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Travelers Integrates Auto Report Ordering into Agent Web Site
Oct 12 2004 // Travelers, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced it has made it easier for personal lines independent agents to do business by integrating the ordering of auto underwriting reports into its Agent HQ Web site. For auto...
PIA Western Alliance Forms
Oct 12 2004 // A new alliance covering nine Western states announced its formation to provide independent insurance agents with the strength and support they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The PIA Western...
Hales & Co. Purchased by Management Group
Oct 12 2004 // Hales & Company Inc. announced that its management team, led by Robert Seda and John Kraska, has acquired Hales & Company Inc. from a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not...
PA. ADDS AGENT SEARCH TO WEB SITE:
Oct 11 2004 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers. The new “licensed producer” search gives consumers the ability to verify that they are...
L.A. Broker Sentenced for Premium Theft
Oct 11 2004 // Lory Caballero, of Eagle Rock, Calif., a licensed insurance agent and owner of L.C. Insurance Agency, was convicted of one count of felony grand theft. She was sentenced to five years of formal probation, 20 days of...
Former Montana Agent Pleads Not Guilty
Oct 11 2004 // A former Billings insurance agent pled not guilty to nine counts of forgery, two counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft in a scam that reportedly deprived victims of $587,058, according to the Billings...
30th Annual NAPSLO Conference: Acquisitions, Consolidations, Objectives, Trends Highlighted
Oct 11 2004 // Agency consolidations, consolidators’ objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and Robert J. Lieblein, both with WFG Capital Advisors LP, during the National...
Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference
Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way with New Agency Brand
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who are...
IBA Sacramento Celebrates Silver ‘I’ Day on Oct. 19
Oct 11 2004 // The Insurance Brokers and Agents of Sacramento will celebrate its 25-year anniversary Big “I” Day Oct. 19 at the Sacramento Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown Sacramento. Featuring more than...
Cost of Insuring Workers in Iraq Jumps as Dangers Multiply
Oct 11 2004 // When Vulcan AMPS LLC dispatched a team of workers to Iraq last fall, managers knew it would be risky. What they didn’t count on was just how much more expensive it would become to insure employees and the company...
Big ‘I’ Weighs Minority Producer Database
Oct 11 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is considering a proposal to compile a nationwide database of minority–owned agencies for carriers looking to expand their presence in urban markets to utilize,...
Progressive’s New Branding Effort Hopes to ‘Drive’ Market Share
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re–brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who...
Going Paperless — Is it for the Independent Agency’
Oct 11 2004 // Many independent insurance agents and brokers are used to the concept of “paperless processing” since most of the insurance companies they represent utilize imaging and content management technology. For these...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but reviews from independent agents at the center of...
Mergers & Acquisitions Made Easy with Your Strategic Advisory Director
Oct 11 2004 // There’s no doubt that mergers and acquisitions are a booming trend right now. Every day, agencies purchase other agencies; large insurers buy out agencies, brokerages merge together to form a united front against...
Industry Pitched In After Hurricanes
Oct 11 2004 // Insurance Journal applauds the industry for its speedy reaction and assistance to assess damage and help out after hurricanes Bonnie, Charley, Ivan, and Frances tore through the southeast leaving major damage — no...
Insurance Industry Meets Challenge As Hurricanes Tear Through Southeast
Oct 11 2004 // National and state insurance industry associations reacted speedily as hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances and Jeanne tore through the southeast — all four landing in Florida and continuing on to devastate states as...
30th Annual NAPSLO Conference: Acquisitions, Consolidations, Objectives, Trends Highlighted
Oct 11 2004 // Agency consolidations, consolidator’s objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and Robert J. Lieblein, both with WFG Capital Advisors LP, during the National...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share With Independent Agency Brand
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who are...
