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Big ‘I’ Seeks Comprehensive Flood Reform as Committee Holds Hearing
Feb 2 2006 // The Senate Banking Committee’s discussion on Thursday of proposed reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was reportedly an important step, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
N.J. Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $100,000 in Premium Money
Feb 1 2006 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn L. McKoy reported that a Cumberland County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to theft for stealing nearly $100,000 in insurance premium money from insurance...
PWIB Texas Adds Taylor as Associate Underwriter/Broker
Feb 1 2006 // Dallas, Texas-based PWIB Texas, a division of Insurance Specialty Group (ISG), announced the addition of Josh Taylor as an associate underwriter/broker. Taylor formerly served as an assistant underwriter with a managing...
Worldwide Facilities Adds Brokers in Los Angeles, Seattle
Feb 1 2006 // Los Angeles-based Worldwide Facilities Inc. has hired several new property and casualty brokers for its offices in Los Angeles and Seattle. Bob Markese joins as vice president in the Los Angeles office.He spent the past 8...
‘Big I’ Says Survey Will Help Strengthen Independent Agency System
Feb 1 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is encouraging all members of the independent agency system to take part in the ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange’s (AUGIE) benchmark Agency Technology...
Missouri Agent Found Guilty of Selling Fraudulent Investments
Jan 31 2006 // A Springfield, Mo. insurance agent was found guilty this month of illegally selling unregistered investments, a crime that contributed to dozens of Ozark area residents losing millions of dollars. Former insurance agent...
Guy Carpenter Unveils Report on Jan. 1 Property Reinsurance Renewals
Jan 31 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company Inc. reported the publication of Property Specialty Update – 1 January 2006 Renewal Season Overview, an in-depth report on the Jan. 1, 2006 property renewal season. The study, which...
Higginbotham & Associates Adds P/C Broker in Dallas Office
Jan 31 2006 // Fort Worth-based Higginbotham & Associates named recent college graduate Drew Robinson an account executive in its Dallas office. Robinson is a December 2005 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Ark.,...
‘Agency Licensing’ Feb. 1 Latin Agents Meeting Topic
Jan 30 2006 // “Agency Licensing, are you prepared?” will be discussed by Keri Rayborn of Rayborn Consultants during the Feb. 1 monthly dinner meeting of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies in Miami,...
‘Big I’ Calls for Implementation of Real-Time Multiple Company Rating
Jan 30 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is calling for the industry to accelerate current efforts to implement real-time multiple-company rating. “Real-time multiple-company rating was a...
Mandates, Regulations Key Topics During W.Va. Big ‘I’ Feb. 12-13 Legislative Topics
Jan 26 2006 // An update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest legislative topics affecting the insurance industry and independent insurance agents in West Virginia will be held...
Agents Group to Support Terrorism Backstop Study
Jan 25 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is throwing its support behind a study of the need for long-term federal terrorism insurance. The association backs a bipartisan bill introduced in the House of...
TDI Posts December Enforcements
Jan 25 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December 2005. The actions include two license revocations, one license denial and fines and...
Calif. Alliance Hosts Golf Tourney
Jan 25 2006 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers, LaVerne, Calif., will be hosting its inaugural “Alliance Classic” Golf Tournament on May 17 at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, 26772 Avery Parkway, Mission Viejo,...
Latin American Agents Assoc. to Host Conference, Convention in June
Jan 25 2006 // The 7th annual Latin American Agents Association Convention will open its four-day program on June 8th in Long Beach, Calif. In conjunction with the convention, LAAA will host its 1st annual National Conference, with...
CIAB Survey Shows Wind, Flood Coverage Issues for Coastal Property
Jan 24 2006 // Although the overall commercial property/casualty marketplace has seen little impact from the severe 2005 hurricane season, coastal property is experiencing a sharp increase in prices for wind and flood coverage, according...
Specialty Global Unveils Travel Agents E&O Program
Jan 24 2006 // Specialty Global Insurance is launching a nationwide Travel Agents E&O program. The new program is designed for travel agents and tour operators with gross written receipts of $5,000,000 or more. Specialty Global...
Insurer, Agent Groups Push for Regulatory Oversight for Ind. Insurance Pooling Bills
Jan 24 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, the Insurance Institute of Indiana and the Independent Agents of Indiana are calling on the governor and legislators to include regulatory oversight in proposals to...
Texas Governor to address agents at management seminar
Jan 23 2006 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry will deliver a special luncheon address at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 43rd Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar. Nearly 400 of the state’s most progressive and influential...
Former South Dakota Agent Faces 60 Years in Prison for Fraud
Jan 23 2006 // A former South Dakota insurance agent has changed his plea in a fraud case. Ryan Wingler, 33, of Sioux Falls, is accused of taking more than $170,000 from elderly South Dakota customers between 2004 and 2005 while acting...
