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N.J. Agents Honor Gilchrest of for Community Volunteer Service
Dec 14 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey recently presented the Richard C. Hardenbergh Community Service Award to Richard J. Gilchrest of the Martin Agency in Toms River, New Jersey. The award,...
Ga. Agents Complete Fall Legislative Meetings; Schedule Spring Sessions
Dec 14 2005 // A series of six legislative meetings attended by 30 legislators and 102 agents were held this fall by the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia in Augusta, Macon, Savannah. Marietta, Gwinnett County and...
Brokers in Pursuit of Professional Liability Coverage
Dec 14 2005 // It happens quite often. An insured is sued and a question is raised as to whether there is insurance coverage for the claim. The insured states that “it thought it had coverage,” and if it does not have...
N.Y. Agents Name Morstan’s Levy as General Agent Executive of Year
Dec 14 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Howard Levy, principal of Morstan General Agency, with its General Agent Executive of the Year award at the 12th annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness...
Hurricane Katrina: The Long Road to Recovery <em>An Insurance Journal Exclusive Video Report from the Gulf States</em>
Dec 14 2005 // With Gulf Coast residents and the insurance industry trying to recover from the country’s worst natural disaster ever, two Insurance Journal reporters set out to see for themselves the effects of Hurricane...
Agents Exercise Skills to Build Insurance Program Muscle
Dec 12 2005 // Like Arnold Schwarzenegger, today’s biggest and strongest insurance programs started out as scrawny kids, yet many carriers remain reluctant to take a chance with fledgling programs for niche markets, reports...
Hurricane Katrina: The Long Road to Recovery
Dec 12 2005 // With Gulf Coast residents and the insurance industry trying to recover from the country’s worst natural disaster ever, two Insurance Journal reporters set out to see for themselves the effects of Hurricane...
Court Upholds W. Va. Woman’s Coverage, Despite Bounced Check
Dec 12 2005 // A West Virginia Supreme Court ruling upholding coverage for a woman who wrote a bad check to start an auto insurance policy, saying she deserves coverage after she was involved in an accident, has Charleston insurance...
Crump Makes Additions to P/C Teams in Dallas, Houston
Dec 12 2005 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Crump Insurance Services of Houston Inc....
PIA of La. Resolutions Seek Hurricane Relief Assistance
Dec 12 2005 // Thanking insurance carriers on behalf of Louisiana insurance agents and the policyholders they represent for the carriers’ hard work and assistance in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Professional...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Names Golden Northeast Regional Manager for Brokerage Retail Division
Dec 7 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Michael Golden has been appointed Northeast Regional Manager of the company’s Brokerage Retail Division. He will report directly to James Gault, president of the...
EsSix in La. to Provide Agents Access to Farmers’ Products
Dec 7 2005 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies and EsSix agency in Baton Rouge, La., announced they have joined forces to allow Louisiana agents a way to write Farmers business through EsSix. “We are really looking forward...
IIASA to Present CE Seminar on Third Party Coverage Issues
Dec 7 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will hold a continuing education seminar on third party coverage issues on Dec. 14. The seminar will be presented by Fred L. Shuchart of Kroger, Myers, Frisby...
Balboa Stops Writing Non-Standard Business in Alabama
Dec 7 2005 // Balboa has notified the Independendent Insuarnce Agents and Brokers Association that as of Dec. 30 it will no longer be writing non-standard business. IIABA is waiting on communication from Balboa regarding how they plan...
House of Representatives Passes Terrorism Insurance Bill
Dec 7 2005 // Legislation that will extend the 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for an additional two years passed on the House of Representatives floor today. The House bill (S. 467) passed by a vote of 371 to 49. The Senate already...
N.Y.’s Murray Receives National Life Brokerage Industry Honor
Dec 6 2005 // Edward Murray, chairman of Murray and Zuckerman, a Schenectady, New York-based wholesale life insurance brokerage agency, received the Douglas H. Mooers Award for Excellence at the 24th annual meeting of the National...
Willis Buys N.Y.-Based Armored Car Insurance Specialty Broker
Dec 6 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, announced today the stock acquisition of International Insurance Brokers, Inc. Located in Staten Island, N.Y., International Insurance Brokers is a specialized...
N.Y. Agents to Honor Harleysville’s Browne as CEO of Year
Dec 6 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Michael L. Browne, president and chief executive officer of Harleysville Insurance, with its Company Executive of the Year award at the 12th annual...
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario Accredits StoresOnline Internet Marketing Workshops
Dec 6 2005 // Stores Online, a wholly owned subsidiary of iMergent, announced that registered insurance brokers in Ontario, Canada can earn seven continuing education units by attending StoresOnline’s day-long Internet Marketing...
Willis Acquires Swedish P/C Broker
Dec 5 2005 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the share capital of Nicon Forsakringsmaklarna AB (Nicon), a property and casualty broker in Southern Sweden which...
