Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IIANJ Comments on DOBI’s “Three Scenarios” and Alternate Underwriting Rules
Dec 22 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey recently provided input to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) on several proposed regulations implementing the “Competition and Choice Act signed...
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Reports Convictions Rise Nearly a Third
Dec 19 2003 // Alice Ross, an engaging 71-year-old grandmother, died when her Buick was rammed by a car packed with gang members allegedly staging a crash in Brooklyn to make fake injury claims against insurance companies. Increasingly,...
Insurance Media Association Elects van Aartrijk President; Angelone and DeMartine Also Named to Offices
Dec 19 2003 // Peter van Aartrijk Jr., CIC, a marketing communications professional with 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, has been elected the first president of the Insurance Media Association. Walter Podgurski,...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 19 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees have been arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. According to the LDI, in February 2001 the Louisiana State Police...
Brown Named Public Affairs Manager at IIABA
Dec 17 2003 // Cliston Brown has been named manager of public affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Brown comes to the Big “I” after two years as director of communications for Congressman Pete...
Mutual of Enumclaw Offers Internet Auto Endorsement Processing through IBQ Systems
Dec 17 2003 // Wash.-based Mutual of Enumclaw announced that agents can process auto endorsements via the Internet using the IBQ Systems platform. The company’s agents currently use IBQ’s platform for rating and applying for...
IIANC Offers Course at Wake Technical Community College
Dec 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) are offering an insurance course at Wake Technical Community College. IIANC is offering the Certification Preparation for Property and Casualty Insurance...
PIANJ Says N.J. DOBI Accepts Plan for Agents to Recoup Expenses
Dec 17 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey, Inc. has issued a bulletin noting that a reform it has long supported, to allow agents to recoup certain out-of-pocket expenses, has been accepted by the state’s...
Gallagher Acquires Calif. Broker
Dec 15 2003 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Avery-Hammer Insurance Associates, Inc. of Fresno, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980,...
J.D. Power: Independent Agents Expect Volume Increase With Carriers
Dec 15 2003 // Independent insurance agents expect to see an increase in the number of policies written with the majority of insurance carriers in the next year, according to the inaugural J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Independent...
IIABA Boasts Anti-Spam Exemption
Dec 15 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America said an intensive lobbying effort paid off when it brokered an 11th-hour exemption for trade associations to the anti-“SPAM” bill conference report passed...
Top 10 2003 Newsmakers
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
PIANJ Files Court Brief in ‘Standard of Care’ Case
Dec 15 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. announced that it was recently granted permission by the state’s Supreme Court to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in an important case that could...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
The Southern California Firestorms of 2003
Dec 15 2003 // The wildfires that raged through San Bernardino and San Diego Counties in October have now been declared the worst fire disaster in the history of the insurance industry. More than 8,000 firefighters battled roaring flames...
TSLA, IIAT Gear Up for Joint Initiative
Dec 15 2003 // At the Texas Surplus Lines Association 2003 Annual Meeting held in Austin Nov. 16 and 17, Jim Berger, president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that the two groups are working together on an...
Industry Says Good-bye to Familiar Faces
Dec 15 2003 // The insurance industry lost a number of familiar faces in 2003. Some were company presidents and CEOs; some may not have been as well known but were still instrumental in shaping the industry and its future. Insurance...
Enhancing Carrier Relationships with a Sales and Marketing Plan
Dec 15 2003 // The New Year is a perfect time to reflect on how we have been running our agencies and restructure it to the way we should be running it. Business plans and sales and marketing plans are essential to proper agency...
Cross-Selling LTC Insurance Leads To Brighter Days Ahead
Dec 15 2003 // A much brighter future beyond what may be currently envisioned awaits property/casualty agents and brokers through cross-selling long term care (LTC) insurance. The sunny scenario that will unfold includes helping...
Enhancing Carrier Relationships with a Sales and Marketing Plan
Dec 15 2003 // The New Year is a perfect time to reflect on how we have been running our agencies and restructure it to the way we should be running it. Business plans and sales and marketing plans are essential to proper agency...
