to establish a uniform system of regulation for the...
Pay less attention to delinquent accounts, call your good customers
Jun 19 2006 // Agents can make a difference in the perception of the insurance business if, instead of tracking and billing delinquent accounts, they turn everything around and call good customers, Kat Davis of Tower Hill Insurance in...
A lawsuit in the making — the EPLI insurance application
Jun 19 2006 // Every day, the Equal Employment Opportu-nity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and...
Things that should keep you awake at night
Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...
Nine fears that can cause you to lose a young producer
Jun 19 2006 // Today’s younger producers seek more power. Since they can’t control the market changes swirling around them, many demand more influence within the agencies where they work. There is concern that their...
Lackluster organic growth kicks up broker M&A activity in May
Jun 19 2006 // Stock Prices: Broker stock prices shifted down 5 percent in April and May. The most dramatic change came from Aon Corp., whose stock closed down 14 percent from the previous two month period due mainly to flat first...
Heads up on workplace bullying
Jun 19 2006 // From the playground to the classroom to the office — bullies can be found in all walks of life, says an anti-bullying advocacy group vying for new legislation that could potentially outlaw workplace bullying. But how...
No more excuses: Making the case for EPLI
Jun 19 2006 // Common misconceptions leave business owners, small and large, in the bare Employment practices liability insurance has been available on a stand-alone basis since the early 1980s. The product was developed to provide...
People
Jun 19 2006 // InsurBanc, a financial services provider to the independent insurance agency community, announced that Scott A. Adamsons has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development. The Farmington,...
In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology
Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....
In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology
Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....
A lawsuit in the making – the EPLI insurance application
Jun 19 2006 // Every day, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and disability....
