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New Orleans-Based GEB Insurance Agency Weathers Katrina

Sep 19 2005 // Firm’s Mobile Emergency Unit Takes Claims in Baton Rouge Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a New Orleans-based independent insurance brokerage that writes casualty insurance, liability...

There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake

Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...

Mississippi Agents Pick Up the Pieces

Sep 19 2005 // In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and a...

CDI to Introduce Third Revision of Broker Fiduciary Regs

Sep 19 2005 // The California Department of Insurance has plans to introduce the third iteration of its broker fiduciary responsibility regulations, much to the chagrin of the American Agents Alliance. In October 2004, the DOI introduced...

HRH Agrees to $30 Million Settlement with Connecticut AG

Sep 19 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, the Richmond, Va.-based insurance and risk management intermediary, recently reached an agreement with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to settle charges relating to...

Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting

Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...

A “Safe” Way to Add Value for Your Customers

Sep 19 2005 // Insurance agents need to stand out from the crowd if they are to successfully compete for good clients. One easy way to do this also happens to be a great way to provide a useful service: promoting safety and ways to...

Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio

Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...

Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio

Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...

Editor’s Note: There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake

Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...

Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting

Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...

TIP/PIA Looks Forward to Continued Growth

Sep 19 2005 // At a late August executive board meeting and membership dinner at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, the Texas Insurance Profession-als/Professional Insurance Agents Association gathered to introduce officers...

People

Sep 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Tarrant County recently installed Ron Brown as president of the association. The installation of Brown and other IIATC officers took place at the association’s annual installation...

Insurance and the Echoes of History

Sep 19 2005 // Dr. Robert Moore, former senior vice president of Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (now owned by Aon Corporation), and also past president of the National Association of Insurance Brokers, sat down recently with...

News Briefs

Sep 19 2005 // UTAH UTAH SUPREME COURT RULES WCF ASSETS NOT OWNED BY STATE: The Utah Supreme Court has declared that Workers Com-pensation Fund’s assets are owned by policyholders, not the state. The ruling in favor of WCF settles...

Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting

Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...

Sep 19 2005 // Saylor & Hill has announced that three senior associates of the firm have been promoted to principal. Tim Sweeney, Kevin Mirsky and Chris Williams, each of whom has worked for the firm for more than a decade, will...

Mutual Trust & Respect Key to the Latino Insurance Market

Sep 19 2005 // In the mainstream population, decisions about which insurance provider or broker to do business with may be influenced by television, radio or the yellow pages phone directory. In the Latino community, people are more...

Associations educate agents

Sep 19 2005 // As the Hispanic population surpasses 40 million with a combined purchasing power of more than $700 million, the insurance industry is keeping its eye on this ever-growing market segment. Hispanic agents and Latin agent...

New Orleans-Based GEB Insurance Agency Weathers Katrina

Sep 19 2005 // Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a New Orleans-based independent insurance brokerage that writes casualty insurance, liability benefits, health, employment, risk management and seismic vessel...