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InVest Unveils New Web Site Design Targeting Agents Among Others
Nov 24 2003 // InVEST, an education program to strengthen the insurance industry by attracting a large pool of qualified insurance recruits, has unveiled its new Web site design. “The new Web site is a single source for everything...
Independent Survey Reveals Good News for NGM
Nov 24 2003 // According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by Deep Customer Connections, Inc. (DCC), a Massachusetts-based management consulting firm serving the property and casualty (P/C) industry, National Grange Mutual (NGM),...
PIACT Requests Nominations for 2004 Distinction of Professionalism Awards
Nov 24 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. is calling for nominations for its 2004 Distinction of Professionalism Awards, two awards honoring those independent agents who exemplify the qualities and actions that...
MexiPass Notes 30% Commission Rate for Personal Auto Program
Nov 24 2003 // MexiPass Global Assurance, an MGA for insurance in Mexico, announced a new commission rate of 30 percent and On-line Policy Issuance, under the MexiPass exclusive Personal Automobile Programs underwritten by...
John B. Collins Associates Adds Pair of Reinsurance Brokers
Nov 24 2003 // John B. Collins Associates, one of the world’s reinsurance intermediaries, announced the addition of two senior property/ casualty reinsurance brokers, Chris Ruyak and Andrew Petersen, to the firm’s San...
IIAT, TSLA Share Views on Good Working Relationships
Nov 24 2003 // Retail and wholesale insurance agents need to work at maintaining good relationships with each other to ensure the best workflow between the two industry sectors. According to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas,...
Md. Commissioner Urges Agents to Attend National Flood Insurance Workshops
Nov 21 2003 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred Redmer, Jr., is encouraging Maryland agents to take advantage of the free two-hour workshops being offered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on Nov. 24-25. The workshops...
Ohio Casualty Group Implements AMS’s TransactNOW
Nov 20 2003 // Fairfield, Ohio-based Ohio Casualty Group (OCG) has announced that real-time billing and claim inquiries are now available to its independent agencies through TransactNOW from AMS Services Inc. TransactNOW was introduced...
CNA Names Small Business Unit Managers
Nov 20 2003 // Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA recently announced that Paul Nhem and Tom Gill will become partnering managers of its dedicated small business program unit. Nhem and Gill will partner with agencies to generate and...
Louisiana Agent Arrested for Fraud, Theft
Nov 18 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Ruston, La., insurance agent whose licenses recently expired was issued a cease and desist order in the wake of his arrest on charges of felony theft and insurance...
Agency Salary Survey 2003
Nov 17 2003 // The following agency compensation survey and commentary appeared in the March 2003 Middleton Letter, which was previously published by the late Carol Hammes, and is now produced by Marsh, Berry & Co. Inc. in...
Policy Options and Offerings are Major Issues for Mid-Size Manufacturers
Nov 17 2003 // Coverage options and product offerings, rather than price, are the most important factors for middle market manufacturers when they go looking for insurance to cover their businesses. At least that’s the conclusion...
Incentive Programs Offer Alternative to Traditional Compensation
Nov 17 2003 // The insurance agency industry, like most other industries, has struggled with “merit” type compensation programs that attempt to reward employees based on the quality of their work effort. Unfortunately, in the...
Recognize the Diamonds in Your Own Backyard
Nov 17 2003 // Acres of Diamonds,” by Russell H. Conwell, is a story with an ageless moral of a man who dreamed of finding riches and fruitlessly traveled the world for decades in search of a diamond mine. Exhausted, tired, broke...
Targeting Speed-to-Market Reform
Nov 17 2003 // No one can argue that the insurance industry has been beleaguered with inefficiencies. Carriers battle with changing regulations and market conditions nationwide, while agents and brokers struggle with shifting...
Task Force Created to Expand Markets in Louisiana
Nov 17 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) has established a Markets Task Force to bring insurance company markets back to Louisiana. According to the IIABL, the mission of the task force is to...
The Precarious Role of the Broker in Litigation
Nov 17 2003 // There is a great deal of discussion about the role of insurance agents and brokers in procuring coverage, receiving or providing notice of claims, and accepting premiums. Typically, these discussions, and the accompanying...
Do Not Call Legislation: Are You in Compliance’
Nov 17 2003 // In this ever-changing world of privacy regulation and legislation, many in the insurance industry are left wondering, ‘Where do I fit in?’ There are a number of insurance agencies that use telemarketing to...
Agency Salary Survey 2003
Nov 17 2003 // The following agency compensation survey and commentary appeared in the March 2003 Middleton Letter, which was previously published by the late Carol Hammes, and is now produced by Marsh, Berry & Co. Inc. in...
Business Disaster Planning
Nov 17 2003 // While this article was being written, Southern California was still on fire. Thousands of homes were burned to the ground along with hundreds of thousands of acres of forests. This is one of the key times that the...
