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Pa. Agent Meets 5 to 12 Year Prison Term
Apr 29 2004 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced that a former Lancaster County insurance agent was sentenced to 5 to 12 years in state prison for reportedly bilking 71 elderly victims out of nearly $3 million in...
Assurex Global Gathers Partners in London to Celebrate 50 Year Anniversary
Apr 29 2004 // Assurex Global Partners from all corners of the globe have gathered in London, this week, April 27 – 30, for a gala celebration commemorating “50 years of independence and growth.” The worldwide grouping...
Willis Reports Record Q1 Results – $148 Million Net
Apr 29 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited has reported record results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Net income was $148 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, compared with $117 million, or $0.69 per...
IIANC Ships Goods to Troops in Iraq
Apr 29 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) along with independent agencies and companies around the state have begun a campaign to send supplies to our troops in Iraq. To date more than 50 boxes have been...
Philadelphia Insurance Agents Get Real Time Commercial Auto Services
Apr 29 2004 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (NASDAQ: PHLY) has launched AutoIDweb, a new service on its AccessPHLY Agent Web Portal that provides agents access to their commercial auto policies with the ability to add/delete vehicles...
Industry Asks House to Extend TRIA
Apr 28 2004 // Congress should act this year to extend the national terrorism insurance backstop beyond Dec. 31, 2005, because the private market remains unable to withstand potentially catastrophic losses resulting from terrorist...
TDI, State Agencies to Hold Business Opportunity Forum
Apr 27 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that it, along with other state agencies including the Secretary of State, State Board for Educator Certification, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Department...
Alliance Looking for Broker/Agent Responses to Low Cost Auto Survey
Apr 27 2004 // With the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program developing into a major issue this year, both in the Legislature and at the Department of Insurance, the American Agents Alliance is interested in finding out what...
N.C. Agents Tee-Off for Young Golfers to Play in Regional IIAJC Qualifying Tournaments
Apr 27 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina will sponsor qualifying tournaments for the annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC) national finals. The tournament is open to local junior...
Progressive Promotion Will Give Away RVs to Six Agents
Apr 27 2004 // In an effort to highlight new features for its RV product, the Progressive group of insurance companies has launched a nationwide promotion by giving away six 2005 Jayco Jay Feather EXP 18′ travel trailers, valued at...
New Orleans Bail Bond Agent Shut Down
Apr 26 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a New Orleans-area bail bond agent was shut down on charges of operating without a valid license, alleged violations of the law involving personal surety bonds, and...
Despite N.Y. Attorney General Concern, CIAB Says Placement Service Agreements Not an Issue
Apr 26 2004 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers commented that Placement Service Agreements (PSAs) between commercial insurance brokers and the insurance carriers with which they do business are not an issue of concern in...
Mass. Rep. Barney Frank Covers a Flood of Issues on Final Day at National Legislative Conference
Apr 23 2004 // Washington, D.C. – Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, told a gathering of independent insurance agents on the final day of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
N.Y. Attorney General Spitzer Targets Insurance Broker Compensation Agreements
Apr 23 2004 // Marsh& McLennan, Willis Group and Aon Corporation have confirmed that they have received subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The subpoenas are seeking information as part of a preliminary inquiry...
Thomas Receives InsurPac Young Agent Award
Apr 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America reported that Ernest Jeffrey Thomas of LaGrange, N.C., was honored with the InsurPac Young Agent Recognition Award bestowed annually upon the young agent or broker...
Texas’ McCain Honored for InsurPac Fundraising Efforts
Apr 23 2004 // Marietta McCain of San Antonio, Texas, has been honored with the Bernard J. Burns Award, bestowed annually upon the agent or broker making the most significant impact on fundraising efforts for InsurPac, the political...
Sturm Named COO for Tanner Insurance Brokers
Apr 23 2004 // Kenneth Sturm, a 28-year veteran of the insurance industry, has joined Pleasanton-based Tanner Insurance Brokers as chief operating officer. Tanner, one of the largest independent insurance organizations in California, was...
Bay Area Man Arrested on East Coast in $4 Million Insurance Fraud Scam
Apr 23 2004 // Richard W. Peterson, 63, of San Francisco, a former insurance broker/agent, was arrested April 19th at Miami International Airport on federal fraud charges for allegedly selling approximately $4 million of fake insurance...
Pru Employee Agents Vote to Join Union
Apr 22 2004 // Nearly 1,000 Prudential Financial Inc. employee-insurance agents across the country are now members of a white-collar union. The New York-based Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 153, won the...
Bondurant Named IIAT Director of Agency Management
Apr 22 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced it has named Rick Bondurant III as director of Agency Management. Bondurant will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency-management...
