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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...
CEOs Praise Hudson Valley N.Y. Market
Oct 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. celebrated its second annual Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program recently as about 250 insurance professionals attended the conference in Suffern, N.Y. During...
N.J. Agent Charged in Theft of Sales Commissions
Oct 10 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Monmouth County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to theft charges for stealing more than $43,000 in insurance sales commissions to which he was not...
IIANC Names Bingham Agent of the Year
Oct 10 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced that Bill Bingham has been named as IIANC’s Agent of the Year. Selected annually, this award recognizes the North Carolina agent who has...
Four Companies Honored with Best Practices Award at Big ‘I’ Conference
Oct 10 2004 // Four national insurance companies have been presented the “Best Practices Award of Excellence” at the 2004 Big “I” Convention in Orlando, Fla.. Honorees were St. Paul Travelers, Safeco Insurance,...
Big ‘I’ Concerns: Insurance CEOs Cite Terrorism, Asbestos, Tort Reform
Oct 10 2004 // Terrorism, asbestos and tort reform will be key industry concerns according to five insurance company chief executive officers participating in a panel discussion during the Oct. 9 to 12 Convention held by the Independent...
Illinois Earns YAC Award at Big ‘I’ Event
Oct 10 2004 // The Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has presented its annual award to the Young Agents Committee of the Professional Independent...
