Latest Agencies Headlines
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The Challenge of Perpetuation
Jan 12 2004 // Agency principals are getting younger, but not fast enough. A recent analysis found that of the 2,700 principals in Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) member agencies, 5 percent were under 35. While that...
CNA Targets $1 Billion in Main Street Business
Jan 12 2004 // The small business unit of Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA hopes to hit $1 billion in premium volume at the end of 2005 by targeting Main Street businesses with more customized policy forms and a stripped-down...
Rogue Agent Continues Operating in Northwest Ark.
Jan 9 2004 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens issued a warning that despite his arrest for fraud, Steven Edward Gwin, better known as Steve Gwin, is continuing to sell insurance products in the Northwest Arkansas area....
PIANY Seeks Legislators’ Help on Fraud, Other Issues
Jan 9 2004 // At a recent meeting with New York legislators, representatives of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. stressed the need fight to auto insurance fraud; to define the permanent status of the New York...
Trusted Choice Blitz Pushed Back
Jan 6 2004 // The first in a series of five Trusted Choice ad campaigns in 2004 has been moved to March 1 and will run through March 14, according to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. The delay will not affect the...
Felony Charges Filed Against Kan. Agent
Jan 5 2004 // The Kansas Insurance Department, in cooperation with Sheridan County Attorney Mike Haas and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, has filed felony charges against a Selden, Kan., insurance agent. An investigation by...
IIABA Releases 2004 Legislative Agenda
Jan 5 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. announced today that ending the $1 billion drain on New York motorists and freeing the state’s construction industry from a severe crisis created by...
William Irons Resigns from R.I. Senate; Agent Refused to Reveal Clients
Jan 5 2004 // President William Irons, a 20-year veteran of politics and long time insurance agent, is resigning from the Rhode Island State Senate rather than disclose his insurance clients. Irons announced that he has resigned as...
Docubase Systems, DORIS Insurance Systems Forge Alliance on Providing Solutions
Dec 31 2003 // Florida-based Docubase Systems, Inc., a provider of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and DORIS Insurance Systems LLC, an independent agency management system provider, announced the formation of an alliance to...
Calif. Agent Fees Up 10% in 2004
Dec 30 2003 // The California Department of Insurance sent out a reminder a few weeks ago reminding all insurance licensees that they will be ringing in the New Year with a 10 percent fee increase, the American Agents Alliance said in...
IIANJ Expresses Concerns over Proposed Consumer Privacy Regs
Dec 30 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey recently submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) concerning proposed regulations that outline minimum standards for financial...
Brooke Adds Five Agencies, Earns $600,000 in Fees
Dec 29 2003 // Overland Park, Kan.-based agency network Brooke Corp. assisted franchisees and others in the acquisition of five insurance agencies in the states of Texas and Florida in November, according to a statement. The company...
Peak Performance Offers Insight to Agency Management
Dec 23 2003 // Whether you are an avid skier, or just a beginner, you might be interested in hitting the slopes this winter while learning valuable tips to take your agency to a new level in 2004. Peak Performance Ski Conference, Jan....
Arkansas Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
Dec 23 2003 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens announced the arrest of Steven Edward Gwin, who has been charged with a class D felony count of Fraudulent Insurance Act. A Jan. 20, 2004 court date has been set in Pulaski...
International E&S Brokers Offers New Market for Apartment Facilities
Dec 23 2003 // International E&S Insurance Brokers Inc. has announced the addition of a new apartment facility market available through their Irvine office. The facility is currently accepting risks in the state of California,...
IIANJ Young Agents Council Donates Christmas Gifts to Foster Children
Dec 23 2003 // A bulletin from the Young Agents Council (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey notes that members have “spread holiday cheer by donating gifts to foster children this season through The Foster...
Insurance Journal, InsuranceTimes Team Up for Northeast Publication
Dec 23 2003 // San Diego-based Wells Publishing Inc., publisher of the Insurance Journal (IJ) magazine and Online Daily Newsletter, has merged with the InsuranceTimes, a Boston-based insurance industry publication for the northeastern...
PIANY’s MetroRAP Selects Kay Giustiniani, Robert Pfeffer for Awards
Dec 22 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Kay Giustiniani, vice president of marketing for Associated Mutual Insurance in Woodridge, with its Company Executive of the Year award and Robert...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 22 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...
IIAT Gearing Up for Annual Joe Vincent Seminar
Dec 22 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that more than 350 of the state’s most progressive and influential agency principals and managers will gather for its Joe Vincent Management Seminar Jan. 25 –...
