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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...
Hunt to Receive IIABA’s 2005 Maurice Herndon Scholarship
Apr 11 2005 // Margaret Hunt of the J. Fletcher Willey Agency Inc. in Nags Head, N.C. is the winner of the 2005 Maurice Herndon Scholarship sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Hunt will receive the...
IIA Oklahoma Urges Agents to Attend Capitol Event
Apr 11 2005 // Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma sent a message to agents in that state encouraging them to attend IIAO Day at the Capitol on April 27, 2005. Urging agents to become actively...
Blocker Added to Lockton Insurance Brokers Staff
Apr 11 2005 // Lockton Companies, an independently owned insurance broker, has appointed Mark Blocker to the post of vice president, Employee Benefits Consultants. Blocker will focus on client development and will be based in...
Minn. AG, Willis Group Resolve Investigation; N.Y. Also Reports Agreement
Apr 8 2005 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri on Friday announced an agreement relating to Willis’ insurance brokerage practices. Under the agreement, Willis will...
Former Calif. Agent, Employee Nabbed in Scam
Apr 8 2005 // A former California insurance agent and her employee were arrested for allegedly stealing and not remitting premiums to insurance companies of more than $3,000 from victims purchasing automobile insurance policies. Yvette...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes Pummel Mississippi; Agents Expect Claims
Apr 7 2005 // Mississippi homeowners began contacting their insurance companies after severe thunderstorms, spawning powerful tornadoes, pummeled Mississippi from top to bottom, destroying or damaging at least 75 homes and ripping away...
IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security; 80% Fear Viruses, Worms
Apr 6 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...
ACE Expands Disaster Mortgage Distribution Channels Through General Agents
Apr 5 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group of Companies, announced that it has expanded distribution of its ACE Disaster Mortgage Protection(SM) (DMP(SM)) product outside of its traditional mortgage service...
Modern Insurance E&O Program Targets Small to Medium-Sized Fla. Agencies
Apr 5 2005 // Miami-based Modern Insurance Consultants Inc. and Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc. have introduced an Insurance Agents Errors & Omissions program for small to mid-sized Florida property/casualty agencies. The...
Abram Interstate Offers Agents ZapApp Availability
Apr 5 2005 // Abram Interstate recently enhanced their operations, offering agents new technology through the availability of ZapApp, a data-based application transfer system through FSC, a comparative rating system. Abram’s...
Martin Added to Lockton Insurance Brokers
Apr 5 2005 // Lockton Companies, an independently owned insurance broker, has appointed Kerry Martin to the post of vice president, Commercial Insurance Division. Martin will focus on client development and will be based in...
Fla. Agent Charged for Grand Theft; Accused of Not Forwarding Premium
Apr 4 2005 // An Ormond Beach, Fla. man has been accused of not forwarding insurance premiums to his underwriter and charged with grand theft after a New York insurance agent reported the incident to the Flagler Beach Police...
