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Progressive Drives Into S.C. Commercial Auto Insurance Market; Signs 430 Agents
Mar 7 2005 // Progressive Insurance’s Drive Group (Drive Insurance) has announced it will offer its commercial auto product in South Carolina through more than 430 agents. Drive(SM) Insurance is The Progressive Group of Insurance...
Heads Up! Employees at Large
Mar 7 2005 // Wal-Mart, Morgan Stanley, Boeing, Texaco, State Farm and Farmers have all been the targets of recent employment practices lawsuits. Wal-Mart was hit with sexual harassment charges. Farmers was sued for wrongful...
News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, professional liability...
Commissioner Cogswell Stays the Centrist Course in Connecticut
Mar 7 2005 // Under Pressure from AG Blumenthal and Critics, Regulator Sticks to Consensus Approach I’m willing to meet with just about anyone to sit down and discuss issues. That’s the most effective and efficient way to...
Our Cup Runneth Over
Mar 7 2005 // In addition to our copious directory of professional liability markets, this edition of Insurance Journal Midwest features a number of excellent feature articles. Staff writer Dawn Love pulls double duty this time out,...
Ripped from the Headlines: Law and Order in Today’s D&O
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer Invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...
Targeting Generations X and Y: How to Attract and Retain Young Customers
Mar 7 2005 // Are you a baby boomer? Or do you consider yourself a Gen Xer? Or are you a part of the youngest generation, Generation Y? No matter what your age, as an agent or broker, a sure way to grow your book of business is to...
As Michigan Agents Gather, Industry Finds Itself in Crosshairs
Mar 7 2005 // The vote by the Michigan Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to file a notice of objection to Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s rule banning the use of credit scores in underwriting was...
ATLANTA M&A WORKSHOPS SLATED MAY 1-3
Mar 7 2005 // Mergers & Acquisitions: A Workshop for Insurance Agents and Bank Executives has been scheduled for May 1 to 3 in Atlanta by the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, the American Bankers Insurance Association and...
PIA Legislative Day Topics: Medicaid Reform, Term Limits, Ethics, Citizens
Mar 7 2005 // Medicaid reform, changing term limits and ethics will be three major issues of concern to the Florida Legislature during upcoming meetings and through 2006, Ron Villella, Professional Insurance Agents of Florida lobbyist...
Success Keys: Educate Yourself, Focus to the Max
Mar 7 2005 // While teaching basic insurance, ethics, and errors and omissions for the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida I have noted several trends I would like to share with you. The good is very good, in fact, it is excellent....
The Cluster Option: A Short Survival Guide
Mar 7 2005 // It’s back! The soft market for commercial lines is hitting much of the nation. Personal lines markets are getting tougher on underwriting in certain parts of the country and some even are withdrawing altogether....
Contingency Commissions and the Future of California Agents & Brokers
Mar 7 2005 // How the Spitzer-led investigation against broker fees inspired solutions to California’s “problems” Over the past several months, there have been numerous explanations, press releases and position papers...
Ripped from the Headlines: Law & Order in Today’s D&O
Mar 7 2005 // News from Worldcom, Enron and Spitzer invades PLUS Symposium Settlements that reach beyond insurance and into the pockets of firms’ former directors draw attention to the limits of insurance, according to...
PLUS Tackles Ethics
Mar 7 2005 // A broker learns confidentially from a client that his company is the subject of an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The client asks the broker to keep the information private. Should the broker...
FEMA Encourages States to Implement Flood Training Program for Agents
Mar 4 2005 // States will soon require minimum training, education and knowledge requirements for insurance agents who write flood insurance, Ed Pasterick, an industry relations spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told...
As Mich. Agents Gather, Industry Finds Itself in Crosshairs
Mar 4 2005 // GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The vote by the Michigan Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to file a notice of objection to Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s rule banning the use of credit scores in...
Academy to Study High-Performance Agencies
Mar 3 2005 // The National Alliance Research Academy, based in Austin, Texas, announced it is once again conducting its Growth and Performance Standards (GPS) survey to gauge agency performance. Performance averages will be provided, as...
Academy to Study High-Performance Agencies
Mar 3 2005 // The National Alliance Research Academy will once again be conducting its Growth and Performance averages will be provided, as well as high- performance standards for agencies in the top 25 percent of their class. In the...
N.Y. Bill Seeks Fiduciary Duty on Producers, Permits Profit Sharing with Disclosure
Mar 2 2005 // Assemblyman Ryan Scott Karben (D/I-Rockland), a majority member of the New York State Assembly’s Insurance Committee, has introduced a legislative package on agent and broker compensation that would require...
