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Jury awards Ark. agent more than $2.5 million
Mar 20 2006 // A Pulaski County Circuit Court jury awarded a Little Rock, Ark., insurance agent more than $2.55 million dollars in alleged unpaid salary and commissions in a case involving Aon Risk Services of Arkansas Inc. and Aon Risk...
Solve the multi-state surplus tax problem now
Mar 20 2006 // The proper allocation and remittance of surplus lines premium taxes to the states on multi-state risks has been the most vexing problem faced by surplus lines brokers during the nearly 116 year history of the industry. In...
Legislators hear insurance industry’s resounding voice after the storm
Mar 20 2006 // Sound, up-to-date and successful building codes are essential for construction, but codes must also be enforced and continuously updated to effectively contribute to disaster mitigation, said Leonard C. Brevik, National...
Top brokers, agents head for idea exchange at Hawaii bungalows
Mar 20 2006 // Senior executives and producers are scheduled to meet and exchange “cutting edge” ideas at the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) Blue Ribbon Conference on the Big Island, Hawaii, on April...
Not all Oil & Gas programs are created equal
Mar 20 2006 // What do Dodge Neon, Mazda Miata and Lexus 430 have in common? Simple–they are all the same form of transportation. Each will allow you to control your travel from Point A to Point B but each has its own unique...
By Patricia A. Borowski
Mar 19 2006 // While Congress’ insurance regulatory reform efforts appear stalled as 2006 begins, it is important to note that the states continue to move forward. These efforts require all the states to continue to move their...
Marsh Lawyer Says Fla. AG Ignores State Settlement
Mar 19 2006 // An attorney representing Marsh & McLennan says that a lawsuit filed by Florida authorities accusing Marsh of lying to clients and receiving improper commissions never should have been filed. The giant insurance...
Zurich, 9 States Settle Bid-Rigging Case for $171 Million
Mar 19 2006 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reported that Texas and eight other states have reached a $171 million settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co. relating to bid-rigging and price-fixing in the commercial insurance...
SPECIAL REPORT: Surplus Lines
Mar 19 2006 // With the eyes of Congress turning to insurance reform, most commentators are focused on how change might affect the overall insurance industry and agents. But the often-overlooked surplus lines segment of the industry...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Mar 19 2006 // The Antifraud Task Force cited the need for a uniform database that would allow state authorities to track vehicles damaged by floods. Federal Bureau of Investigation targeting insurance fraud Agent reports to insurance...
W.Va. Commissioner Cline Tells Big ‘I’ about Fraud Unit’s status; group hears catastrophe tips
Mar 19 2006 // David Daniel gives tips about how independent agents can prepare for disasters. The Insurance Commission’s status was discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline, and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big “I”...
National Council of Insurance Legislators
Mar 19 2006 // Panelists agreed unanimously that uniform statewide building codes are necessary to have everyone prepared for hurricanes and that local building departments had to enforce stronger codes. Up-to-date building codes,...
By W. Randolph Zator
Mar 19 2006 // Not all Oil & Gas programs are created equal The American market has expanded in numbers from AIG Oil Rig, principally alone 30 years ago, to perhaps 10 domestic energy markets. Other foreign carriers in Bermuda and...
Client Education
Mar 19 2006 // Are you an insurance agent, or are you an insurance educator? If you don’t know the answer, chances are pretty good that you are an agent. Anyone who has sold insurance for even a short period knows that the world is...
Agents Back House Bill on ‘Financial Data Protection Act’
Mar 17 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it will support a bill marked up late Thursday in the House Financial Services Committee that would establish national standards on...
Trinity Names Coe Vice President Brokerage and Branch Manager
Mar 17 2006 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services, Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has named John F. Coe vice president brokerage and branch manager for the Petaluma, Calif. office. He will be responsible to growing the Northern California...
Agency Technology Summit to Teach Ga. Agents About Latest Hi-Tech Tools
Mar 17 2006 // An inside look at how to operate an agency more efficiently using technology will be presented March 28 during an “Agency Technology Summit” conducted in by Andy Siegel in Doraville, Ga. The Independent...
American E&S Insurance Brokers Names Smithson Executive Vice President
Mar 17 2006 // American E&S Insurance Brokers, a wholesaler, has named Stephanie J. Smithson executive vice president-branch manager in its San Francisco office. Smithson joined American E&S in 2003 as a broker and most...
Search for Nation’s Top Independent Agencies Continues
Mar 16 2006 // With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies and brokerages nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to do it. That company is Insurance Journal. Insurance Journal...
AMS Acquires FinancePro; Launches Premium Finance Network
Mar 16 2006 // AMS Services has acquired FinancePro, a developer of Web-based premium finance solutions based in Issaquah, Wash. FinancePro provides premium finance loan management and agent quoting capabilities and is currently in use...
