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IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security
Apr 18 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
Top 10 Gadgets for High-Tech Insurance Agents & Brokers
Apr 18 2005 // After walking through a client’s office this week, an important epiphany occurred. Noticing Visoneer scanners at every desk exemplified the need and reliance of tech gadgets in the insurance workplace. Not only are...
IBA West Prepares for Blue Ribbon Conference in Hawaii
Apr 18 2005 // Attendees at the upcoming Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West Blue Ribbon Conference, to be held May 1-5, can expect more than sunbathing, snorkeling and golfing at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the big island of...
PIA National Names Neb. Agent as Tops
Apr 15 2005 // Carter “Cap” Peterson of Wayne, Nebraska was named 2005 Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents during an awards luncheon on April 9, in Arlington,...
SIAA Keynoter Describes Successful Agents as Smart, Efficient, Well-Informed
Apr 15 2005 // “The best way for a consumer to buy insurance is to use the services of an independent agent, but to be successful that agent has to be smart, efficient and well-informed,” Mike LaRocco, Safeco Insurance...
President Bush to Speak at Big ‘I’ National Legislative Conference April 21
Apr 15 2005 // President George W. Bush will address more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers Thursday, April 21, at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National...
Search Underway for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies
Apr 15 2005 // Insurance Journal Says It’s Time to Recognize Top Performing Agencies With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to...
IIAT Urges Action on Agent Liability Bill
Apr 14 2005 // Stating that the agent liability bill, Texas House Bill 2155, was heard recently in the House Insurance Committee, where trial attorneys attacked agents, trying to discredit the proposal, the Independent Insurance Agents...
Text of Proposed Regs on California Broker Fiduciary Duties Now Available
Apr 14 2005 // Yesterday, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi issued a press release briefly outlining proposed changes to his regulations regarding broker fiduciary duties (see Garamendi Unveils New Broker Disclosure...
Search for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies Commences
Apr 14 2005 // 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...
SIAA Meeting: 2004’s Top Performers, Top Rookie, Top Recruiter Honored
Apr 14 2005 // Last year’s top agencies, the “rookie of the year” and the “recruiter of the year” were honored by the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance on April 14 during SIAA’s 19th semi-annual...
Young N.C. Golfers Invited to Compete in Regional ‘Big I’ Qualifying Tournaments
Apr 13 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has invited participants to play in qualifying tournaments for the annual Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic (Big I) national finals. The tournament is open to local...
Garamendi Unveils New Broker Disclosure Regulations
Apr 13 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced new regulations April 13 regarding agent/broker compensation disclosure. The proposed regulations would: Require the agent or broker to advise a client, prior to...
Big ‘I’ Praises House for Passing Death Tax Repeal
Apr 13 2005 // Wednesday’s House passage of H.R. 8, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, is a great step forward, according to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”). Sponsored by Rep....
Costa Mesa Insurance Agent Arrested
Apr 12 2005 // An investigation by the California Department of Insurance Investigation Division resulted April 8 in the arrest of a Costa Mesa insurance agent. William Earl Stone was arrested at his Costa Mesa business office and...
N.C. Agents Detour Auto Fraud Ring Responsible for 480 Crashes, $2 M in False Claims
Apr 12 2005 // Six Chatham and Randolph County, N.C. residents suspected of masterminding an extensive auto insurance fraud ring which staged an estimated 480 auto crashes and defrauded more than $2 million have been arrested as the...
Insurance Journal ‘How to Write’ Series Looks at Lawyers Malpractice April 13
Apr 12 2005 // Insurance Journal will present the fourth in its year-long series of ‘How to Write’ seminars on Wednesday, April 13, with a look at lawyers malpractice. Scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (PST), the seminar’s...
Safeco President to Address SIAA Orlando Conference; Discussions to Focus on Key Branding
Apr 11 2005 // Representatives of more than 150 Strategic Independent Agents Alliance’s Master Agency, Strategic Partner Companies and vendors will attend the April 13-15 semi-annual business meeting at the Marriott World Center in...
FAIA Mourns Passing of Former Exec. V.P. Tom Johnson
Apr 11 2005 // Tom Johnson, the former executive vice president of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents from 1948 to 1986, passed away in his sleep at 7:05 p.m. April 8 with his family and a few close friends at his bedside....
Philadelphia Insurance Cos., CIGNA Partner on Coverages for P/C Customers
Apr 11 2005 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies and CIGNA have finalized a strategic alliance to offer property/casualty insurance to CIGNA’s Participant Accident customers and Participant Accident coverage to PHLY’s...
