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Nonprofit D&O Essentials: Homeowners, Condo Association Boards Beware
Nov 7 2005 // Americans place significant value on their residential investments. So who wouldn’t want to get involved in one’s homeowners or condominium association? But the directors and officers of these nonprofit...
Disaster Claims and the Ripple Effect
Nov 7 2005 // Hurricane Katrina has long gone, but the aftereffects of the mighty storm are likely to linger for a very long time. Rita and Wilma have compounded the mess. The direct losses are staggering. The latest preliminary figures...
Value Added Services Stand Out from the Pack
Nov 7 2005 // Most consumers buy on price and not value. True or False? The vast majority of insurance salespeople would tend to believe there is a lot of truth in the above statement–despite any well-programmed responses from...
Planning Ahead: Navigating Clients through Disasters
Nov 7 2005 // Most insurance agents and brokers have worked hard to build their businesses and their reputations. Clients trust them to provide good advice and to really understand their businesses and exposures. So when a disaster...
IJ Online Exclusive: Swett & Crawford Group Gains Independence Again
Nov 7 2005 // Insurance Journal Publisher Mark Wells interviewed Dave Hartoch, chairman of the Swett & Crawford Group, shortly after an announcement that the company had been sold by Aon Corp. to an investment group in late...
Miss., La. Crisis: A Domino Effect
Nov 7 2005 // One of the top issues facing the insurance industry in the southeast right now is rebuilding Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane experts at the Society of Insurance Research conference in October...
Lack of Electricity, Gasoline Slows Hurricane Wilma Recovery Efforts
Nov 7 2005 // Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents in Naples and Miami told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but...
W.Va. Big ‘I’ Members Learn About Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’
Nov 7 2005 // Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars, during the...
Harrington Tells FAIA: Employment Crisis Major Threat to Agencies
Nov 7 2005 // An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agencies and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education,...
IIAG OFFERS FLOOD INSURANCE EDUCATION
Nov 7 2005 // Flood insurance education to meet National Flood Insurance Program requirements is being offered by the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia as part of its ongoing continuing education offerings. An IIAG spokesperson...
Industry Conduct After Spitzer Shows Old Habits Die Hard
Nov 7 2005 // PLUS learns habit of blaming the media for industry’s poor image also lives on. The multiple investigations triggered by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer one year ago have thus far tarnished the insurance...
Sen. Staples Urges Agents to Continue Participating in the ‘Process’
Nov 7 2005 // At IIAT’s Small Agency Conference, lawmaker says involvement is key to legislative success. Nearly 250 attendees turned out for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ first-ever Small Agency Conference,...
A Little Polish
Nov 7 2005 // In the aftermath of the Spitzer investigations, it’s understandable why the insurance industry might feel battered and bruised. Some state insurance departments are considering new disclosure regulations, and...
Avoiding Financial Catastrophes:Take Care When Procuring Agents E&O
Nov 7 2005 // Agents and brokers have spent a great deal of energy in recent years finding suitable insurance products for their clients. Not only has the marketplace become more complex, the typical insured has become increasingly more...
Using a Marketing Approach to Recruiting Employees
Nov 7 2005 // This is the first in a series of articles offering “best practices” for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at: www.iiat.org, under Agency Management. The lifeblood of...
This Just In: Industry Conduct after Spitzer Shows Old Habits Die Hard
Nov 7 2005 // Blaming the Media for Industry’s Poor Image Also Lives On at PLUS Meeting The multiple investigations triggered by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer have tarnished the insurance industry’s public image...
Calif. Agent Pleads Guilty to Theft
Nov 7 2005 // A Costa Mesa Insurance agent pled guilty to three felony counts of grand theft and was forced to surrender his insurance license for life following an investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI)...
Lack of Electricity, Gasoline Slows Hurricane Wilma Recovery Efforts
Nov 6 2005 // Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents in Naples and Miami told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but...
Harrington Tells FAIA: Employment Crisis Major Threat to Agencies
Nov 6 2005 // An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agents and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education, told...
People
Nov 6 2005 // Jim Shevlin has been named assistant vice president and regional business development manager for ACE USA’s Southeast Region. ACE USA is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa. Based in Atlanta, Shevlin will manage...
